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. (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. (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. (3) Except as provided by paragraph (4) of this section, the total amount of state appropriated repayment assistance received by a provider under this subchapter may not exceed:

   1. (A) $180,000, for a psychiatrist;

   2. (B) $100,000, for:

      1. (i) a psychologist;
      2. (ii) a licensed clinical social worker, if the social worker has received a doctoral degree related to social work;
      3. (iii) a licensed professional counselor, if the counselor has received a doctoral degree related to counseling; or
      4. (iv) a licensed marriage and family therapist, if the marriage and family therapist had received a doctoral degree related to marriage and family therapy;
   3. (C) $80,000, for an advanced practice registered nurse;

   4. (D) $60,000, for:

      1. (i) a licensed specialist in school psychology;
      2. (ii) 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;
      3. (iii) a licensed master social worker;
      4. (iv) a licensed professional counselor associate;
      5. (v) a licensed marriage and family therapist associate; or
      6. (vi) a certified school counselor described by §23.96(a)(3)(L) of this subchapter (relating to Applicant Eligibility); and
   5. (E) $50,000, for a licensed chemical dependency counselor who became licensed within the same 12-month period as receiving the counselor's most recent degree applicable to the profession's licensing requirements; and
   6. (F) $15,000, for assistance received by a licensed chemical dependency counselor, if the chemical dependency counselor has received at least an associate degree related to chemical dependency counseling or behavioral science and is not described by paragraph (3)(E) of this section.

4. (4) A provider's loan repayment assistance amount, including any increases or additional payments as described by §23.100(d), (e), or (f) of this subchapter (relating to Amount of Repayment Assistance) may not exceed the lesser of:

   1. (A) the provider's 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); or
   2. (B) the applicable maximum amount for the provider listed in paragraph (3) of this section, plus 10 percent.

Source Note:The provisions of this §23.101 adopted to be effective November 14, 2024, 49 TexReg 8906; amended to be effective November 13, 2025, 50 TexReg 7270.