- (a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter K, Repayment of Certain Mental Health Professional Education Loans. These rules establish procedures to administer the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas Education Code, §§61.601 - 61.609.
- (b) Purpose. The primary purpose of the Loan Repayment Program for Mental Health Professionals is to encourage qualified mental health professionals to practice in a mental health professional shortage area designated by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, and provide mental health care services to recipients under the medical assistance program authorized by the Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 32, and to enrollees under the child health plan program authorized by the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 62.
Source Note:The provisions of this §23.93 adopted to be effective November 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 7818; transferred effective December 15, 2016, as published in the Texas Register November 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 9341.