Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
HEALTH PROMOTION AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION
Chapter 246-562 - Physician visa waivers
Section 246-562-080 - Criteria for physician

(1) The physician seeking a recommendation for a J-1 visa waiver from Washington state must not have a J-1 visa waiver application pending for any other employment offer and must provide a letter attesting that no other applications are pending.

(2) The physician must have the qualifications described in recruitment efforts for the specific vacancy.

(3) The physician is considered eligible to apply for a waiver when:

(4) The physician must provide full-time direct patient care.

(5) The physician must comply with all provisions of the employment contract set out in WAC 246-562-060.

(6) The physician must:

(7) The physician must have an active medical license under chapter 18.71 or 18.57 RCW without any pending enforcement action cases and without any restrictions due to disciplinary action or unprofessional conduct. The applicant may substitute a copy of the license application and request an exception if the application was submitted to the Washington medical commission or Washington state board of osteopathic medicine and surgery prior to submission of the visa waiver application.

(8) The physician must be an active candidate for board certification on or before the start date of employment.

(9) The physician must provide the following documentation:

(10) The statements required in subsection (9)(e) and (f) of this section may be on a form provided by the department or other format that provides the same information as the department form.

(11) Physicians who have completed additional subspecialty training are not eligible for a primary care waiver, except for geriatric medicine, obstetrics, and psychiatry. Continuing medical education (CME) will not be considered subspecialty training for the purposes of this rule.