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S. 462 118th Congress Senate

Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the loan repayment program for the substance use disorder treatment workforce to relieve workforce shortages.

Introduced: February 16, 2023 Introduced by: Tina Smith Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 16, 2023
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 Latest action February 16, 2023

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes through FY2032 and expands the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program. Through this program, the Health Resources and Services Administration provides loan repayment assistance to individuals who agree to work for a period of time in the field of substance use disorder treatment.

In particular, the bill expands eligibility to include individuals who agree to work in mental health professional shortage areas for a period of time.

The bill also allows the use of the loan repayment assistance to repay any loan incurred to obtain a post-graduate degree in a mental health or related field. (Current law limits the loans eligible for repayment to loans for education and training for substance use disorder treatment employment and specified nursing and federal education loans.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4933 Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023
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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 1, 2024
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 22, 2024
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 15, 2023
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 30, 2023
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Jun 8, 2023
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 16, 2023
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 16, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 462: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-462/
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"S. 462: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-462/.
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