(a) Definitions. In addition to the words and terms defined in §24.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions), the following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
- (1) HEAL--Health Education Assistance Loan Program authorized by the Public Health Service Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§292 - 292y.
- (2) HELP or Program--The Health Education Loan Program.
- (b) Repayment Period. All HELP loans shall be repaid in accordance with the statutes and regulations governing the HEAL Program.
- (c) Minimum Repayment Amount. The Coordinating Board shall provide a repayment schedule in which all of the HELP notes extended by the Board to a borrower are treated as an account, and the repayment amount shall be calculated to repay the account over the maximum authorized period. The minimum annual repayment shall not be less than the amount that would have been provided by 42 U.S.C.S. §292(d), if the loan had been extended by the HEAL program.
- (d) Deferments. The Coordinating Board shall grant deferments of loan repayment for HELP loans in the manner and under the circumstances provided for the HEAL loans in the Public Health Service Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§292 - 292y. Authorized deferments for HEAL and HELP loans shall not extend the maximum repayment period.
- (e) Deceased or Disabled Borrowers or Cosigners. Notwithstanding §24.15 of this subchapter (relating to Deceased or Disabled Borrowers or Cosigners), the Coordinating Board shall make the final verification of death and determination of permanent and total disability of a borrower in accordance with the governing provisions of the HEAL program.
Source Note:The provisions of this §24.17 adopted to be effective November 13, 2025, 50 TexReg 7276.