Illinois Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27, 2024) |
TITLE23. EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES |
PART2753. COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM |
§2753.20. Applicant Eligibility
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A qualified applicant shall be:
a) a resident of Illinois;
b) a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen;
c) a borrower with an outstanding balance due on an eligible educational loan;
d) an individual who is not in default on a federally guaranteed educational loan and does not owe a refund on a grant or scholarship program administered by ISAC;
e) a qualifying behavioral health professional who meets licensing requirements of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or certification as a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor from the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association;
f) an individual who, for at least 12 consecutive months prior to applying for the grant, has worked as a behavioral health professional in a community mental health center in an underserved or rural HPSA mental health discipline; and
g) an individual who, for each year during which a grant is received, fulfills a separate 12 month period as a behavioral health professional in a community mental health center in an underserved or rural HPSA mental health discipline. [110 ILCS 996/30]