The sponsoring health care facility is required to publish a legal notice in their local newspaper of general circulation in accordance with the following format. The Proof of Publication of this notice must be submitted with the ARC 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Application.
1. (Name of J-1 sponsoring facility and complete mailing address) is requesting that the Mississippi State Department of Health support a J-1 Visa waiver of the two- year foreign residency requirement of (physician discipline) in exchange for (Primary Care or Specialty Care) health services to (name of underserved area), an underserved area of the state, if approved by the U.S. Department of State.2. Letters of support or opposition can be sent to Director, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Mississippi State Department of Health, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700. Any interested party has 21 calendar days from the date of this publication to submit letters.3. Copies of letters may be obtained from the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care at the Mississippi State Department of Health.15 Miss. Code. R. 9-95-1.4.5