| (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 purpose of the Loan Repayment Program
for Mental Health Professionals is to encourage qualified mental health
professionals to provide services to designated recipients in a mental
health professional shortage area or state hospital, through a mental
health authority, or to students in eligible schools.
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| 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; amended to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 692 |
