SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM (SLRP)
– By #Annette Hill
Department of Health Awarded $1,509,000 for State Loan Repayment Program: Applications Now Available! The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) was recently awarded $1,509,000 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support a State Loan Repayment Program within South Dakota. For the next three years, South Dakota will receive $503,000 annually to support primary care providers working full-time or half-time in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Full-time recipients can receive up to $25,000 yearly for a two-year service commitment in one of the qualified areas. Eligible disciplines include physician, dentist, dental hygienist, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, physician assistant, health service psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, psychiatric nurse specialist, licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, registered nurse, pharmacist, and alcohol/substance abuse counselor. For more information about the program, please visit https://doh.sd.gov/providers/ruralhealth/recruitment/SLRP.aspxApplications are now available and will be reviewed and approved on a first-come, first-served basis. The current application period closes on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. The application may be found at https://doh.sd.gov/documents/Providers/RuralHealth/SLRP_Application.pdf.
Application requirements include:
•U.S. Citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) or U.S. national,
•Licensed to practice in South Dakota,
•Applying to, accepted to, or currently working at an eligible site that is located in afederally designated Health Professional Shortage Area (HSPA),
•Unpaid government or commercial loans for school tuition, and reasonable educationand living expenses related to the education of the participant,
•Loans must be segregated from all other debts (that is, not consolidated with non-educational loans
For more information about the program, please visit https://doh.sd.gov/providers/ruralhealth/recruitment/SLRP.aspx
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