Sec. 487.252.  TEXAS HEALTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM.  (a)  Subject to available funding, the department shall establish a program to assist communities in recruiting and retaining physicians to practice in medically underserved areas.
(b)  The department by rule shall establish:
(1)  eligibility criteria for applicants;
(2)  stipend application procedures;
(3)  guidelines relating to stipend amounts;
(4)  procedures for evaluating stipend applications; and
(5)  a system of priorities relating to the:
(A)  geographic areas covered;
(B)  medical specialties eligible to receive funding under the program; and
(C)  level of stipend support.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 2542), Sec. 32, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 48, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2013.