OAR 409-035-0010
Definitions

For the purposes of this Division, the following definitions apply:

(1)

“Application” means the Physician Visa Waiver Program application form and accompanying documentation.

(2)

“Authority” means the Oregon Health Authority.

(3)

“Department of State” means the federal agency that reviews J-1 applications.

(4)

“Flex Option” means the placement of a physician in an area that is not federally designated, who will serve patients living in designated shortage areas.

(5)

“Health Care Facility” means the clinic or hospital that employs the J-1 physician.

(6)

“Health Services and Resources Administration” (HRSA) means the branch of the Department of Health and Human Services that designates federal shortage areas.

(7)

“Health Care Shortage Area” means a geographic area or site approved by HRSA. Categories include Health Professional Shortage area (HPSA), Medically Underserved Area (MUA), and Medically Underserved Population (MUP).

(8)

“J-1 Application” refers to the application form and supporting material submitted jointly by the health care facility and the J-1 physician to the Authority.

(9)

“J-1 Physician” means allopathic or osteopathic physician who is requesting a waiver of the two-year foreign country residency requirement in order to practice in a facility that is either located in a federally designated shortage area or serves patients living in designated shortage areas.

(10)

“Low Income” means a patient whose income does not exceed 200% of the current Federal Poverty Guidelines (see: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty).

(11)

“Mental Health Facility” means an agency that provides mental health services in an outpatient, residential, or hospital setting.

(12)

“Primary Care Physician” means a physician licensed in Oregon to practice family medicine, general internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, or general psychiatry.

(13)

"United States Citizenship and Immigration Services” means the agency that replaced the Immigration and Naturalization Service, effective March 1, 2003.

Source: Rule 409-035-0010 — Definitions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=409-035-0010.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 409-035-0010’s source at or​.us