R434-100-1. Authority and Purpose

(1)(a) Sections 1182(e) and 1184 of Title 8 of U.S. Code and 22 CFR 41.63 provide that the state may request a Conrad 30 waiver of the federal two-year home residence requirement on behalf of J-1 visa physicians each fiscal year if they work in a medically underserved area of the state and if the waiver is in the public interest. (b) Section 26B-1-202 authorizes the department to implement this program. (2) This rule establishes: (a) criteria to determine whether it is in the public interest to request a Conrad 30 J-1 visa waiver for an applicant; and (b) procedures for the submission, review, and disposition of an application.