Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP)

The Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) provides an incentive to new accessions to enter the Navy, and current active duty medical personnel to extend their active duty commitment through the payment of professional educational loans. The maximum yearly loan repayment is $40,000, minus ~25% federal income taxes, which are taken out prior to lender repayment. Payments are sent directly to the lending institution on behalf of the HPLRP participant. BUMED Note 1110 is published each year and provides guidance for active duty professionals who want to apply for the HPLRP. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA))Policy 08-006 is the authorizing instruction for the HPLRP Program. Who is HPLRP Eligible? Must be qualified for, or hold an appointment as a commissioned officer in one of the health professions and sign a written agreement to serve on active duty for a prescribed time period. Be fully qualified in a health profession that the Secretary of the Navy has determined to be necessary to meet identified skill shortages. Must not be a current HPSP or FAP participant. Be enrolled as a full-time student in the final year of a course of study at an accredited educational institution leading to a degree in a health profession other than medicine, dentistry, or osteopathic medicine. Be enrolled in the final year of an approved residency program leading to specialty qualification in medicine, dentistry, or osteopathic medicine.