Section 2749.325  Request to Defer or Extend Time to Fulfill the Nursing Education Scholarship Continuous Employment Obligation

A request to defer the start of the employment obligation or to extend the period of time within which the scholarship recipient's employment obligation must be fulfilled shall be submitted in writing to ISAC.  The request shall be accompanied and supported by documentation as requested by ISAC.

a)         Reasons for deferring the start of the employment obligation or extending the period of time within which the recipient's employment obligation must be fulfilled include:

1)         serving as a member of the United States Armed Forces, including as a military reservist, for not more than four years;

2)         being called to active duty (for recipients who are military reservists) by the armed forces of the United States for the period of active duty;

3)         enrolling in an academic program leading to a higher degree or a graduate degree in nursing until no longer enrolled or graduation;

4)         experiencing temporary, total disability, as established by the sworn affidavit of a licensed qualified physician, for not more than three years; and

5)         involuntarily leaving the profession due to a decrease in the number of nurses employed in the State. 

b)         A scholarship recipient who receives a deferment or an extension of the employment obligation must begin fulfilling the required employment obligation no later than six months after the end of the approved deferment or extension period, unless ISAC approves additional time.  Additional deferments and extensions are not automatically granted and require a separate request.

(Source:  Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 9459, effective June 25, 2026)