Physician Contract Glossary · Ownership & Partnership
Hospital Assistance Agreement
A hospital assistance agreement is the contract setting the terms of a hospital's recruitment support, such as an income guarantee or loan.
A hospital assistance agreement is the document that governs recruitment support a hospital provides to bring you, or to bring you into an independent practice: income guarantees, loans, or subsidies. It sets the amount, the forgiveness schedule, the service-area commitment, and the repayment terms. It exists alongside your employment or practice agreement and carries its own obligations.
Treat the assistance agreement as a full contract in its own right, with its own clawback and service requirements. Read how it interacts with your employment terms, since leaving one can trigger obligations under the other.
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