Bill Text: IA HSB122 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a psychiatric practitioner loan repayment program and fund.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2017-02-22 - Passed subcommittee. [HSB122 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HSB122-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
122
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
FRY)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
establishment
of
a
psychiatric
1
practitioner
loan
repayment
program
and
fund.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.191
Psychiatric
practitioner
1
loan
repayment
program
and
fund.
2
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Psychiatric
practitioner”
means
a
psychiatrist,
advanced
4
registered
nurse
practitioner,
or
a
physician
assistant.
5
b.
“Qualified
provider”
means
a
community
mental
health
6
center
designated
in
accordance
with
chapter
230A,
a
provider
7
designated
to
serve
as
the
community
mental
health
center
by
8
the
county
in
which
the
provider
is
located,
or
a
health
care
9
provider
that
is
a
nonprofit
organization
which
is
exempt
10
from
federal
income
taxation
pursuant
to
section
501(c)(3)
of
11
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
serving
patients
of
whom
at
least
12
sixty-five
percent
are
Medicaid
program
recipients
that
is
13
located
in
an
area
that
is
not
a
federally
designated
health
14
professional
shortage
area.
15
2.
The
department
shall
establish
a
psychiatric
16
practitioner
loan
repayment
program
to
provide
loan
repayment
17
to
psychiatric
practitioners
who
comply
with
the
requirements
18
of
the
program
and
are
employed
by
qualified
providers.
19
3.
An
applicant
for
loan
repayment
under
this
section
shall,
20
in
accordance
with
the
rules
of
the
department,
do
all
of
the
21
following:
22
a.
Complete
and
file
an
application,
including
any
23
information
required
by
the
department.
The
applicant
shall
24
be
responsible
for
the
prompt
submission
of
any
information
25
required
by
the
department.
26
b.
Complete
and
return,
on
a
form
approved
by
the
27
department,
an
affidavit
of
practice
verifying
that
the
28
applicant
is
a
psychiatric
practitioner
employed
by
a
qualified
29
provider.
30
4.
A
program
agreement
shall
provide
that
in
order
to
31
receive
loan
repayment
under
this
section,
the
individual
shall
32
agree
to
engage
in
practice
as
a
psychiatric
practitioner
with
33
a
qualified
provider
for
a
period
of
at
least
four
consecutive
34
years.
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5.
a.
A
psychiatric
practitioner
who
meets
the
requirements
1
of
this
section
is
eligible
for
loan
repayments
for
not
more
2
than
four
consecutive
years.
3
b.
The
annual
amount
of
loan
repayment
awarded
to
a
4
psychiatric
practitioner
under
this
section
shall
be
based
on
5
the
amount
of
the
psychiatric
practitioner’s
outstanding
loans
6
and
shall
not
exceed
twenty-five
thousand
dollars
for
each
7
completed
full-time
work
year
which
commences
upon
employment
8
with
a
qualified
provider.
For
psychiatric
practitioners
who
9
work
less
than
full-time,
the
loan
repayment
shall
not
exceed
10
an
amount
that
is
prorated
according
to
the
number
of
hours
11
worked.
12
c.
A
psychiatric
practitioner
receiving
loan
repayment
13
under
this
section
shall
file
an
application
annually
and
shall
14
submit
information
as
required
by
the
department
on
the
basis
15
of
which
the
applicant’s
continued
eligibility
for
the
loan
16
repayment
program
will
be
evaluated
and
determined.
17
6.
A
psychiatric
practitioner
loan
repayment
fund
is
18
created
as
a
separate
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
19
control
of
the
department
for
deposit
of
moneys
appropriated
20
to
or
received
by
the
department
for
use
under
the
program.
21
Moneys
credited
to
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
department
22
for
purposes
of
the
psychiatric
practitioner
loan
repayment
23
program.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
deposited
in
24
the
fund
shall
not
revert
to
any
fund
of
the
state
at
the
end
25
of
any
fiscal
year
but
shall
remain
in
the
loan
repayment
fund
26
and
be
continuously
available
for
loan
repayment
under
the
27
program.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
28
or
earnings
on
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
29
to
the
fund.
30
7.
The
department
shall
submit
in
a
report
to
the
general
31
assembly
by
January
1,
annually,
the
number
of
psychiatric
32
practitioners
who
received
loan
repayments
pursuant
to
this
33
section,
the
amount
paid
to
each
psychiatric
practitioner
under
34
this
section,
the
amount
of
moneys
remaining
in
the
fund,
and
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any
other
information
the
department
deems
appropriate.
1
8.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
2
to
administer
this
section.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
public
health
(DPH)
to
7
establish
a
psychiatric
practitioner
loan
repayment
program
to
8
be
administered
by
the
department
to
provide
repayment
of
loans
9
to
psychiatric
practitioners
who
comply
with
the
requirements
10
of
the
program
and
are
employed
by
a
qualified
provider.
11
The
bill
defines
“psychiatric
practitioner”
as
a
12
psychiatrist,
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner,
or
a
13
physician
assistant;
and
“qualified
provider”
as
a
community
14
mental
health
center,
a
provider
designated
to
serve
as
the
15
community
mental
health
center
by
the
county
in
which
the
16
provider
is
located,
or
a
501(c)(3)
nonprofit
mental
health
17
provider
that
serves
patients,
of
whom
at
least
65
percent
are
18
Medicaid
program
recipients
that
is
located
in
an
area
that
is
19
not
a
federally
designated
health
professional
shortage
area.
20
The
bill
requires
an
applicant
to
complete
and
file
an
21
application,
including
any
information
required
by
the
22
department,
and
complete
and
return
on
a
form
approved
by
23
the
department,
an
affidavit
of
practice
verifying
that
the
24
applicant
is
a
psychiatric
practitioner
employed
by
a
qualified
25
provider.
26
The
program
agreement
is
to
provide
that
in
order
to
27
receive
loan
repayment,
the
individual
shall
agree
to
engage
28
in
practice
as
a
psychiatric
practitioner
with
a
qualified
29
provider
for
a
period
of
at
least
four
consecutive
years.
30
A
psychiatric
practitioner
is
eligible
for
loan
repayments
31
for
not
more
than
four
consecutive
years.
The
annual
amount
32
of
the
loan
repayment
awarded
shall
be
based
on
the
amount
of
33
the
psychiatric
practitioner’s
outstanding
loans
and
shall
not
34
exceed
$25,000
for
each
completed
full-time
work
year
which
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commences
upon
employment
with
a
qualified
provider.
For
1
psychiatric
practitioners
who
work
less
than
full-time,
the
2
loan
repayment
shall
not
exceed
an
amount
that
is
prorated
3
according
to
the
number
of
hours
worked.
4
A
psychiatric
practitioner
receiving
loan
repayment
shall
5
file
an
application
annually
and
shall
submit
information
6
as
required
by
the
department
on
the
basis
of
which
the
7
applicant’s
continued
eligibility
for
the
loan
repayment
8
program
will
be
evaluated
and
determined.
9
The
bill
establishes
a
psychiatric
practitioner
loan
10
repayment
fund
as
a
separate
fund
in
the
state
treasury
under
11
the
control
of
the
department
of
public
health
for
deposit
12
of
moneys
appropriated
to
or
received
by
the
department
13
for
use
under
the
program.
Moneys
credited
to
the
fund
are
14
appropriated
to
the
department
for
purposes
of
the
program.
15
The
moneys
in
the
fund
do
not
revert
to
any
fund
at
the
end
of
16
any
fiscal
year
but
remain
in
the
loan
repayment
fund
and
are
17
continuously
available
for
loan
repayment
under
the
program.
18
Interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
shall
be
19
credited
to
the
fund.
20
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
submit
in
a
report
to
21
the
general
assembly
by
January
1,
annually,
the
number
of
22
psychiatric
practitioners
who
received
loan
repayments,
the
23
amount
paid
to
each
psychiatric
practitioner,
the
amount
of
24
moneys
remaining
in
the
fund,
and
any
other
information
the
25
department
deems
appropriate.
26
The
department
is
required
to
adopt
rules
to
administer
the
27
bill.
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