19 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.102 - Provisions Specific to Mental Health Professionals Who Established Eligibility for the Program Before September 1, 2023

(a) Applicant Eligibility. Notwithstanding § 23.96(a) of this subchapter (relating to Applicant Eligibility), to be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance, a provider who first established eligibility for the program before September 1, 2023, must:

(1) submit a completed application to the Coordinating Board by the established deadline, which will be posted on the program web page;

(2) be a U.S. citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident and have no license restrictions;

(3) currently be employed as one of the eligible practice specialties listed in §23.96(a)(3)(A) - (H); and

(4) have completed one, two, three, four, or five consecutive service periods practicing in an MHPSA providing direct patient care to Medicaid enrollees and/or CHIP enrollees, if the practice serves children, or to persons committed to a secure correctional facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or its successor or in a secure correctional facility operated by or under contract with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or its successor.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4) of this section, a psychiatrist who first established eligibility for the program before September 1, 2023, must have earned certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board of Psychiatry and Neurology to qualify for loan repayment assistance for a fourth or fifth consecutive service period.

(c) Amount of Repayment Assistance. Notwithstanding § 23.100(a) of this subchapter (relating to Amount of Repayment Assistance), for providers who first established eligibility for the program before September 1, 2023, repayment assistance for each service period will be determined by applying the following applicable percentage to the lesser of the maximum total amount of assistance allowed for the provider's practice specialty, as established by § 23.101 of this subchapter (relating to Limitations), or the total student loan debt owed at the time the provider established eligibility for the program:

(1) for the first service period, 10 percent;

(2) for the second service period, 15 percent;

(3) for the third service period, 20 percent;

(4) for the fourth service period, 25 percent; and

(5) for the fifth service period, 30 percent.

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19 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.102

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 45, November 8, 2024, TexReg 8906, eff. 11/14/2024