18A:71C-43 Conviction of crime; gross negligence; breach of performance standards; failure to repay; penalties.
18A:71C-43. a. In the case of:
(1) a program participant's conviction of a crime or an act of gross negligence in the performance of service obligations;
(2) suspension or revocation of the program participant's license or certification to practice; or
(3) a program participant's breach of the performance standards established pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2009, c.145 (C.18A:71C-36.1);
the executive director or his designee is authorized to terminate the program participant's service in the program.
b. A program participant who fails to repay an amount due the authority under the program may be subject to actions initiated by the authority or its designee, which may include, but are not limited to, recovery of the amount due by an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction or through the offset of State tax refunds or rebates, making this information available to credit reporting agencies, and exclusion from eligibility for any student assistance benefits administered by the authority, as well as action by the federal government, to the extent that loan redemption benefits are federally funded, to recover any amount due it as permitted by federal law. In any action brought by the authority or its designee in a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to this subsection, the program participant shall be liable for: the debt incurred, interest on the debt at the maximum legal prevailing rate as determined by the United States Treasurer, and the administrative and court costs associated with collection of the debt.
Amended 2009, c.145, s.14.
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