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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Legislative Changes to Primary Care
Loan Program Authorized Under Title
VII of the Public Health Service Act
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services
Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
On March 23, 2010, President
Obama signed into law the Affordable
Care Act (ACA), Public Law 111–148.
Section 5201 of the ACA changes the
Primary Care Loan (PCL) program by: (1)
Reducing the number of years for the
primary health care service requirement;
(2) lowering the interest rate for service
default; and (3) eliminating the HHS
requirement that parental financial
information be submitted for
independent students.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PCL
program was created through the Health
Professions Education Extension
Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–408),
which established a new requirement
for the use of the Health Professions
Student Loan funds for allopathic and
osteopathic schools. The PCL program
strives to increase the number of
primary care physicians by providing
long-term, low interest rate loans to fulltime students with financial need
pursuing a degree in allopathic or
osteopathic medicine. Below are details
on how the ACA changes Section 723 of
the Public Health Service Act (PHSA)
regarding administration of the PCL
program.
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SUMMARY:
Primary Health Care Service
Requirement
Under the PCL program, students
were required to enter and complete a
residency training program in primary
health care and practice in primary
health care until the PCL borrower’s
loan was repaid in full. The ACA
change requires that for any new PCLs
made on or after March 23, 2010, the
PCL borrowers are to enter and
complete residency training in primary
health care and practice in primary
health care for either 10 years (including
the years spent in residency training) or
through the date on which the loan is
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repaid in full, whichever occurs first.
(Section 5201(a)(1)(B) of the ACA).
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Service Default Interest Rate
Food and Drug Administration
In the past, PCL borrowers who did
not fulfill the service requirements and
began practicing in a discipline or
specialty other than primary health care
were penalized by having their interest
rate on the PCL recalculated at 18
percent. The ACA change requires that
borrowers who receive a PCL on or after
March 23, 2010, and fail to comply with
the service requirements of the program
will have their loans begin to accrue
interest at an annual rate of 2 percent
greater than the rate the student would
pay if compliant. (Section 5201(a)(3) of
the ACA.)
[Docket Nos. FDA–2009–M–0317, FDA–
2009–M–0369, FDA–2009–M–0370, FDA–
2009–M–0485, FDA–2009–M–0536, FDA–
2009–M–0540]
Parental Financial Information
Requirement for Independent Students
Prior to enactment of the new law,
independent students were required to
provide parental financial information
to the school’s financial aid office so
that the school could consider all
financial resources available to the
independent student for a PCL. The
ACA change eliminates the HHS
requirement for independent students to
provide parental financial information
to determine financial need. At its
discretion, a school may still require
parental financial information for
independent students seeking a PCL.
(Section 5201(b) of the ACA.) For this
program, an independent student is a
student who is at least 24 years of age
and has been independent for a
minimum of 3 years. Dependent
students are still required to submit
parental financial information.
The ACA changes to the PCL program
will require a participating school to
revise its PCL master promissory note
for new loans made on or after March
23, 2010, to be consistent with the ACA.
Dated: June 21, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Legislative Changes to Primary Care Loan Program Authorized Under
Title VII of the Public Health Service Act
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Public Law 111-148. Section 5201 of the ACA
changes the Primary Care Loan (PCL) program by: (1) Reducing the number
of years for the primary health care service requirement; (2) lowering
the interest rate for service default; and (3) eliminating the HHS
requirement that parental financial information be submitted for
independent students.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PCL program was created through the
Health Professions Education Extension Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-
408), which established a new requirement for the use of the Health
Professions Student Loan funds for allopathic and osteopathic schools.
The PCL program strives to increase the number of primary care
physicians by providing long-term, low interest rate loans to full-time
students with financial need pursuing a degree in allopathic or
osteopathic medicine. Below are details on how the ACA changes Section
723 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) regarding administration of
the PCL program.
Primary Health Care Service Requirement
Under the PCL program, students were required to enter and complete
a residency training program in primary health care and practice in
primary health care until the PCL borrower's loan was repaid in full.
The ACA change requires that for any new PCLs made on or after March
23, 2010, the PCL borrowers are to enter and complete residency
training in primary health care and practice in primary health care for
either 10 years (including the years spent in residency training) or
through the date on which the loan is repaid in full, whichever occurs
first. (Section 5201(a)(1)(B) of the ACA).
Service Default Interest Rate
In the past, PCL borrowers who did not fulfill the service
requirements and began practicing in a discipline or specialty other
than primary health care were penalized by having their interest rate
on the PCL recalculated at 18 percent. The ACA change requires that
borrowers who receive a PCL on or after March 23, 2010, and fail to
comply with the service requirements of the program will have their
loans begin to accrue interest at an annual rate of 2 percent greater
than the rate the student would pay if compliant. (Section 5201(a)(3)
of the ACA.)
Parental Financial Information Requirement for Independent Students
Prior to enactment of the new law, independent students were
required to provide parental financial information to the school's
financial aid office so that the school could consider all financial
resources available to the independent student for a PCL. The ACA
change eliminates the HHS requirement for independent students to
provide parental financial information to determine financial need. At
its discretion, a school may still require parental financial
information for independent students seeking a PCL. (Section 5201(b) of
the ACA.) For this program, an independent student is a student who is
at least 24 years of age and has been independent for a minimum of 3
years. Dependent students are still required to submit parental
financial information.
The ACA changes to the PCL program will require a participating
school to revise its PCL master promissory note for new loans made on
or after March 23, 2010, to be consistent with the ACA.
Dated: June 21, 2010.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010-15354 Filed 6-23-10; 8:45 am]
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