39-6111A. FLEX WAIVERS FOR J-1 PETITIONING PHYSICIANS. The department will accept no more than ten (10) waiver applications six (6) months after the beginning of each federal fiscal year for petitioning J-1 visa waiver physicians to work in areas without a federal shortage area designation. The practice and petitioning physician must serve patients who reside in federally designated areas of underservice. The maximum number of flex applications may not exceed the total number of waiver slots available.
(1) The practice location must be located outside of a federally designated shortage area to apply for a flex waiver.
(2) The applicant organization and petitioning physician must meet all eligibility, application and reporting requirements with the exception of the practice location.
(3) The applicant organization must submit documentation demonstrating how the practice location and petitioning physician will serve patients who reside in federally designated areas of underservice.
(4) The maximum number of flex waiver applications available for specialists is limited to no more than five (5) per federal fiscal year.
(5) Flex waiver applications must demonstrate a need for the primary care or specialty petitioning physician.
History:
[39-6111A, added 2017, ch. 72, sec. 9, p. 178.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 61 - IDAHO CONRAD J-1 VISA WAIVER AND NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER PROGRAMS
Section 39-6101 - SHORT TITLE.
Section 39-6103 - SEVERABILITY.
Section 39-6104 - INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE.
Section 39-6105 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 39-6106 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.
Section 39-6107 - APPLIED PRINCIPLES.
Section 39-6108 - CRITERIA FOR APPLICANTS.
Section 39-6109 - CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR J-1 VISA WAIVERS.
Section 39-6109A - CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVERS.
Section 39-6110 - CRITERIA FOR PROPOSED PRACTICE LOCATION.
Section 39-6111 - CRITERIA FOR THE J-1 PETITIONING PHYSICIAN.
Section 39-6111A - FLEX WAIVERS FOR J-1 PETITIONING PHYSICIANS.
Section 39-6111B - CRITERIA FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER PETITIONING PHYSICIAN.
Section 39-6112 - JOINT REPORTING REQUIREMENT UPON COMMENCEMENT OF PRACTICE.
Section 39-6113 - APPLICATION FEE.
Section 39-6114A - REQUIRED APPLICATION FORMS AND DOCUMENTS FOR A NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER REQUEST.
Section 39-6115 - CRITERIA APPLIED TO FEDERALLY DESIGNATED FACILITIES.
Section 39-6116 - DEPARTMENT REVIEW AND ACTION.