To be eligible to participate in this program, a community must:
  (1) be a medically underserved community as defined in §487.201, Texas Government Code;
  (2) exist in perpetuity as a non-profit entity governed by council members, commissioners, or a board of trustees that:
    (A) is responsible to and serves the community in which it is located;
    (B) is legally authorized to raise funds and/or accept grants and financial gifts from citizens, scholarship funds, or private foundations;
  (3) not have filed bankruptcy;
  (4) commit to contributing start-up month to an eligible physician in a minimum amount of $15,000 but not more than $25,000 per year for up to two years;
  (5) apply for state matching funds available through this program; and
  (6) contract with an eligible physician who agrees to provide primary care in the community for at least two years.

Source Note: The provisions of this §30.161 adopted to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 10395