19 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.96
Eligibility for Conditional Approval of Applications
Effective Feb 22, 201641 TexReg 1232Source Note: The provisions of this §23.96 adopted to be effective November 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 7818; amended to be effective February 22, 2016, 41 TexReg 1232; transferred effective December 15, 2016, as published in the Texas Register November 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 9341.Texas Secretary of State
To be eligible for the Board to reserve loan repayment funds, a mental health professional must:
- (1) ensure that the Board has received the completed application 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) not be currently fulfilling another obligation to provide mental health services as part of a scholarship agreement, a student loan agreement, or another student loan repayment agreement;
- (4) agree to provide five consecutive years of eligible service in a Mental Health Professional Shortage Area, with the understanding that the professional will be released from the agreement if funding for continued loan repayment is not appropriated;
(5) agree to provide mental health services to:
- (A) Individuals enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP or both, or
- (B) 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.
- (6) the Board may make financial commitments for service periods ending by August 31 of the two-year period following the biennium for which the program funds are appropriated.
Source Note:The provisions of this §23.96 adopted to be effective November 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 7818; amended to be effective February 22, 2016, 41 TexReg 1232; transferred effective December 15, 2016, as published in the Texas Register November 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 9341.