Sec. 487.304.  ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT, LOAN, OR LOAN GUARANTEE; INTEREST RATE.  (a)  The department shall adopt rules that establish eligibility criteria for receiving a grant, loan, or loan guarantee under this subchapter.
(b)  The rules must state generally the factors the department will consider in determining whether an applicant should receive a grant, loan, or loan guarantee.  The rules must consider at least the financial need of the applicant, the health care needs of the rural area served by the applicant, and the probability that the applicant will effectively and efficiently use the money obtained through the grant, loan, or loan guarantee to meet the health care needs of the rural area served by the applicant.
(c)  The rules must state generally the factors the department will consider in determining the extent to which the interest rate on a loan should be below market rates.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2009.