LAWS OF MARYLAND

2. ENROLLS IN AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION;

3. MAINTAINS A 3.0 GRADE AVERAGE ON A 4.0
SCALE OR ITS EQUIVALENT; AND

4. MAKES SATISFACTORY PROGRESS TOWARD THE
NURSING DEGREE OR DIPLOMA ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS OF THE
ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION ATTENDED.

(2) The PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT-NURSE PRACTITIONER
TRAINING Program consists of grants to an eligible medical
education center for each individual who completes the program in
physician assistant or nurse practitioner training in the amount
of:

[(1)] (I) $3,000 for each physician assistant; and

[(2)] (II) $1,500 for each nurse practitioner.

[(e)] (D)(C) If the total amount of the grants to be made
under this section FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS-NURSE PRACTITIONERS
is more than $72,000 ANNUALLY [the amount appropriated to the
Program in any year], then the amount of a medical education
center's grant for that period shall be equal to the product of:

(1)  The amount required to pay grants for that
center; times

(2)  The ratio of the total amount appropriated to the
total amount required to pay grants under this section to all
centers.

(D) A GRANT MAY NOT BE AWARDED TO A MEDICAL EDUCATION
CENTER THAT HAS DISCONTINUED ITS PROGRAM IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE
OR NURSE PRACTITIONER TRAINING.

(E) (1) THERE IS A PROGRAM OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NURSING
STUDENTS IN NURSING SHORTAGE AREAS ADMINISTERED BY THE
COMMISSION.

(2) (I) THE NURSING SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED SHALL BE IN
THE AMOUNT OF TUITION AND FEES NOT TO EXCEED $2,400 ANNUALLY FOR
A FULL-TIME STUDENT OR A PRORATED AWARD ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER
OF CREDIT HOURS TAKEN BY A PART-TIME STUDENT.

(II) EACH AWARD SHALL BE RENEWABLE ON AN ANNUAL
BASIS UP TO A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $9,600, IF THE RECIPIENT:

1. REMAINS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE;

2. ENROLLS IN AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION;

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