Re:       SHARP Council:  Announcement of Admissions Committee Meeting – 02/22/22

The public is notified that the Admissions Committee will convene in Business Meeting.

Purpose:  To deliberate on program policies, resources, budgets, and potential admittance of selected of practitioner and/or employer applicant(s) for program participation.

Date / Time:   Tuesday, February 22^nd, 2022, from 11:00-12:00 pm (up to 1.0 hours).

Chair:  David Logan, DDS (dlogan@akdental.org)

Agenda-in-Draft

11:00 – Call to order

• Welcome and introductions / roll call / adopt agenda

11:10 – New Business

1. Discuss & consider any Committee guidelines and processes issues

2. Topic:  SHARP-1 – Practitioner Applicants – Review & potential selection(s)

3. Topic:  SHARP-3 – Practitioner Applicants – Review & potential selection(s)

4. Topic:  Formulate and vote on any potential findings & related resolution(s)

11:50 – Other Business/Announcements

• Topic:  Assignments (if any), e.g., other items Members wish to add (thru Chair)

• Public Comment

12:00 – Adjourn (note that business, and thus adjournment time, may occur earlier)

Public Testimony

The public is welcomed to attend, however public testimony and/or other comments will be taken only during the agenda-identified time-slot(s).

Location:  Videoconference – Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 418 298 2231

Passcode: 3601Cstree (if needed)

If phone call-in is needed, then:

             +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)   

Meeting ID: 418 298 2231

Passcode: 8621267444

As a back-up option (only), if the Zoom connection fails, then:

Dial the separate teleconference line by phoning 888-392-4560, then dial code 5818485

SHARP Admissions Committee

Charter:  Admissions Committee is a subcommittee of SHARP Council. Its purpose is to review, and to potentially issue recommendations regarding, SHARP employer and/or practitioner applicant data that are received by program. Committee convenes in scheduled publicly noticed meetings to decide admittances of eligible candidates, (via blind case-code).  Chair submits resolutions to program for action.  Committee meets monthly to consider presented candidates.

Admissions Committee Membership

All committee members are asked to attend, especially voting members.  Quorum is required.  If a member cannot attend, then please arrange for an Alternate from his/her their organization(s)

Committee members include representatives from:  AK Dental Society, AK Dept of Labor & Workforce Development, AK Native Health Board, AK Nurses Assoc., Univ. AK’s College of Health, and the National Assoc. of Social Workers.  The Council’s two co-chairs (from AMHTA and APCA) are always invited as ex-officio.  Robert Sewell (AK DPH) serves as Staff.

Alaska’s SHARP Program

Alaska’s SHARP Program provides recruitment and retention services for Alaska’s healthcare workforce.  The purpose of SHARP is to recruit and retain healthcare professionals to serve in DHSS-designated healthcare service locations in exchange for the repayment of qualifying education loans and/or payment of direct incentive, pursuant to a signed SHARP contract.  More information about SHARP is at:  http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/healthplanning/pages/sharp/

SHARP-1 Component

SHARPP-1 is Alaska's 1^st state-operated support-for-service program effort and is based on the state's receipt of competitive federal HRSA partnership grants (State Loan Repayment Program), Alaska has now received four SLRP grant awards from HRSA.  All SHARP-1 contracts are partially HRSA-funded, with balance derived from assorted non-federal sources.  SHARP-1 contracts provide education loan repayment only, provided to licensed generalist practitioners working in HPSA locales, primarily as outpatient medical, dental, and behavioral clinicians.

SHARP-3 Component

SHARP-3 is Alaska’s 3^rd state-operated support-for-service option and was passed unanimously by AK Legislature.   It features (a) advanced blended funding; (b) use of tax exemption for loan repayment; (c) adjustable funding-source proportions; (d) pre-authorization of registered employers; and (e) range of possible contributors. 

Program Questions re:  SHARP Program, the Council and related matters:

Robert Sewell, Ph.D., SHARP Director is available via e-mail at robert.sewell@alaska.gov or call 907-465-4065. Submit questions by clicking:  SHARP Inquiry Submission Form