2005 Idaho Code - 39-6107 — APPLIED PRINCIPLES

                                  TITLE  39
                              HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                  CHAPTER 61
                     IDAHO CONRAD J-1 VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
    39-6107.  APPLIED PRINCIPLES. (1) Option of last resort. The visa waiver
program is considered a final source for recruiting qualified physicians. It
is not a substitute for broad recruiting efforts for graduates from United
States medical schools, but an option of last resort. Any application that
qualifies for consideration under any other interested government agency or
federal program, such as the one administered by the department of health and
human services, must be submitted under that program in lieu of the Idaho
conrad J-1 visa waiver program.
    (2)  Waiver request applications will only be considered for health care
facilities that can provide evidence of sustained active recruitment over a
period of at least six (6) months for the primary care vacancy in the practice
location.
    (3)  The visa waiver program will be used to assist health care facilities
that can document the provision of primary health care services to all
residents of the federally designated underserved area. When a federal
designation is for an underserved population, the health care facility must
document the provision of care to, and assure access by, the underserved
population.