(a) The Department may exercise the following powers:
         (1) To make loan repayment and scholarship awards
    
under the Repayment Program or Scholarship Program with the following priorities:
            (A) To increase the number of health care
        
providers in MUAs.
            (B) To increase the number of behavioral
        
health providers in MUAs.
            (C) To increase the number of accredited,
        
eligible health care provider residencies within the State.
            (D) To increase the percentage of eligible
        
health care providers establishing practice within the State upon completion of residency.
            (E) To promote greater diversity and community
        
representation in Illinois’ health care workforce.
        (2) To adopt rules necessary for the establishment
    
and maintenance of the Repayment Program and Scholarship Program required under this Act.
    (b) The Department shall share information about the application process for a scholarship or loan repayment under this Act prominently on the Department’s website, as well as with Illinois-based health care training programs and institutions of higher education that offer associate, undergraduate, and graduate degree programs in health care.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 932/25

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
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