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HSB 537
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2022
- Done: House committeeJanuary 25, 2022
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2137
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2137 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2137 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill establishes a prescribing mental health practitioner loan repayment program, and provides an appropriation. The bill requires the Iowa student aid commission to establish a prescribing mental health practitioner loan repayment program for the purposes of providing loan repayments for prescribing mental health practitioners who agree to practice in service commitment areas for at least five years and meet the requirements of the bill. “Prescribing mental health practitioner” means a psychiatrist, a prescribing psychologist, or a psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner.
Read the full explanation
The bill includes provisions, similar to those for other loan repayment and loan forgiveness programs for health professionals under Code chapter 261, including the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program, relating to eligibility, program agreements, program priority for Iowa residents, loan repayment amounts, refinanced loans, program agreement limitations, the selection of the service commitment area, rules for loan repayment, rules for additional loan repayment, part-time practice agreement amendments, postponement and satisfaction of service obligations, the establishment of a trust fund for the program, the submission of annual reports regarding the program, and the adoption of administrative rules for the program. _____ loan, not to exceed the total loan amount; for a prescribing psychologist is $8,000 annually with a maximum of $40,000 for an eligible loan, not to exceed the total loan amount; and for a psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner is $10,000 annually with a maximum of $50,000 not to exceed the total loan amount. The bill provides definitions for the purposes of the bill and provides for an appropriation from the general fund of the state to the college student aid commission for FY 2022-2023 to be deposited in the prescribing mental health practitioner loan repayment program trust fund established under the bill to be used for the purposes of the program.
Changed since by amendments S-5141, S-5140, H-8181; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 13, 2022. On January 19, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§261.117
Lobbying
46 for · 0 against · 14 undecided · Who →