{"data":{"id":"us-il/110-ilcs-948-30","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"110 ILCS 948/30","heading":"The award of grants.","body":"(a) Under the program, for each year that a qualified applicant practices full time in this State in a designated shortage area as a dentist or dental specialist, the Department shall, subject to appropriation, award a grant to that person in an amount equal to the amount in educational loans that the person must repay that year. However, the total amount in grants that a person may be awarded under the program must not exceed $25,000 per year for a 4-year period.\nThe grant award for a dental hygienist shall be set by rule of the Department.\n(b) The Department shall require recipients to use the grants to pay off their educational loans.\n(c) The initial grant awarded to a dentist or dental specialist under this Act shall be for a 2-year period. Based on the successful completion of the initial 2-year grant, the grantees may be awarded up to 2 subsequent one-year grants. Grantees are eligible to receive grant funds for no more than a 4-year period. Previous grant recipients shall be given priority for years 3 and 4 grant funding, provided that the grantee continues to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 25 of this Act. Grantees shall practice full time in a designated shortage area for the period of each grant awarded.\nThe grant award for a dental hygienist shall be for a maximum of 2 years.\n(d) Successful applicants shall be eligible for a grant award upon execution of the grant agreement and shall then begin to receive grant award payments on a quarterly basis.\n(e) The Department shall award grants to otherwise eligible dental applicants by using the following criteria:\n(1) Dental specialist willing to practice in any designated shortage area.\n(2) Dentist willing to practice in a designated shortage area with the highest Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) score.\n(3) Dentist willing to practice in a designated shortage area with the highest HPSA score and agreeing to allocate the highest percentage of patient appointments to those that are covered by Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, or the Children's Health Insurance Program Act.","path":["CHAPTER 110 HIGHER EDUCATION","Loan Repayment Assistance for Dentists Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2917\u0026ChapterID=18\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:28Z","sha256":"ea6330bbc280eabeb03195598edcd0bee88bd194371a3de693a032f97d500e11","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/110-ilcs-948-25","next":"us-il/110-ilcs-948-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}