The bill would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to permit registered nurses working in elementary or secondary schools in health professional shortage areas to meet a National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program service requirement by working as school nurses. The service period would be at least two years. Part-time or part-year nurses would have to serve long enough to work the same number of hours as a full-time, full-year nurse, with annual certification of hours. The bill also sets aside at least 5% of funds made available for the program each fiscal year for school nurse participation.
Eligible school nurses may be able to receive loan repayment through the program in return for serving in a qualifying school. Participation would be subject to the Secretary’s permission and the service and hour requirements in the bill.
The bill directs at least 5% of funds made available for the program in a fiscal year to be used for school nurse participation. It does not state a dollar amount.
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