1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2023 . 2. Loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforce Section 781 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 295h ) is amended— (1) In subsection (a)(2), by inserting , or the individuals each agree to complete a period of service in a mental health professional shortage area before the period; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following: (2) Any loan used for obtaining a degree from an accredited institution of higher education for education in mental health or a related field leading to a master’s degree, leading to a doctoral degree, or consisting of post-doctoral study. ; (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: (d) Requirements of service Any individual receiving payments under this program as required by an agreement under subsection (a) shall agree— (1) to an annual commitment to full-time employment, with no more than 1 year passing between any 2 years of covered employment, in substance use disorder treatment employment in the United States in— (A) a Mental Health Professional Shortage Area, as designated under section 332; or (B) a county (or a municipality, if not contained within any county) where the mean drug overdose death rate per 100,000 people over the past 3 years for which official data is available from the State, is higher than the most recent available national average overdose death rate per 100,000 people, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention