[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR23.31]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 23--NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B--Private Practice Special Loans for Former Corps Members
 
Sec. 23.31  May loan payments be postponed or waived?

    (a) Whenever health, economic, or other personal problems affect the 
borrower's ability to make scheduled payments on the loan, the Secretary 
may allow the borrower an extension of time or allow the borrower to 
make smaller payments than were previously scheduled; however, interest 
will continue to accrue at the rate specified in the promissory note 
until the loan is repaid in full. The loan must be fully repaid within 
10 years after it was made.
    (b) No waiver, full or partial, of repayment of the loan will be 
granted; except that the obligation of a borrower to repay a loan shall 
be cancelled upon the death or total and permanent disability of the 
borrower, as determined by the Secretary.
    (c) In order to make a determination under paragraph (a) or (b) of 
this section, the Secretary may require supporting medical, financial, 
or other documentation.