Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-6113

  • Applicant: means a health care facility that seeks to employ a physician and is requesting state support of a J-1 visa waiver or national interest waiver. See Idaho Code 39-6105
  • Department: means the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 39-6105
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • National interest waiver: means an exemption from the labor certification process administered by the United States department of labor for foreign physicians whose will to stay in the United States and work in an area of underservice in Idaho is determined to be in the public interest by the Idaho department of health and welfare. See Idaho Code 39-6105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
At the time the application is submitted to the department, an administrative fee must be paid to the department by the applicant. The fee amount will be determined by the director of the department, will not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for a J-1 visa waiver request, and three hundred fifty dollars ($350) for a national interest waiver request, and may be revised at the beginning of the state fiscal year by the director based on costs to administer the program. The fee is nonrefundable.