The dentist loan repayment advisory board, annually on or before the first day of March, shall submit a report to the governor and general assembly describing the operations of the dental hygienist 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 number of applicants for participation in the dental hygienist loan repayment program;
(C) The number of dental hygienists assigned to dental health resource shortage areas and the payments made on behalf of those dental hygienists under the dental hygienist loan repayment program;
(D) The number of dental hygienists failing to complete their service obligations, the amount of damages owed, and the amount of damages collected.
Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 463, §1, eff. 3/23/2015.