Common use of Recruitment Incentives Clause in Contracts

Recruitment Incentives. 10.1 The Recruitment Incentive Fund (the “RIF”) is a program that, subject to section 10.3, makes financial benefits available to eligible physicians recruited to fill: (a) vacancies identified in a Physician Supply Plan; or (b) pending vacancies identified in a Physician Supply Plan, in any Rural Community, in accordance with the specific terms, conditions, rules and eligibility criteria approved or established by the JSC from time to time. 10.2 Responsibility for the governance and oversight of the RIF resides with the JSC, with day to day administration of the RIF provided by the Ministry. 10.3 Physicians recruited from any community (other than those listed as exceptions in section 4.1) where a recruitment and retention initiative funded by the Government is in place, are not eligible for RIF. In exceptional circumstances the JSC may waive this restriction. 10.4 The maximum benefit available under the RIF is $20,000, which is pro-rated in the case of physicians who are recruited to work less than full-time. Payment of the benefit is subject to the physician’s agreement to repay the benefit in full if he/she leaves the community to which he or she was recruited within one year from the date of commencement of practice in that community. 10.5 The Recruitment Contingency Fund (the “RCF”) is a program that makes payments available to Health Authorities to assist in the recruitment of physicians to Rural Communities, where the difficulty in filling a vacancy is, or is expected to be, especially severe and where the failure to fill the vacancy in a timely manner would have a significant impact on the delivery of medical care as required by the applicable Health Authority’s Physician Supply Plan; such payments are to be used to pay expenses associated with recruiting activities or to supplement the benefit available to a recruited physician under the RIF, in accordance with the specific terms, conditions, rules and eligibility criteria approved or established by the JSC from time to time. 10.6 Responsibility for the governance and oversight of the RCF resides with the JSC, with day to day administration of the RCF provided by the Ministry. 10.7 Health Authorities may apply to the JSC for a grant from the RCF and must include with such application an explanation of why RCF funds are needed and how they are proposed to be spent. 10.8 The Government will provide annual funding of $300,000 for the RCF.

Recruitment Incentives. 10.1 The Recruitment Incentive Fund (the “RIF”) is a program that, subject to section 10.3, makes financial benefits available to eligible physicians recruited to fill: (a) vacancies identified in a Physician Supply Plan; or (b) pending vacancies identified in a Physician Supply Plan, in any Rural Community, in accordance with the specific terms, conditions, rules and eligibility criteria approved or established by the JSC from time to time. 10.2 Responsibility for the governance and oversight of the RIF resides with the JSC, with day to day administration of the RIF provided by the Ministry. 10.3 Physicians recruited from any community (other than those listed as exceptions in section 4.1) where a recruitment and retention initiative funded by the Government is in place, are not eligible for RIF. In exceptional circumstances the JSC may waive this restriction. 10.4 The maximum benefit available under the RIF is $20,000, which is pro-rated in the case of physicians who are recruited to work less than full-time. Payment of the benefit is subject to the physician’s 's agreement to repay the benefit in full if he/she leaves the community to which he or she was recruited within one year from the date of commencement of practice in that community. 10.5 The Recruitment Contingency Fund (the “RCF”) is a program that makes payments available to Health Authorities to assist in the recruitment of physicians to Rural Communities, where the difficulty in filling a vacancy is, or is expected to be, especially severe and where the failure to fill the vacancy in a timely manner would have a significant impact on the delivery of medical care as required by the applicable Health Authority’s 's Physician Supply Plan; such payments are to be used to pay expenses associated with recruiting activities or to supplement the benefit available to a recruited physician under the RIF, in accordance with the specific terms, conditions, rules and eligibility criteria approved or established by the JSC from time to time. 10.6 Responsibility for the governance and oversight of the RCF resides with the JSC, with day to day administration of the RCF provided by the Ministry. 10.7 Health Authorities may apply to the JSC for a grant from the RCF and must include with such application an explanation of why RCF funds are needed and how they are proposed to be spent. 10.8 The Government will provide annual funding of $300,000 for the RCF.