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Waiver – A waiver of the NELRP obligation will only be granted if compliance with the obligation by the participant (1) is permanently impossible, or 2) would involve a permanent extreme hardship such that enforcement of the obligation would be unconscionable. A waiver request must be submitted in writing to:
Division of Scholar and Clinician Support (DSCS) at
5600 Fishers Lane
Room 8-15
Rockville, Maryland 20857
1-800-221-9393 (TTY: 1-877-897-9910)
The waiver request must specify the reason(s) the waiver is being requested. The participant will be contacted directly by the Legal and Compliance Office regarding the medical and financial documentation necessary to process the waiver request.
Suspension – A suspension of the
NELRP obligation will be granted if compliance
with the obligation by the participant
(1) is temporarily impossible or (2) would
involve a temporary extreme hardship such
that enforcement of the obligation would
be unconscionable. The major categories
of suspensions are set forth below.
A request for a suspension must be submitted in writing to:
Division
of Scholar and Clinician Support at
5600
Fishers Lane
Room 8-15
Rockville, Maryland
20857
1-800-221-9393 (TTY: 1-877-897-9910)
Except as noted below, the Legal and Compliance
Office (LCO) will respond to the participant’s
request. Periods of approved suspension
will extend a participant’s NELRP
service obligation end date. All
periods of time away from the approved
CSF should be documented by the participant
on the six-month employment verification
form.
Suspensions for Medical and Personal
Reasons
A suspension may be granted, for up to one year, if the participant provides independent medical documentation of physical or mental health disability, or a terminal illness of an immediate family
member, that results in the participant’s temporary inability to perform the NELRP obligation. Upon receipt of the written suspension request, the LCO will mail the participant instructions for documenting that request.
Maternity/Paternity Suspensions
Participants must notify the DSCS of pending maternity/paternity leave and provide documentation from the attending clinician. Maternity/paternity leave of 12 weeks or less should be documented on the six-month employment verification form after the DSCS has been notified. If the participant’s maternity or paternity leave will exceed 12 weeks during the service year, the participant must request a suspension from the DSCS. Suspensions may be granted based on documented medical need.
Call to Active Duty in Armed Forces
Participants who are also reservists and are called to active duty will be granted a suspension, for up to one year, beginning on the activation date described in the reservist’s call to active duty order. In addition to the written request for a suspension, a copy of the order to active duty must be submitted to the DSCS. The suspension will be extended if the applicable Armed Forces entity continues the period of active duty. The period of active military duty will not be credited toward the NELRP service obligation.
Cancellation - The NELRP obligation will
be cancelled in its entirety upon the
death of the participant.
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