The State of Mississippi is prepared to make recommendations to the ARC on behalf of Mississippi health care facilities for physicians holding J-1 Visas for the purpose of waiving the two-year foreign residency requirement. All conditions of the following ARC and Mississippi J-1 Visa Waiver policies/guidelines must be met. Employers are encouraged to impose additional provisions in order to assure that the delivery of care is consistent with their facility's policies.
1. Physicians who have completed a U.S. residency training program in family practice, general practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology are considered to be primary care physicians. Psychiatrists are also considered for the program. Waiver recommendations for physicians who will practice specialty medicine may be made with an appropriate showing of need.2. The medical facility or practice must be located in a county or portion of county currently designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services as a HPSA for primary medical care or mental health, in the case of the recruitment of psychiatrists.3. All requests must at a minimum, include the following:a. The ARC Federal Co-Chair Cover Letter.b. The ARC J-1 Visa Waiver Policy Affidavit and Agreement.c. Attestation of the ARC J-1 Visa Liquidated Damages Clause.d. Information describing the public benefit of approval of the placement.e. Attestation that site provides health care services to Medicare and Medicaid- eligible patients, indigent patients, and uninsured patients. And, the percentage of Medicaid, Medicare, indigent, and uninsured patients served by site.f. Proof that practice site is located in a HPSA or the documentation required to prove the practice is serving patients from a nearby HPSA.g. Evidence that other avenues, regionally and nationally, to secure a physician not bound by the 2-year home residence requirement have been undertaken over a period of at least three (3) months. The recruitment must have occurred prior to sub Mission of the ARC 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Application.h. Information about the home government "No Objection" requirement.i. A copy of notarized, dated, executed tentative employment contract indicating three (3) year full-time (40 hours per week) employment with the sponsoring medical facility.j. Information about the applying physician.k. Attestation that the physician will start employment within 90 days of receiving the waiver.l. Attestation to submit the MSDH Annual J-1 Visa Waiver Physician Employment Verification Form.m. The required documentation for specialist applicants.n. An indication of whether the applying physician is a party to any existing or possible future (one that may occur within the obligation period) petition that would result in the applying physician not having to complete the service obligation.15 Miss. Code. R. 9-95-1.2.1