Office for Campus-Based Programs Policy Memoranda

These Policy Memoranda, issued beginning in 1982, guide and govern the Health Professions Student Loans (HPSL), Nursing Student Loans (NSL), Scholarships for Disavantaged Students (SDS), Exceptional Financial Need (EFN), Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students (FADHPS) and Health Education Assistance Loans (HEAL) programs. These are provided as historical reference. See the current Student Financial Aid Guidelines for up-to-date information.

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2005-3 Hurricane Rita Disaster – Relief for Participants in the Student Loan Programs Authorized Under Titles VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2005-2 Hurricane Katrina Disaster – Relief for Participants in the Student Loan Programs Authorized Under Titles VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2005-1 Clarification on Issuing Master Promissory Notes to HPSL, PCL, LDS, and NSL Borrowers

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2004-2 Guidelines for Issuing Master Promissory Notes to HPSL, PCL, LDS, and NSL Program Borrowers

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2004-1 SDS Application Update for AY 2005-2006

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2003-4 Cancellation Based on Permanent and Total Disability Campus-Based

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2003-3 HHS E-Signature Standards for the HPSL/PCL/LDS/NSL Programs Campus-Based

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2003-2 Operation Iraqi Freedom

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2003-1 Various aspects of SDS and Loan programs

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2002-2 PCL program clarification

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2002-1 Changes in write-off requirements

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2001-3 Recent Terrorist Attacks: Relief for Participants in the Student Loan Programs Authorized in Titles VII and VII of the Public Health Service Act

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2001-2 New criteria for AY 02-03 SDS applications and Site visit findings and recommendations.

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2001-1
To re-address and clarify certain requirements of the following loan and scholarship programs: Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL); Primary Care Loan (PCL); Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS); Nursing Student Loan (NSL); Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students

Campus-Based Policy Memorandum 2000-1
Definition of individual from disadvantaged background and procedures for determining SDS awards
July 7, 2000

Policy Memorandum 99-2
Clarification of New Minimum Payment
May 19, 1999

Policy Memorandum 99-1
Recent Legislative Changes: Consolidation of Loans; Amendments to Bankruptcy Act; and Change in Need Analysis Requirements
December 1, 1998

Policy Memorandum 98-1
Final Determination of Uncollectibility
February 11, 1998

Policy Memorandum 97-1
Write-Offs of HPSL/PCL, LDS, NSL of no more than $1,000
September 30, 1997

Elimination of the Debt Management Report
January 24, 1997

Policy Memorandum 96-1
Questions and Answers Regarding Campus Based Programs
June 1996

Policy Memorandum 94-1
Forbearance for Service with AmeriCorps
July 29, 1994

Policy Memorandum 22
Implementing revised self-certification procedures for processing deferment requests from borrowers in internship or residency training; revised deferment forms and extended forbearance procedures to facilitate repayment by delinquent HEAL borrowers

Policy Memorandum Number 21
Amendments to the Public Health Service Act ( the Act) which affect the health professions student assistance programs.
June 18, 1993

Policy Memorandum Number 19
Statutory amendments to the Health Professions Student Loan program that affect schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine
November 6, 1992

Policy Memorandum Number 18
Health Professions Education Extension Amendments of 1992
October 19,1992

Policy Memorandum Number 17
Application and Award Cycles for 1992-93
Calculating Need for Additional Health Professions Student Loans, Loans for Disadvantaged Students and Nursing Student Loan Funds
Reporting Requirements for Loans for Disadvantaged Students
Funding for the Scholarships for the Undergraduate Education of Professional Nurses Grant Program Electronic Annual Operating Report
Student Financial Aid Guidelines
February 3, 1992

Policy Memorandum Number 16
Uncollectible loans, loan write-off policies, and audit requirements for Health Professions Student Loans and Nursing Student Loans
January 13, 1992

Policy Memorandum Number 15
Uncollectible loans, write-offs and racial/ethnic data
May 10, 1991

Policy Memorandum Number 14
Application and award cycles for student assistance programs for Fiscal Year 1991 (academic year 1991-1992)
January 17, 1991

Policy Memorandum Number 13
Amendments to the Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988 as they affect Health Professions Student Loans, Nursing Student Loans, Exceptional Financial Need Scholarships and Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students
November 15, 1988

Policy Memorandum Number 12
Selecting applicants and determining amount of awards for Health Professions Student Loans, exceptional Financial Need Scholarships and Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students
May 16, 1988

Policy Memorandum Number 11
Calculation of default rate for Health Profession Student Loans and Nursing Student Loans and submission of audits
April 28, 1987

Policy Memorandum Number 10
Write-off of small Health Professions Student Loan and Nursing Student Loan balances and skiptracing
December 24 1986

Policy Memorandum Number 9
Exceptional financial need requirement for Nursing Student Loans, loan information disclosure requirements for Health Professions Student Loans and internal collection agent costs
May 16, 1986

Policy Memorandum Number 8
Revised Health Professions Student Loan and Nursing Student Loan regulations published in the Federal Register on August 23, 1985 and 1985 legislative amendments
January 31, 1986

Policy Memorandum Number 7
FCC HPSL, NSL reporting and compliance
June 1984

Policy Memorandum Number 6
Regulations, procedures and guidelines
May 1984

Policy Memorandum Number 4
Debt management, student loan fund management and due diligence in collection
September 1982