39-6110 CRITERIA FOR PROPOSED PRACTICE LOCATION.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
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IDAHO CONRAD J-1 VISA WAIVER AND NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER PROGRAMS
39-6110. Criteria for proposed practice location. (1) The proposed practice location must be located in:
(a) A federally designated primary care health professional shortage area;
(b) A federally designated mental health professional shortage area for psychiatrists;
(c) An area having a federal designation as a medically underserved area or a medically underserved population;
(d) A physician scarcity area for placement consideration of national interest waiver petitioning physicians only; or
(e) A combination of federally designated areas.
(2) If a new practice location is planned, additional criteria apply. New practice locations must:
(a) Have the legal, financial, and organizational structure necessary to provide a stable practice environment, and must provide a business plan that supports this information;
(b) Support a full-time physician practice;
(c) Have written referral plans that describe how patients using the new primary care location will be connected to existing secondary and tertiary care if needed.