Function:
"The
purpose of the IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP) is to
obtain health professionals to meet the staffing needs of
the IHS in Indian health programs"
Operations:
Applicants sign contractual agreements with the Secretary
for 2 years and fulfill their agreements through full-time clinical
practice at an IHS facility or approved Indian health program. In
return, the LRP will repay all or a portion of the applicant's eligible
health professionals educational loans (undergraduate and graduate)
for tuition expenses. Applicants are eligible to have their educational
loans repaid in amounts up to $20,000 per year for each year of service.
In addition, the LRP will pay up to 20% of Federal taxes directly
to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)--incurred as a result of payments
made on behalf of recipients. Note: Loan repayments
are deemed taxable income.
For further details
regarding the LRP, and to provide you with an in-depth
understanding of the benefits, criteria, and
responsibilities of participants, please begin with our Table of Contents.
These Pages are intended to
describe the IHSLRP. Should changes in the LRP occur
before contracts become effective, revisions will be
provided to prospective participants prior to the
conclusion of any loan repayment agreements. Please check
back to these Pages for future reference and changes, or
call the number listed below:
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
801 Thompson Avenue, Ste. 120
Rockville, Maryland 20852
PHONE: 301/443-3396
FAX: 301/443-4815
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