Sec. 4. Investment in tomorrow's pediatric health care workforce
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Section 775 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 295f ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program of entering into pediatric specialty loan repayment agreements with qualified health professionals under which— the qualified health professional agrees to a period of not less than 2 years of obligated service during which the professional will— participate in an accredited pediatric medical subspecialty, pediatric surgical specialty, or child and adolescent mental and behavioral health residency or fellowship; or be employed full-time in providing pediatric medical subspecialty care, pediatric surgical specialty care, or child and adolescent mental and behavioral health care, including substance use disorder prevention and treatment services, in an area with— a shortage of health care professionals practicing in the pediatric medical subspecialty, the pediatric surgical specialty, or child and adolescent mental and behavioral health, as applicable; and a sufficient pediatric population, as determined by the Secretary, to support the addition of a practitioner in the pediatric medical subspecialty, the pediatric surgical specialty, or child and adolescent mental and behavioral health, as applicable; and the Secretary agrees to make payments on the principal and interest of undergraduate, graduate, or graduate medical education loans of the qualified health professional of not more than $35,000 a year for each year of agreed upon service under paragraph
(1)for a period of not more than 3 years. For purposes of loan repayment agreements under this section with respect to pediatric medical subspecialty and pediatric surgical specialty practitioners, the term qualified health professional means a licensed physician who— is entering or receiving training in an accredited pediatric medical subspecialty or pediatric surgical subspecialty residency or fellowship; or has completed (but not prior to the end of the calendar year in which this section is enacted) the training described in clause (i). For purposes of loan repayment agreements under this section with respect to child and adolescent mental and behavioral health care, the term qualified health professional means a health care professional who— has received specialized training or clinical experience in child and adolescent mental health in psychiatry, psychology, school psychology, behavioral pediatrics, psychiatric nursing, social work, school social work, substance use disorder prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling; has a license or certification in a State to practice allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, psychology, school psychology, psychiatric nursing, social work, school social work, marriage and family therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling; or is a mental health service professional who has completed (but not before the end of the calendar year in which this section is enacted) specialized training or clinical experience in child and adolescent mental health described in clause (i). The Secretary may not enter into a loan repayment agreement under this section with a qualified health professional unless— the professional agrees to work in, or for a provider serving, a medically underserved area, or to serve a medically underserved population; the professional is a United States citizen or a permanent legal United States resident; and if the professional is enrolled in a graduate program, the program is accredited, and the professional has an acceptable level of academic standing (as determined by the Secretary). In entering into loan repayment agreements under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants who— are or will be working in a school or other pre-kindergarten, elementary, or secondary education setting; have familiarity with evidence-based methods and cultural and linguistic competence in health care services; and demonstrate financial need. There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024— $30,000,000 to carry out this section with respect to loan repayment agreements with qualified health professionals described in subsection (b)(1); and $20,000,000 to carry out this section with respect to loan repayment agreements with respect to qualified health professionals described in subsection (b)(2). .
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Sec. 4
Investment in tomorrow's pediatric health care workforce
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