Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program (AHLRP)

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The CMSP Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program (AHLRP) aims to increase the number of appropriately trained Allied Healthcare professionals in California and encourages those professionals to provide direct patient care in CMSP-designated counties in California.

The CMSP Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program may award up to $16,000 and may be awarded up to three (3) times.

“I finally feel as if I am making true progress in paying off the loan amount instead of dropping pennies down a giant well.”
Lisa Nicholson, 2013 AHLRP Awardee

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Program Requirements#

Review the AHLRP Grant Guide for program guidance and requirements.

View 2020 AHLRP Grant Guide

Eligibility Requirements#

To be eligible for the Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program, you must be currently licensed and practicing one of the following Allied Healthcare professions:

Anesthesia Technician
Anesthesiologist Assistant
Audiologist
Auto-Transfusionist
Cardiovascular Technologist
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
Medical Assistant
Medical Interpreter
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Medical Radiation Scientist
Neurophysiologist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Occupational Therapist
Orthoptist
Orthotist/Prosthetist
Paramedic
Perfusionist
Pharmacist
Phlebotomist
Physical Therapy Assistant
Physical Therapist
Podiatrist
Radiotherapist/Radiation Therapist/Medical Dosimetrist
Respiratory Therapist
Speech Therapist
Surgical Technologist

In addition, the applicant must:#

Be providing direct patient care 32 hours or more per week
Be in good standing with respective licensure, board or certification
Have outstanding educational debt from a commercial or U.S. governmental lending institution
Be free from any other service obligation, including other Health Professions Education Foundation programs
Be willing to continue working at a CMSP contracted provider location or facility for twelve (12) months

Location Eligibility Requirements#

OSHPD is only awarding Allied Healthcare Professionals in CMSP-designated counties, facilities, and professions. View list of CMSP facilities in California that qualify.

Applicants must be working in a CMSP Designated County. The 35 CMSP participating counties include: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, San Benito, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba.

Program Resources#

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