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7 AAC 80.045. Fees for state loan repayment program. (a) The department will calculate and charge an administrative fee for each contract with a health care practitioner participating in the state loan repayment program for state health care practitioners. The amount of the fee will be an amount equal to five percent of the total contract value for each participant. (b) The department may charge an additional fee for each contract with a participating health care practitioner if the department contracts for fiscal agent services. The amount of the fee will be an amount equal to one and one-half percent of the total contract value for each participant in the state loan repayment program for state health care practitioners. (c) In this section, “state loan repayment program” means the loan repayment program available to states under 42 U.S.C. 254q-1(a) — (i) (sec. 338I(a) — (i), Public Health Service Act). (Eff. 10/4/2020, Register 236) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 18.05.040 AS 44.29.020 AS 44.29.022 7 AAC 80.050. Fee reduction. (a) If an individual seeking a public health service is unable to pay the fee established for the service under 7 AAC 80.010 — 7 AAC 80.090, the department will determine whether the established fee is reduced under this section. (b) To determine whether the established fee will be reduced, the department will compare the individual’s monthly family income to federal poverty guidelines. If the individual’s monthly family income is

(1) less than 115 percent of the poverty level determined under the federal poverty guidelines, the fee is reduced to zero;

(2) at least 115 percent but less than 130 percent of the poverty level, the fee is reduced to 10 percent of the established fee;

(3) at least 130 percent but less than 145 percent of the poverty level, the fee is reduced