(a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter K, Repayment of Certain Mental Health Professional Education Loans. These rules establish procedures to administer the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas Education Code, §§61.601 - 61.609.     
      (b) Purpose. The purpose of the Loan Repayment Program for Mental Health Professionals is to encourage qualified mental health professionals to provide services to designated recipients in a mental health professional shortage area or state hospital, through a mental health authority, or to students in eligible schools.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §23.93 adopted to be effective November 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 7818; transferred effective December 15, 2016, as published in the Texas Register November 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 9341; amended to be effective February 15, 2024, 49 TexReg 692