N.D. Cent. Code § 43-29.1-03: Veterinarian selection criteria - Eligibility for loan repayment

1.In establishing the criteria regarding eligibility for loan repayment funds under this chapter, the department of health and human services shall consider the applicant's:

a.Training in food animal veterinary medicine, ability, willingness to engage in food animal veterinary medicine, and the extent to which such services are needed in a selected community;

b.Commitment to serve in a community that is in need of a veterinarian;

c.Compatibility with a selected community;

d.Date of availability for service to the selected community; and

e.Competence and professional conduct.

2.An applicant selected to receive loan repayment funds under this chapter:

a.Must have graduated from an accredited college of veterinary medicine;

b.Must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state; and

c.Must be employed full-time in the private practice of veterinary medicine.

3.A selected applicant shall contract to provide full-time veterinary medicine services for two, three, or four years in one or more selected communities.