Section 2757.20  Applicant Eligibility

A qualified applicant shall be:

a)         a resident of Illinois;

b)         a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen;

c)         a medical provider who, for each year during which a grant is received, fulfills a separate 12 month period as a physician, certified nurse practitioner, registered professional nurse, certified nursing assistant or licensed practical nurse in a State of Illinois Veterans' Home;

d)         a borrower with an outstanding balance due on an eligible educational loan;

e)         an individual who is not in default on a federally guaranteed educational loan and does not owe a refund on a grant or scholarship program administered by ISAC;

f)         a medical provider who meets licensing requirements of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or a certified nursing assistant who passed the State-specified examinations to be fully certified; and

g)         a medical provider who has completed the prescribed employment probationary period and whose employment is in good standing as determined by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 8128, effective July 1, 2017)