Workforce

North Dakota Conrad State 30-J1 Waiver Program

The state of North Dakota participates in the administration of the Conrad J-1 Waiver program as another way to assist communities in obtaining quality health care. The Center for Rural Health and the State Health Department jointly administer this program and are prepared to consider recommending waivers of the foreign residence requirement on behalf of physicians holding J-1 visas, under certain conditions.

To apply for a waiver, a waiver package must be submitted to the Center for Rural Health for review. The completed application will be forwarded to the the State Health Department for recommendations. The Department reserves the right to recommend or decline any request for a waiver.

Three copies of the required information and documentation must be submitted to the Center for Rural Health in a single package with documents presented in the order set forth on the checklist. All documents must contain the case number assigned by the U.S. Department of State. Waiver requests that do not comply with these requirements will be returned to the submitting health care facility for revision.

Detailed information for the J-1 Visa program has been developed by the Rural Assistance Center and is available at: http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/hc_providers/j1visa.php

• Data Sheet DS 3035
• Personal Statement from Physician
• Application Checklist
• Criteria for 5 non HPSA slots - first come, first serve, based on need. If a site receives one of these waivers in one year, they will not receive priority the next year. If slots are available and no other applicants, then they would be considered.

For more information contact:

Aaron Ortiz, Workforce Specialist
Center for Rural Health
The University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Room 4112
501 N. Columbia Road, Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
701.777.6788
aaron.ortiz@med.und.edu