{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-16-47-224","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 16-47-224","heading":"Liability Upon Default, Etc.; Penalties.","body":"(a) If a participant defaults on or otherwise fails to honor a loan-repayment contract with the board, the individual shall be liable for immediate repayment of the total principal loan amount plus interest at the rate of 8 percent accruing from the date of default or other failure to honor the contract. In addition, the participant shall pay an additional penalty as specified:\n(1) For default or other failure to honor a contract before graduation with a master’s degree in physician assistant studies, a penalty equal to 30 percent of the total principal amount of the loan or loans received by the participant.\n(2) For default or other failure to honor a contract after graduation with a master’s degree in physician assistant studies but prior to completion of the repayment obligation set forth in Section 16-47-222, a penalty equal to 100 percent of the total principal amount of all loans received by the participant from the program.\n(b) The failure of a participant to honor his or her contract with the board or to pay the amount he or she is liable for under this section shall constitute a ground for the revocation of his or her license to work as a physician’s assistant in Alabama.\n(c) The board may excuse repayment of a loan, in whole or in part, upon the death of a participant, or upon the participant becoming disabled to the extent that he or she is no longer able to work as a physician’s assistant, or upon some other extreme hardship not the fault of the participant.","path":["Title 16 Education.","Chapter 47 University of Alabama.","Article 9 Alabama Physician’s Assistants Service Program."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=16-47-224","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"776ccdf9344846be2d1a0fd9056a5652c5909002e826a73613c75a7d9e8386f0","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-16-47-223","next":"us-al/ala.-code-16-47-225"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}