Section 23.101 - [Effective 11/14/2024] 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: (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).19 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.101
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 45, November 6, 2015, TexReg 7818, eff. 11/12/2015; transferred from 21.498 Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 48, November 25, 2016, TexReg 9341, eff. 12/15/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 06, February 9, 2024, TexReg 0692, eff. 2/15/2024; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 45, November 8, 2024, TexReg 8908, eff. 11/14/2024