Rural J-1 Visa Waiver resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2012 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/topics/hc_providers/j1visa.php Lists contact information for regional AHECs by state. AHEC's (Area Health Education Centers) work to recruit, train and retain health professionals committed to underserved populations. -- National Area Health Education Center Organization http://www.nationalahec.org/Directory/AHECDirectory.asp Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:46:02 CST http://www.nationalahec.org/Directory/AHECDirectory.asp Provides an overview of the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) payment system and general requirements. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/HPSAfctsht.pdf Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:55:11 CST http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/HPSAfctsht.pdf Charts the number of primary, dental, and mental health professional shortage areas (HPSA) for each state and how many health care providers would be required to remove the shortage designation. Includes the percentage of designations located in rural vs. urban areas. -- Bureau of Health Professions http://ersrs.hrsa.gov/ReportServer?/HGDW_Reports/BCD_HPSA/BCD_HPSA_SCR50_Smry&rs:Format=HTML3.2 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:27:43 CST http://ersrs.hrsa.gov/ReportServer?/HGDW_Reports/BCD_HPSA/BCD_HPSA_SCR50_Smry&rs:Format=HTML3.2 Reviews the methodologies utilized in the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and the Medically Underserved Area (MUA) designations, identifies federal programs that use these designations to allocate resources, describes proposals to consolidate and improve these designations, and discusses the Affordable Care Act provision to harmonize the two designations. -- National Health Policy Forum http://www.nhpf.org/library/background-papers/BP75_HPSA-MUA_06-04-2010.pdf Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:19:30 CST http://www.nhpf.org/library/background-papers/BP75_HPSA-MUA_06-04-2010.pdf Provides information to dentists who were educated outside the United States and Canada and wish to obtain a state dental license in the U.S. -- American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/490.aspx Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:17:52 CST http://www.ada.org/490.aspx Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of IMGs, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000071/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:45:07 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000071/ Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of the J-1 Visa Waiver, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000072/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:40:39 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000072/ Provides searching for Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) by region, state, county, designation status, and type of service- primary medical care, dental, and mental health. Includes date of latest designation status. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/ Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:53:14 CST http://hpsafind.hrsa.gov/ Provides background information on the J-1 Visa Waiver program, which allows foreign medical graduates to remain in the U.S. after completing graduate medical education, in exchange for working at least three years in a designated healthcare professional shortage area (HPSA). Includes a description of the waiver process. -- Congressional Research Service http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22584_20080605.pdf Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:18:58 CST http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22584_20080605.pdf Examines the number of J-1 visa waivers requested by states and federal agencies; waiver physicians' practice specialties, settings, and locations; and the extent to which waiver physicians are accounted for in the Department of Health and Human Services efforts to address physician shortages. -- Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0752.pdf Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0752.pdf Printable map that shows the designated type of MUAs and MUPs nationwide by state. Data source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, October 2011. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/racmaps/#map_mua_designated Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/racmaps/#map_mua_designated Offers links to J-1 Visa Waiver state public contacts and related information necessary for becoming sponsored by a state and requesting for a waiver under the ARC J-1 Visa Waiver Program. -- Appalachian Regional Commission http://www.arc.gov/j1visawaiver Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.arc.gov/j1visawaiver Allows foreign physicians, who are trained in the U.S., to work in medically underserved areas for three years. Accepts waiver requests for medical specialists, and has assisted with the placement of more than 50 physicians in the region. -- Delta Regional Authority http://www.dra.gov/delta-doctors/default.aspx Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.dra.gov/delta-doctors/default.aspx Reports preliminary findings regarding the number of J-1 visa waivers requested by states and federal agencies and states' views on the 30-waiver limit and on their willingness to have unused waiver allotments redistributed. -- Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06773t.pdf Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06773t.pdf Printable map that shows nationwide the location and type of population that is underserved and designated as a dental HPSA. Data source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, October 2011. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/racmaps/#map_dental Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/racmaps/#map_dental Printable map that shows nationwide the location and type of population that is underserved and designated as a mental health HPSA. Data source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, October 2011. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/racmaps/#map_mental Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/racmaps/#map_mental Printable map that shows nationwide the location and type of population that is underserved and designated as a primary health care HPSA. Data source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, October 2011. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/racmaps/#map_medical Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/racmaps/#map_medical Provides information and updates on the Exchange Visitor Program (J-1 Visa Waiver), which eliminates the two-year foreign residence requirement. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.globalhealth.gov/global-programs-and-initiatives/exchange-visitor-program/ Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.globalhealth.gov/global-programs-and-initiatives/exchange-visitor-program/