Health Professions Training Bursary Regulations, D-17 Reg 10

1 HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING BURSARY D-17 REG 10 The Health Professions Training Bursary Regulations being Chapter D-17 Reg 10 (effective March 5, 1997) as amended by Saskatchewan Regulations 30/2018. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 D-17 REG 10 HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING BURSARY Table of Contents 1 Title 2 Interpretation 3 Bursary 4 Payment 5 Agreement 6 Promissory note 7 Refund of repayments 8 Rate of interest 3 HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING BURSARY D-17 REG 10 CHAPTER D-17 REG 10 The Department of Health Act Title 1 These regulations may be cited as The Health Professions Training Bursary Regulations. Interpretation 2 In these regulations: (a) “Act” means The Department of Health Act; (b) “applicant” means a person who applies for a bursary pursuant to subsection 3(1); (c) “bursary” means a bursary granted pursuant to subsection 3(1); (d) “minister” means the member of the Executive Council to whom for the time being the administration of the Act is assigned; (e) “non-medical bursary” means a bursary provided with respect to training other than training leading to a degree, diploma, certificate or designation in medicine; (f) “recipient” means a person to whom a bursary is granted. 21 Mar 97 cD-17 Reg 10 s2. Bursary 3(1) The minister may grant a bursary to an applicant for the purpose of providing financial assistance with respect to training to be received by the applicant leading to a degree, diploma, certificate or designation in a health-related discipline. (2) A bursary granted pursuant to subsection (1) may cover all or a portion of the expenses associated with the recipient’s training, including tuition fees, book costs and a living allowance. 21 Mar 97 cD-17 Reg 10 s3; 11 May 2018 SR 30/2018 s2. Payment 4 Payment of a bursary is to be made in Canadian funds, with the exception of a payment with respect to registration and tuition fees for a recipient receiving training outside Canada. 21 Mar 97 cD-17 Reg 10 s4. Agreement 5(1) Before an applicant may be granted a bursary, the applicant shall enter into an agreement with the minister governing the terms of the bursary. (2) The agreement may include terms: (a) specifying the training that the applicant is to receive and the time for completion of the training; 4 D-17 REG 10 HEALTH PROFESSIONS TRAINING BURSARY (b) requiring the applicant to take all steps necessary to become qualified to provide services in Saskatchewan for which the training is to be provided; (c) requiring the applicant to apply for and, where offered, accept employment within any areas in Saskatchewan that are specified in the agreement; (d) requiring the applicant to continue in the employment mentioned in clause (c) for the period specified in the agreement. (3) The agreement may include terms requiring repayment, if the applicant fails to meet the terms of the agreement, of: (a) the amount of the bursary, or a portion of the amount of the bursary, together with interest at the rate specified in section 8 calculated from the day on which moneys are first advanced; or (b) the amount of the bursary. 21 Mar 97 cD-17 Reg 10 s5. Promissory note 6(1) For the purpose of enforcing the obligations of a recipient pursuant to an agreement, the minister may require the recipient to give a promissory note for an amount that approximates, as nearly as the minister is able to compute, the full amount of the bursary to be paid to the recipient, together with interest at the rate specified in section 8 calculated for the term set out in the agreement. (2) The minister shall return the promissory note to the recipient when: (a) the recipient completes the period of employment mentioned in clause 5(2)(d); or (b) repays any amount outstanding pursuant to the promissory note. 21 Mar 97 cD-17 Reg 10 s6. Refund of repayments 7 A recipient of a non-medical bursary is entitled to a refund of amounts repaid to the minister if, within five years after completing the training for which the bursary was granted, the recipient: (a) begins or resumes employment in Saskatchewan of the kind specified in the agreement; and (b) continues in the employment for the period mentioned in clause 5(2)(d). 21 Mar 97 cD-17 Reg 10 s7. Rate of interest 8 The rate of interest mentioned in clause 5(3)(a) and subsection 6(1) is the rate per year fixed for the purposes of those provisions by the Minister of Finance for the period of the agreement. 21 Mar 97 cD-17 Reg 10 s8. REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2018