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The Arizona Department of Health Services J-1 Visa Waiver program will begin accepting applications for the 2009 program cycle on October 1, 2008. Primary Care or Specialty physicians requesting consideration for a letter of support must submit applications post-marked no later than Saturday, November 29, 2008.
The application review process takes approximately six to eight weeks from the closing of the program. In the event additional information is required from applicants, decisions may be delayed. ADHS advises all applicants to ensure only complete applications are submitted to minimize any delay in decisions.
To determine if a site is designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) or Medically Underserved Area/Population (MUA/P), enter the complete street address of the location on the Shortage Designation Advisor website.
Requests
for site eligibility determination must be made in writing
and submitted to the program manager or specialist as noted
on the
Contact Us webpage.
Sliding
discount-to-fee schedules must be based on current
Federal Poverty Guidelines and adhere to
A.A.C. R9-1-504 sliding fee schedule submission and
content.
Sample
Sliding Discount-to-Fee Schedule
[PDF]
Sample
Notice of Discount
[PDF]
The
Department of Health and Human Services also has a J-1
waiver program available. For more information visit their
website at:
http://www.globalhealth.gov/exchangevisitorprogram/
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