H.R. 2274 · 117th Congress
Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2021
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Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2021
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 29, 2021
Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2021
This bill assists qualified individuals in receiving the education and training needed to become a physician assistant.
Graduate students enrolled in physician assistant education programs are eligible for (1) Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans, and (2) loan forgiveness programs for those who serve in areas of national need upon graduation.
The bill also requires the Department of Education to
- provide historically Black colleges and universities and predominantly Black institutions with grants to fund physician assistant studies at the masters level,
- prioritize the awarding of grants for physician assistant education programs at the postbaccalaureate level that will benefit Hispanic and low-income students, and
- allow certain grants to be used to support student matriculation and establish physician assistant education programs at rural-serving institutions of higher education.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2021
Latest action (Mar 29, 2021): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 29, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.