List of Borrowers Who Have Defaulted on Their Health Education Assistance Loans

AGENCY:

Federal Student Aid, Department of Education.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

Federal Student Aid (FSA), as required by the Public Health Service Act (the Act), is publishing this list of Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) borrowers who have defaulted on their loans as of August 1, 2021. This information is also made available for use by organizations authorized by the Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For Defaulted HEAL Borrowers with Account-Related Questions: A borrower who is in default on a HEAL program loan and who has an account-related question should contact: HHS Program Support Center, Debt Collection Center, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 8-8310A, Bethesda, MD 20857 (use ZIP code 20814 for overnight mail). Telephone: (301) 492-4664.

For General HEAL Information: For general HEAL program questions, contact the HEAL program team: Telephone: (844) 509-8957. Email: HEAL@ed.gov.

For Organizations Requesting HEAL Defaulted Borrower Information or Confirmation under Section 709(c)(2) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 292h(c)(2)): To request information related to a HEAL defaulted borrower or confirmation of the borrower's default status, contact the HEAL program team: Telephone: (844) 509-8957. Email: HEAL@ed.gov.

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

From fiscal year 1978 through fiscal year 1998, the HEAL program insured loans made by participating lenders to eligible graduate students in schools of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, public health, pharmacy, and chiropractic, and in programs in health administration and clinical psychology. Authorization for new HEAL program loans was discontinued on September 30, 1998.

Under division H, title V, section 525 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L. 113-76), and title VII, part A, subpart I of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. chapter 6A), the authority to administer the HEAL program, including servicing, collecting, and enforcing any loans made under the HEAL program that remain outstanding, was transferred from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Secretary of Education effective July 1, 2014. Section 709(c)(1) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 292h(c)(1)) requires, and a routine use in a system of records notice published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2018 (83 FR 40264) permits, the publishing of the list of HEAL borrowers who have defaulted on their loans.

Information on the HEAL program is available on the Department of Education's FSA Partner Connect Knowledge Center website at: fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center.

List of Defaulters

The following list provides the names and other information of borrowers who have defaulted on their HEAL program loans as of August 1, 2021. Specifically, the list includes the borrower's name, last known city and State of residence, area of practice, and the total amount due on the HEAL debt. The Department publishes this information in order to correctly identify the person in default and to provide relevant information to the authorized recipients of this information, such as State licensing boards and hospitals.

In accordance with section 709(c)(2) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 292h(c)(2)), FSA will provide the information included in this Federal Register notice and updated information on the borrower's default status to relevant Federal agencies and to schools, school associations, professional and specialty associations, State licensing boards, hospitals with which listed borrowers may be associated, and other relevant organizations, upon written request to the email address listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Any written request must be on the letterhead of the organization making the request.

Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT , individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible format.

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. and 1087a et seq.; and 42 U.S.C. 292h(c).