CMSP understands that attracting and retaining quality healthcare professionals is an integral component of local healthcare delivery systems. To meet this need, the Governing Board partnered with the Department of Healthcare Access and Information (HCAI) on two different educational debt relief programs for medical professionals.
CMSP Loan Repayment Program
The CMSP Loan Repayment Program (CMSP LRP) assisted healthcare professionals with the repayment of their educational debt. Under this program, eligible applicants received loan repayments of up to $50,000 in exchange for a two-year service obligation providing direct patient care at a CMSP contracted provider site. Prior awardees were allowed to apply for additional awards up to a maximum of $100,000.
The following professionals who provide primary healthcare or dental services at a CMSP contracted provider site located within the 35 CMSP counties were eligible to apply:
- General Dentist (DDS/DMD)
- Medicine (MD/DO)
- Family Medicine
- General Internal Medicine
- General Psychiatrics
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Nurse Practitioner (NP) (primary care)
- Physician Assistant (PA) (primary care)
CMSP awarded $11,591,124 to professionals working at CMSP contracted provider sites across 30 CMSP counties through this program.
To learn more please visit: https://hcai.ca.gov/loans-scholarships-grants/loan-repayment/cmsplrp/
CMSP LRP is administered by HCAI. For questions, email cmsp@hcai.ca.gov.
Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program
The Allied Health Loan Repayment Program (AHLRP) provided educational debt relief of up to $16,000 for various medical professionals in exchange for a one-year service obligation practicing direct patient care at a contracted provider site located within any of the 35 CMSP counties. Prior awardees were allowed to reapply annually.
The following professionals who provide care at a CMSP contracted provider site located within the 35 CMSP counties were eligible to apply:
- Anesthesia Technician
- Anesthesiologist Assistant
- Associate Clinical Social Worker
- Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
- Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
- Audiologist
- Auto-Transfusionist
- Cardiovascular Technologist
- Certified AOD Counselor
- Chiropractor
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Community Health Worker
- Dental Assistant
- Dental Hygienist
- Diagnostic Sonographer/Radiographer (Including Mammographer, etc.)
- Dietitian/Nutritionist
- Electrocardiogram Technician
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Health Educator
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
- Medical Assistant
- Medical Interpreter
- Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Medical Radiation Scientist
- Neurophysiologist
- Occupational Therapist
- Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Orthoptist
- Orthotist/Prosthetist
- Paramedic
- Perfusionist
- Pharmacist
- Phlebotomist
- Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapy Assistant
- Podiatrist
- Psychological Associate
- Psychologist
- Radiotherapist/Radiation Therapist/
Medical Dosimetrist - Respiratory Therapist
- Speech Therapist
- Surgical Technologist
CMSP awarded $3,125,330 to Allied Healthcare professionals working at CMSP contracted provider sites across 27 CMSP counties through this program.
To learn more please visit: https://hcai.ca.gov/loans-scholarships-grants/loan-repayment/ahlrp/
AHLRP is administered by HCAI. For questions, email cmsp@hcai.ca.gov.
