(1) The council shall release a veterinarian selected for repayment under the program from his or her veterinary loan repayment contract without penalty if:
The veterinarian has completed the service requirements of the contract;
The veterinarian is unable to complete the service requirement of the contract because of a permanent physical disability;
The veterinarian demonstrates to the council extreme hardship or other good causejustifying release from the contract; or (d) The veterinarian dies.
(2) A decision by the council not to release a veterinarian from the veterinarian's loan repayment contract without penalty is a final agency action that is reviewable by a district court.
Source: L. 2017: Entire part added, (HB 17-1282), ch. 322, p. 1739, § 1, effective August 9.