D. SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
1. Two-Year Service Requirement
An NHSC LRP participant agrees to provide 2 years of full-time
clinical service at the approved NHSC community site(s)
reflected in his/her application. See Section
G (community site employment) and Section
H (full-time clinical service) of this Bulletin.
A participant will not receive service credit for employment
at an approved NHSC community site before the effective
date of his/her NHSC LRP contract award. The effective
date of a contract is the date the contract is countersigned
by the Secretary or his/her designee. Service credit
will commence upon the effective date of the contract or
the date service begins, whichever is later.
Contract Amendment Awards
NHSC LRP participants in good standing may have the opportunity
to request amendments of their NHSC LRP contracts (in one
year increments) to continue their service obligation at
the approved NHSC community site(s) they are serving when
their existing NHSC LRP contract ends, to the extent those
participants continue to have unpaid qualifying educational
loans. Amendments to NHSC LRP contracts will be made
at the Government’s discretion and are subject to the availability
of funds appropriated by the United States Congress for
the NHSC LRP. Participants cannot be guaranteed a
contract amendment for continued participation in the NHSC
LRP.
Applicants for contract amendments must, at a minimum:
- continue to meet the all program eligibility criteria;
- be in full compliance with their existing NHSC LRP
service obligation;
- be planning to work for the duration of the contract
amendment at the same approved site(s) they are serving
when they submit their amendment application; and
- have applied all NHSC LRP payments received to reduce
their qualifying educational loans within 30 days of receipt
of funds (payment histories from the lenders are required).
Participants who fail to meet one or more of the above
criteria will not be eligible for a contract amendment or
a new contract. Complete contract amendment requirements
can be found on the NHSC
website.
The amendment service period must begin immediately
following the completion of the initial service commitment.
The contract amendment will not become effective until the
participant has fully completed the initial NHSC LRP service
obligation.
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