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S 2524 115th Congress Senate Health

Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018

Introduced: March 8, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to create a loan repayment program for individuals who complete a period of service in a substance use disorder treatment job in a mental health professional shortage area or a county where the drug overdose death rate is higher than the national average.

The substance use disorder treatment job must be a full-time position where the primary intent and function is the direct care of patients with or in recovery from a substance use disorder.

Individuals must enter into an agreement of service of up to six years with the Health Resources and Services Administration. The repayment program shall pay one-sixth of the principal and interest on any eligible loan for each year of service; the maximum total amount of repayment by the program is $250,000 per individual.

What's happening now March 8, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6 Related bill SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
  • HR 5102 Identical bill Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 2 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Aug 21, 2018
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2018
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jun 7, 2018
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 7, 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 19, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 8, 2018
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 8, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2524: Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2524/
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"S. 2524: Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2524/.
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S. 2524, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2524/.
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