SECTION 30.262. Requirements for Requesting Relief Services

(a) A physician requesting relief services will be required to submit an application to the department. The application must be on the forms and in a format prescribed by the department.

(b) The department will review each application to determine program eligibility and to prioritize community need among applicants.

(c) Physicians must pay a fee charged by the department to participate in the program.

(d) A contract will be developed between the department and the physician requesting relief services, or the department will require a contract, with specified language, between the community physician and the relief physician.

(e) The department will pay a relief physician a fair and equitable rate, using fees collected by the department, for providing relief services in a qualifying rural community.

Source Note: The provisions of this §30.262 adopted to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 10395