New J-1 waiver info!

[docneedsdoc]

I just heard something that amazed me....

Is it true that a new bill has been passed whereby someone on a J-1 visa can be sponsored by ANY hospital with >50% medicare patients on its rolls?? Or even that the physician being sponsored would have >50% patients from Medicare?

This, ofcourse, would be great for everyone on J-1 as they would not have to go thru Conrad-30 or any of the other agencies.
The info came to me thru someone at my institution who is already pursuing this thru a lawyer.

Any comments?

docneedsdoc

 

[J1victim]

underserved patients in fully served area

...is it true that a new bill has been passed whereby someone on a J-1 visa can be sponsored by ANY hospital with >50% medicare patients on its rolls?? Or even that the physician being sponsored would have >50% patients from Medicare?

This, ofcourse, would be great for everyone on J-1 as they would not have to go thru Conrad-30 or any of the other agencies.

Not true. You still need a sponsoring agency from the:
Conrad state 30/ARC/DRA/VA

The law WAS: the clinic/place where the J1 waiver physician would see patients had to be located in an HPSA/MUA.

New Law IS: the clinic/place can be in a FULLY served area if they are serving mainly underserved patient population (from underserved area).

also: they have written in NEW Law: any state health agency can sponsor (that will be the local health department). Since this change came recently, so far, this has not been tried.
even if the local health dept sponsors the J1 physician, still they will need to go th' the conrad 30 slots.
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[docneedsdoc]

ok, that makes more sense.
Thanks.