IN HB1552 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-29 - Representative Riecken added as coauthor
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Mental health services loan forgiveness program. Provides that the purpose of the mental health and addiction services loan forgiveness program is to increase the availability of mental health services (including addiction health services) in underserved shortage areas in Indiana and to increase the number of professional mental health care providers (including addiction health care professionals) in health professional shortage areas in Indiana by assisting professionals working in designated mental health care occupations to pay off loans incurred in the training needed to practice in Indiana. Appropriates $500,000 for both the 2015 and 2016 state fiscal years to the mental health

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Title

Mental health services loan forgiveness program. Provides that the purpose of the mental health and addiction services loan forgiveness program is to increase the availability of mental health services (including addiction health services) in underserved shortage areas in Indiana and to increase the number of professional mental health care providers (including addiction health care professionals) in health professional shortage areas in Indiana by assisting professionals working in designated mental health care occupations to pay off loans incurred in the training needed to practice in Indiana. Appropriates $500,000 for both the 2015 and 2016 state fiscal years to the mental health

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History

DateChamberAction
2015-01-29HouseRepresentative Riecken added as coauthor
2015-01-20HouseFirst Reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2015-01-20HouseCoauthored by Representatives Davisson and Clere
2015-01-20HouseAuthored by Representative Kirchhofer

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