North Dakota Code 43-29.1-03 – Veterinarian selection criteria – Eligibility for loan repayment
1. In establishing the criteria regarding eligibility for loan repayment funds under this chapter, the department of health and human services shall consider the applicant’s:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-29.1-03
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
a. Training in food animal veterinary medicine, ability, willingness to engage in food animal veterinary medicine, and the extent to which such services are needed in a selected community; b. Commitment to serve in a community that is in need of a veterinarian; c. Compatibility with a selected community; d. Date of availability for service to the selected community; and e. Competence and professional conduct.
2. An applicant selected to receive loan repayment funds under this chapter:
a. Must have graduated from an accredited college of veterinary medicine; b. Must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state; and
c. Must be employed full-time in the private practice of veterinary medicine.
3. A selected applicant shall contract to provide full-time veterinary medicine services for two, three, or four years in one or more selected communities.