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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