Sec. 104. Clarification regarding eligibility for Indian Health Service loan repayment program
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Section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1616a ) is amended— by amending subparagraph
(B)of subsection (b)(1) to read as follows: have— a degree in a health profession; and a license to practice a health profession in a State; or a master's degree in business administration with an emphasis in health care management (as defined by the Secretary), health administration, hospital administration, or public health; and a license or certification to practice in the field of business administration, health administration, hospital administration, or public health in a State, if the Secretary determines such license or certification necessary for the Indian health program to which the individual will be assigned; maintain credentials as determined by the system described in section 102; and participate in the training described in section 107; ; by amending clause
(iii)of subsection (f)(1)(B) to read as follows: to serve for a time period (referred to in this section as the period of obligated service ) equal to— 2 years or such longer period as the individual may agree to serve in the full-time practice of such individual’s profession in an Indian health program to which the individual may be assigned by the Secretary; or 4 years or such longer period as the individual may agree to serve in the half-time practice of such individual’s profession in an Indian health program to which the individual may be assigned by the Secretary; ; and in subsection (g)(2)— by redesignating subparagraph
(B)as subparagraph (C); and in subparagraph (A)— by striking the first sentence of the matter preceding clause
(i)and inserting the following: In the case of an individual who contracts to serve a period of obligated service under subsection (f)(1)(B)(iii)(I), for each year of such obligated service, the Secretary may pay up to $35,000 (or an amount equal to the amount specified in section 338B(g)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act ( ; and 42 U.S.C. 254l–1(g)(2)(A) )) on behalf of the individual for loans described in paragraph (1). In the case of an individual who contracts to serve a period of obligated service under subsection (f)(1)(B)(iii)(II), for each year of such obligated service, the Secretary may pay up to $17,500 on behalf of the individual for loans described in paragraph
(1)by striking In making a determination and inserting the following: In making a determination under this paragraph .
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Clarification regarding eligibility for Indian Health Service loan repayment program
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