335.215. Department of health and senior services to administer programs--advisory panel--members--rules, procedure.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

335.215. Department of health and senior services to administer programs--advisory panel--members--rules, procedure.

Department of health and senior services to administerprograms--advisory panel--members--rules, procedure.

335.215. 1. The department of health and senior services shall be theadministrative agency for the implementation of the professional and practicalnursing student loan program established under sections 335.212 to 335.242,and the nursing student loan repayment program established under sections335.245 to 335.259*.

2. An advisory panel of nurses shall be appointed by the director. Itshall be composed of not more than eleven members representing practical,associate degree, diploma, baccalaureate and graduate nursing education,community health, primary care, hospital, long-term care, a consumer, and theMissouri state board of nursing. The panel shall make recommendations to thedirector on the content of any rules, regulations or guidelines prior to theirpromulgation. The panel may make recommendations to the director regardingfund allocations for loans and loan repayment based on current nursingshortage needs.

3. The department of health and senior services shall promulgatereasonable rules and regulations for the exercise of its function pursuant tosections 335.212 to 335.259*. It shall prescribe the form, the time andmethod of filing applications and supervise the proceedings thereof. No ruleor portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 335.212 to335.257 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to theprovisions of section 536.024, RSMo.

4. Ninety-five percent of funds loaned pursuant to sections 335.212 to335.242 shall be loaned to qualified applicants who are enrolled inprofessional nursing programs in participating schools and five percent of thefunds loaned pursuant to sections 335.212 to 335.242 shall be loaned toqualified applicants who are enrolled in practical nursing programs. Priorityshall be given to eligible students who have established financial need. Allloan repayment funds pursuant to sections 335.245 to 335.259* shall be used toreimburse successful associate, diploma, baccalaureate or graduateprofessional nurse applicants' educational loans who agree to serve in areasof defined need as determined by the department.