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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
“J-1 visa physician” means a foreign medical graduate who:
1. Has an offer of full-time employment at a health facility in an area designated by the Federal Government as a health care professional shortage area or at a health facility which serves patients from such a designated area, and agrees to begin employment at that facility within 90 days after receiving a J-1 visa waiver;
2. Signs a contract to continue to work at that health facility for a total of 40 hours per week for not less than 3 years;
3. Applies for or has been issued a license to practice medicine pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and
4. Applies for a J-1 visa waiver.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 439A.150. “J-1 visa physician” defined - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-40-public-health-and-safety/nv-rev-st-439a-150/
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