39-6110 CRITERIA FOR PROPOSED PRACTICE LOCATION. - Idaho Statutes

TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 61

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.