HF 151: Relating to the establishment of a mental health practitioner loan repayment program, and providing appropriations

What it does

This bill repeals the existing mental health professional loan repayment program within the college student aid commission, replaces the program with a mental health practitioner loan repayment program, and provides an appropriation. REPEALED PROGRAM. The mental health professional loan repayment program, enacted in 2022, was established to increase the number of nonprescribing mental health practitioners serving cities within federal mental health shortage areas in the state. The program was designed to provide loan repayment benefits to recipients for up to five consecutive years of full-time service, unless granted a waiver for part-time service.

House subcommittee · named January 31, 2023

• Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R) · brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D) · timi.brown-powers@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Joel Fry (R)

Lobbying · 16 for, 0 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; Father Flanagans Boys Home; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Association of Behavior Analysis; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Business Council; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Hospital Association; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Physician Assistant Society; Iowa Rural Health Association; and 4 more

In plain words

1. January 11, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee · as HSB 9
2. January 11, 2023House subcommittee named: Lohse, Madison, Wilz and H · as HSB 9
3. January 19, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 9
4. January 24, 2023Approved by the House committee · as HSB 9
5. January 30, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
6. January 30, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 151 · as HSB 9
7. January 31, 2023House subcommittee named: Lohse, Brown-Powers and Fry
8. February 8, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it