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Relating to eligibility for the mental health professional loan repayment program
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Mental health professionals can currently get help paying back their student loans if they work in certain cities that have a shortage of care. This bill changes the rule so they can qualify by working at specific community-based mental health centers or provider locations instead.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to eligibility for the mental health loan repayment program. Under current law, loan repayment is available to mental health professionals who agree, in part, to practice in an “eligible practice area” which is defined as a city in Iowa that is within a federal mental health shortage area, as designated by the health resources and services administration of the United States department of health and human services. The bill instead provides that loan repayment is available to mental health professionals who agree, in part, to practice in an “eligible practice site” which is defined as a community-based mental health provider location including a community mental health center.