§17.607. Obligated service.
38 C.F.R. § 17.607
General. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, each participant is obligated to provide service as a Department of Veterans Affairs employee in full-time clinical practice in the participant's discipline in an assignment or location determined by the Secretary.
Beginning of service.
Date of employment. Except as provided in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, a participant's obligated service will begin on the date VA appoints the participant as a full-time VA employee in a clinical occupation for which the degree prepared the participant. VA will appoint the participant to such position as soon as possible, but no later than 90 days after the date that the participant receives his or her degree, or the date the participant becomes licensed in a State or becomes certified, whichever is later. VA will actively assist and monitor participants to ensure State licenses or certificates are obtained in a minimal amount of time following graduation. If a participant fails to obtain his or her degree, or fails to become licensed in a State or become certified no later than 180 days after receiving the degree, the participant is considered to be in breach of the acceptance agreement.
Notification. VA will notify the participant of the work assignment and its location no later than 60 days before the date on which the participant must begin work.
VA mentor. VA will ensure that the participant is assigned a mentor who is employed at the same facility where the participant performs his or her obligated service at the commencement of such service.
Obligated service shall begin on the degree completion date for a participant who, on that date, is a full-time VA employee working in a capacity for which the degree program prepared the participant.
Duration of service—
Full-time student—
Physician or dentist. A participant who attended school as a full-time student will agree to serve as a full-time physician or dentist in the Veterans Health Administration for 18 months for each school year or part thereof for which a scholarship was awarded.
Other health care profession. A participant who attended school as a full-time student in a health care profession other than physician or dentist will agree to serve as a full-time clinical employee in the Veterans Health Administration for 1 calendar year for each school year or part thereof for which a scholarship was awarded, but for no less than 2 years.
Part-time student. Obligated service to VA for a participant who attended school as a part-time student must be satisfied by full-time clinical employment. The period of obligated service will be reduced from that which a full-time student must serve under paragraph (c)(1) of this section in accordance with the proportion that the number of credit hours carried by the part-time student in any school year bears to the number of credit hours required to be carried by a full-time student who is pursuing the same degree; however, the period of obligated service will not be for less than 1 year.
Location for service. VA reserves the right to make final decisions on the location for service obligation. A participant who receives a scholarship as a full-time student must be willing to relocate to another geographic location to carry out his or her service obligation according to the participant's mobility agreement. A participant who received a scholarship as a part-time student may be allowed to serve the period of obligated service at the health care facility where the individual was assigned when the scholarship was authorized, if there is a vacant position which will satisfy the individual's mobility agreement at that facility.
Creditability of advanced clinical training. No period of advanced clinical training will be credited toward satisfying the period of obligated service incurred under the Scholarship Program.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[47 FR 10810, Mar. 12, 1982, as amended at 48 FR 37400, Aug. 18, 1983; 54 FR 28675, July 7, 1989; 78 FR 51070, Aug. 20, 2013; 85 FR 13053, Mar. 6, 2020]
Authority
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7601-7619, 7633, 7634, and 7636.
Authority
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections. Section 17.30 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701. Section 17.32 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7331-7334. Section 17.35 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1724. Section 17.37 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 101, 1701, 1705, 1710, 1720J, 1721, 1722. Section 17.38 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701 and 1703. Section 17.43 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 109, 1784, 8111, and 8153. Section 17.44 also issued under E.O. 10122, 15 FR 2173, 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 313, E.O. 10400, 17 FR 8648, 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 900, and E.O. 11733, 38 FR 20431, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 792. Section 17.46 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1710. Section 17.47 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1710, 1721, 1722, 1729, 3104(a)(9), 7333, Pub. L. 99-272; 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. Section 17.52 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1703, 1710, 1712, and 3104. Section 17.55 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 513, 1703, and 1728. Section 17.56 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703 and 1728. Sections 17.61 through 17.74 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1730. Section 17.86 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1785. Section 17.101 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 101, 1701, 1705, 1710, 1721, 1722, 1729. Section 17.102 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 109, 1711, 1729, 1784, 1784A, 1785, 8111, 8153. Section 17.105 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501, 1721, 1722A, 1724, and 1725A. Section 17.108 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501, 1703, 1710, 1725A, 1720J, and 1730A. Section 17.110 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501, 1703, 1710, 1720D, 1720J, 1722A, and 1730A. Section 17.111 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 101(28), 501, 1701(7), 1703, 1710, 1710B, 1720B, 1720D, 1722A, and 1730A. Section 17.125 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7304. Sections 17.156 and 17.157 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 3901 and 3902. Section 17.158 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 3902 and 3903. Section 17.169 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1712C. Sections 17.243 through 17.248 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7302 note. Sections 17.270, and 17.272 through 17.277 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1781. Section 17.271 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1720G(a)(7)(A) and 1781. Section 17.278 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1781 and 42 U.S.C. 2651. Section 17.279 is also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 38 U.S.C. 1781, 5701, and 7332. Sections 17.380, 17.390 and 17.412 are also issued under sec. 260, Pub. L. 114-223, 130 Stat. 857, and sec. 236, Public Law 115-141, 132 Stat. 348, and sec. 236, div. J, Pub. L 115-141, 132 Stat. 348. Section 17.395 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1788. Section 17.410 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1787. Section 17.415 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7301, 7304, 7402, and 7403. Section 17.417 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701 (note), 1709A, 1712A (note), 1722B, 1730C, 7301, 7306, 7330A, 7331, 7401-7403, 7405, 7406, 7408. Section 17.419 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701 (note), 7301, 7306, 7330A, 7401-7403, 7405, 7406, 7408). Section 17.450 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703E. Sections 17.525 through 17.531 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7691 through 7697. Sections 17.545 through 17.553 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7698, 7699, 7699A, and 7699B. Sections 17.600 through 17.612 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7601-7619, 7633, 7634, 7636, and sec. 104(a), div. V, Public Law 117-328. Sections 17.613 through 17.618 are also issued under Pub. L. 115-182, sec. 304. Sections 17.640 and 17.647 are also issued under sec. 4, Pub. L. 114-2, 129 Stat. 30. Sections 17.641 through 17.646 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501(a) and sec. 4, Pub. L. 114-2, 129 Stat. 30. Section 17.655 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 7304, 7405. Sections 17.1200 through 17.1230 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1720J. Section 17.3200 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1162, 1701, 1707, 1710, 1714, 1717, 3901. Section 17.3210 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1710. Section 17.3220 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701(6)(F), 1710. Section 17.3230 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701(6)(F), 1710, 1714(a). Section 17.3250 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1710, 1725, 1728. Section 17.3500 is also issued under Pub. L. 102-139 sec. 101. Sections 17.4000 through 17.4040 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703, 1703B, and 1703C. Section 17.4100 et seq. is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703A. Section 17.4600 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1725A and 1730A.
Amendments
[47 FR 10810, Mar. 12, 1982, as amended at 48 FR 37400, Aug. 18, 1983; 54 FR 28675, July 7, 1989; 78 FR 51070, Aug. 20, 2013; 85 FR 13053, Mar. 6, 2020]