H.R. 4933 · 118th Congress
Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023
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Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 26, 2023
Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023
This bill reauthorizes through FY2032 and expands the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program. Through this program, the Health Resources and Services Administration provides loan repayment assistance to individuals who agree to work for a period of time in the field of substance use disorder treatment.
In particular, the bill expands eligibility to include individuals who agree to work in mental health professional shortage areas for a period of time.
The bill also allows the use of the loan repayment assistance to repay any loan incurred to obtain a post-graduate degree in a mental health or related field. (Current law limits the loans eligible for repayment to loans for education and training for substance use disorder treatment employment and specified nursing and federal education loans.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023
Latest action (Jul 28, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 26, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.