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Relating to eligibility for the health care loan repayment program
Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee
Topics:K–12 educationHealth careMental health & addiction
Same legislation: SSB 1030
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2019
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 31, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 26, 201949–0
- Done: House committeeApril 3, 2019
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill adds mental health professionals to the list of individuals who are eligible for loan repayment of qualified student loans under the health care loan repayment program administered by the college student aid commission. Under the definition of “mental health professional” used for purposes of the program, a mental health professional is a person who either 1) holds at least a master’s degree in a mental health field, or is an advanced registered nurse practitioner, a physician assistant, or a physician and surgeon or an osteopathic physician and surgeon; holds a current Iowa license if practicing in a field covered by an Iowa licensure law; and has at least two years of post-degree clinical experience in assessing mental health needs and problems and in providing appropriate mental health services; or 2) holds a current Iowa license if practicing in a field covered by an Iowa licensure law and is a psychiatrist, an advanced registered nurse practitioner who holds a national certification in psychiatric mental health care and is licensed by the board of nursing, a physician assistant practicing under the supervision of a psychiatrist, or an individual who holds a doctorate degree in psychology and is licensed by the board of psychology.
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To qualify for the program, applicants must complete and return to the commission an affidavit of practice verifying that the applicant is or will be practicing full-time in a service commitment area in this state. The Act defines a service commitment area as a city in Iowa with a population of less than 26,000 that is located more than 20 miles from a city with a population of 50,000 or more. The annual amount of loan repayment to a program applicant is $6,000 or 20 percent of the recipient’s total qualified student loan, whichever amount is less.
House subcommittee
Named April 1, 2019. On April 3, 2019 it recommended passage.
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