Section 24-1D-5 - Corps service; commitment stipends.

24-1D-5. Corps service; commitment stipends.

A.     The corps may provide commitment stipends to potential health professionals who agree to serve in the corps for at least two years. Commitment stipends shall be determined by the department within available revenue.   

B.     Nothing in the Health Service Corps Act [24-1D-1 NMSA 1978] prohibits the corps from hiring health professionals who have not received commitment stipends.