[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: 42CFR60.7]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 60--HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOAN PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--The Borrower
 
Sec. 60.7  The loan application process.

    (a)(1)(i) A student seeking a HEAL loan applies to a participating 
lender for a HEAL loan by submitting an application form supplied by the 
school.
    (ii) The applicant must fill out the applicant sections of the form 
completely and accurately.
    (2) The student applicant must be informed of the Federal debt 
collection policies and procedures in accordance with the Department's 
Claims Collection Regulation (45 CFR part 30) prior to the student 
receiving the loan. The applicant must sign a certification statement 
attesting that the applicant has been notified of the actions the 
Federal Government can take in the event that the applicant fails to 
meet the scheduled payments. This signed statement must be maintained by 
the school and the lender or holder as part of the borrower's official 
record.
    (3) A student applicant must have his or her school complete a 
portion of the application providing information relating to:
    (i) The applicant's eligibility for the loan.
    (ii) The cost of his or her education; and
    (iii) The total financial resources that are actually available to 
the applicant for his or her costs of education for the period covered 
by the proposed HEAL loan, as determined in accordance with 
Sec. 60.51(f), and other student aid that the applicant has received or 
will receive for the period covered by the proposed HEAL loan.
    (4) The student applicant must certify on the application that the 
information provided reflects the applicant's total financial resources 
actually available for his or her costs of education for the period 
covered by the

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proposed HEAL loan and the applicant's total indebtedness, and that the 
applicant has no other financial resources that are available to the 
applicant or that the applicant will receive for the period covered by 
the proposed HEAL loan.
    (5) A student applicant must certify on the application that if 
required under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act to 
present himself for and submit to registration under such section, he 
has presented himself and submitted to registration under such section.
    (b) The applicant pursuing a full-time course of study at an 
institution of higher education that is a ``participating school'' in 
the Guaranteed Student Loan Program but is not pursuing a course of 
study listed in Sec. 60.5(b), applies for a HEAL loan as a nonstudent 
under paragraph (c) of this section.
    (c)(1)(i) A nonstudent seeking a HEAL loan applies to a 
participating lender for a HEAL loan by submitting an application form 
supplied by the lender.
    (ii) The applicant must fill out the applicant sections of the form 
completely and accurately.
    (2) The nonstudent applicant must be informed of the Federal debt 
collection policies and procedures in accordance with the Department's 
Claims Collection Regulation (45 CFR part 30) prior to the nonstudent 
receiving the loan. The applicant must sign a certification statement 
attesting that the applicant has been notified of the actions the 
Federal Government can take in the event that the applicant fails to 
meet the scheduled payments. This signed statement will be maintained by 
the lender or holder as part of the borrower's official record.
    (3) A nonstudent applicant must have his or her employer or 
institution, whichever is relevant, certify on the application that the 
applicant is:
    (i) Enrolled as a full-time student in an eligible school, as 
described in Sec. 60.12;
    (ii) A participant in an accredited internship or residency program, 
as described in Sec. 60.11(a);
    (iii) A member of the Armed Forces of the United States;
    (iv) A Peace Corps volunteer;
    (v) A member of the National Health Service Corps; or
    (vi) A full-time VISTA volunteer under Title I of the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
    (4) The nonstudent applicant seeking a HEAL loan during the grace 
period applies to the lender directly.
    (5) A nonstudent applicant must certify on the application that if 
required under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act to 
present himself for and submit to registration under such section, he 
has presented himself and submitted to registration under such section.
    (6) The nonstudent applicant must certify on the application that 
the information provided reflects the applicant's total financial 
resources and indebtedness.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 
0915-0038 and 0915-0108)

[48 FR 38988, Aug. 26, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 30644, Aug. 28, 1986; 
52 FR 746, Jan. 8, 1987; 57 FR 28794, June 29, 1992]