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The Arizona Department of Health Services J-1 Visa Waiver program will begin accepting a second cycle of applications for the 2010 program on Feb 15, 2010 for Primary Care Physicians and Specialists requesting consideration for a letter of support. Submit applications post-marked no later than Monday, March 15, 2010.
The application review process will take approximately 5 weeks from the closing of the application date. 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. Please include the case number on every page of a submitted application.
New Prioritized Service Sites/Partners to the AZ J-1 visa waiver program:
- Pertaining to Specialists
Arizona Fit at Fifty HealthCheck Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Partner - A Physician who will provide Colorectal Cancer Screening on behalf of a Practice or Facility who is contracted or has an agreement to provide colorectal cancer screening services with the ADHS Fit at Fifty Program. For example, this would be Gastroenterologist who will conduct an endoscopy or colonoscopy for an individual referred by a Fit at Fifty Program Partner. See AZ J-1 Visa Waiver 2010 Specialist Guidance Item 8 (page 7) "A description of the J-1 Physician’s proposed responsibilities and schedule" and Specialist Scoring Criteria. Contact Fabian Valle vallef@azdhs.gov or 602-542-1066 for further discussion.
- Pertaining to Specialists/Primary Care
Arizona Department of Corrections Facility: any portion of a state prison complex with a discipline appropriate Federal Health Professional Shortage Facility Designation. For recruitment information contact Interim Medical Director Dr. Michael Adu-Tutu madututu@azcorrections.gov or 602-228-4843.
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.
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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