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,s4 #dfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #af1 #bjbc,ms4
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 ,hassan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to modify ! loan repaym5t  
program = ! sub/ance use disord]        
treatm5t work=ce to relieve work=ce     
%ortages4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? ,pr(essionals
 ,work=ce ,%ortage ,loan ,repaym5t ,act 
( #bjbc4  #b4 ,loan repaym5t program =  
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t work=ce   
,section #gha ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bie;h7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 ,9 subsection 7a77#b71 by ins]t+ 1 
or ! individuals ea* agree to complete a
 p]iod ( s]vice 9 a m5tal heal?         
pr(essional %ortage area be=e ! p]iod2  
7#b7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by         
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p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh 7#f71 respectively2

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degree f an accr$it$ in/itution ( high] 
education = education 9 m5tal heal? or a
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lead+ to a doctoral degree1 or consi/+ (
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subsection 7d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7d7  
,requirem5ts ( s]vice ,any individual   
receiv+ paym5ts "u ?is program z requir$
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agree-- 7#a7 to an annual commitm5t to  
full-"t employm5t1 ) no m ?an #a ye>    
pass+ betwe5 any #b ye>s ( cov]$        
employm5t1 9 sub/ance use disord]       
treatm5t employm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9--
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,%ortage ,area1 z designat$ "u section  
#ccb2 or  7,b7 a c\nty 7or a            
municipality1 if n conta9$ )9 any c\nty7
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#ajj1jjj p ov] ! pa/ #c ye>s = :i*      
(ficial data is available f ! ,/ate1 is 
high] ?an ! mo/ rec5t available national
 av]age ov]dose dea? rate p] #ajj1jjj p1

 z report$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease       
,control & ,prev5tion2 or  7#b7 to up to
 #f ye>s ( full-"t employm5t1 ) no m ?an
 #a ye> pass+ betwe5 any #b ye>s ( cov]$
 employm5t1 z a behavioral or m5tal     
heal? pr(essional 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9-- 
7,a7 a m5tal heal? pr(essional %ortage  
area ( greate/ ne$1 z det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y = ! purposes ( ?is section1 z 
designat$ "u section #ccb2 or  7,b7 any 
facility1 program1 c5t]1 or cl9ic z     
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y =    
purposes ( ?is section because ( a      
%ortage ( m5tal heal? pr(essionals1     
includ+ private physician practices &   
o!r m$ical facilities designat$ "u      
section #ccb7;a7 z hav+ su* a %ortage4  
2  7#d7 9 subsection 7e77#b71 by ins]t+ 
#cch;,b1 #cch;,i1 or #hdf ( ?is ,act1   
section aft] "u section2  7#e7 9        
subsection 7h77#b71 by ins]t+ &         
behavioral & m5tal heal? s]vices        
employees aft] treatm5t employees2  7#f7
 9 subsection 7i7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+  
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7 z p>agraphs   

7#b7 ?r\gh 7#d71 respectively2 &  7,b7  
by ins]t+ be=e p>agraph 7#b7 7z s       
r$esignat$71 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! t]m     
behavioral & m5tal heal? pr(essional    
means heal? s]vice psy*ologi/s1 lic5s$  
cl9ical social work]s1 lic5s$           
pr(essional c\nselors1 m>riage & family 
!rapi/s1 psy*iatric nurse speciali/s1 & 
psy*iatri/s4  2 &  7#g7 9 subsection    
7j74 by /rik+ #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc & ins]t+        
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc   
?r\gh #bjcb4