(a) To be eligible to be a participant, an individual shall:(1) Either:(A) Be a mental health professional or a licensed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor; or(B) Be enrolled in a training or education program to become a mental health professional or a licensed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor; and(2) Submit an application for the Behavioral Health Loan Forgiveness Program.
(1) Either:(A) Be a mental health professional or a licensed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor; or(B) Be enrolled in a training or education program to become a mental health professional or a licensed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor; and
(A) Be a mental health professional or a licensed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor; or
(B) Be enrolled in a training or education program to become a mental health professional or a licensed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor; and
(2) Submit an application for the Behavioral Health Loan Forgiveness Program.
(b) An applicant selected to be a participant shall sign a contract to agree to serve a minimum three-year full-time service obligation as a mental health professional or a licensed alcoholism and substance abuse counselor in behaviorally underserved communities.
(c) A participant shall:(1) Secure his or her own qualified educational loans;(2) Verify to the Secretary of the Department of Human Services with documentation the amount of the participant's eligible loans; and(3) Designate to the secretary a particular eligible loan toward which the participant will use any loan repayment disbursement from the Arkansas Behavioral Health Professional Student Loan Repayment Fund.
(1) Secure his or her own qualified educational loans;
(2) Verify to the Secretary of the Department of Human Services with documentation the amount of the participant's eligible loans; and
(3) Designate to the secretary a particular eligible loan toward which the participant will use any loan repayment disbursement from the Arkansas Behavioral Health Professional Student Loan Repayment Fund.