Student Eligibility

Sec. 487.155. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible to receive a loan under this subchapter, a student must: (1) be sponsored by an eligible community; (2) at the time of the application for the loan, be enrolled in high school or enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a postsecondary educational institution in this state; (3) meet academic requirements as established by the department; (4) plan to complete a health care professional degree or certificate program; (5) plan to practice as a health care professional in a qualified area of the state; and (6) meet other requirements as established by the department. (b) Other requirements for eligibility for a loan under this subchapter must include: (1) one or more interviews with the student; and (2) a statement written by the student of the student's reasons for: (A) entering the health care profession; and (B) wanting to provide health care services to a qualified area in this state. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 2542), Sec. 24, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.