77 Ill. Adm. Code 5910.591.162
Additional Work Locations
TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
SUBCHAPTER h: GRANTS, LOANS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND WAIVERS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS, PATHOLOGISTS, AND PROVIDERS
PART 591 VISA WAIVER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES
SECTION 591.162 ADDITIONAL WORK LOCATIONS
Section 591.162 Additional Work Locations
An employer who wants to assign a J-1 physician to another
medical facility that is in addition to, or in lieu of, the original approved
medical facility must receive approval from the Department prior to this new
assignment.
a) The employer shall
submit the following to the Department:
1) A
letter explaining the reasons why a new or additional medical facility is
needed;
2) An
amendment to the employment contract with the proposed new medical facility referenced;
and
3) Evidence
that the proposed medical facility is in a primary care or mental health HPSA
(as applicable).
b) The
Department will deny the request if it determines that any of the requirements
in subsection (a) are not met.
c) The
Department will notify the physician and employer in writing if the request is
approved or denied. If the request is denied, the physician shall continue to
work at the medical facility originally approved in the waiver.
d) If
the physician or physician’s employer adds an additional medical facility prior
to Department approval, the physician will not receive credit toward the
physician's service obligation for the time period between when the physician
began working at the new medical facility and the subsequent approval by the
Department.
e) If
the request is denied and the physician refuses assignment to the current
medical facility or to another approved medical facility, the physician shall
be in breach of the waiver.
f) A
physician who is terminated by the employer for cause and who does not receive
Department approval to work at another medical facility shall be in breach of
the waiver.