The dentist loan repayment advisory board, annually on or before the first day of March, shall submit a report to the general assembly describing the operations of the dentist loan repayment program during the previous calendar year. The report shall include information about all of the following:
(A) The number of requests received by the director of health that a particular area be designated as a dental health resource shortage area;
(B) The areas that have been designated as dental health resource shortage areas and the priorities that have been assigned to them;
(C) The number of applicants for participation in the dentist loan repayment program;
(D) The number of dentists assigned to dental health resource shortage areas and the payments made on behalf of those dentists under the dentist loan repayment program;
(E) The dental health resource shortage areas that have not been matched with all of the dentists they need;
(F) The number of dentists failing to complete their service obligations, the amount of damages owed, and the amount of damages collected.
Effective Date: 10-29-2003.