19 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.101 - Limitations
In addition to the limitations associated with eligible education loans established in § 23.2 of this chapter (relating to Eligible Lender and Eligible Education Loan), the following limitations apply to the Mental Health Professionals Loan Repayment Assistance Program.
(1) Not more than 10 percent of the number of
loan repayment assistance grants paid under this subchapter each year may be
offered to providers providing mental health services to persons committed to a
secure correctional facility operated by or under contract with the Texas
Juvenile Justice Department or persons confined in a secure correctional
facility operated by or under contract with any division of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice. Applications from these providers will be
selected in the order they were submitted.
(2) Not more than 30 percent of the number of
loan repayment assistance grants paid under this subchapter each fiscal year
may be offered to providers in any one of the eligible practice specialties,
unless excess funds remain available after the 30 percent maximum has been met.
(3) The total amount of state
appropriated repayment assistance received by a provider under this subchapter
may not exceed:
(A) $160,000, for a
psychiatrist;
(B) $80,000, for:
(i) a psychologist;
(ii) a licensed clinical social worker, if
the social worker has received a doctoral degree related to social work;
(iii) a licensed professional
counselor, if the counselor has received a doctoral degree related to
counseling; or
(iv) a licensed
marriage and family therapist, if the marriage and family therapist had
received a doctoral degree related to marriage and family therapy;
(C) $60,000, for an advanced
practice registered nurse;
(D)
$40,000, for a licensed specialist in school psychology, a licensed clinical
social worker, a licensed marriage and family therapist, or a licensed
professional counselor who has not received a doctoral degree related to social
work or counseling; and
(E)
$10,000, for assistance received by a licensed chemical dependency counselor,
if the chemical dependency counselor has received an associate degree related
to chemical dependency counseling or behavioral science.
(4) A provider's loan repayment assistance
amount may not exceed the unpaid principal and interest owed on one or more
eligible education loans, as described in §
23.2 of this chapter (relating to
Eligible Lender and Eligible Education Loan).
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