Idaho Code 39-6110 – Criteria for Proposed Practice Location
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(1) The proposed practice location must:
(a) Be located in an area of underservice federally designated by the secretary of health and human services; or
(b) Serve patients who reside in an area of underservice federally designated by the secretary of health and human services for flex waiver applications only.
(2) If a new practice location is planned, additional criteria apply. New practice locations must:
(a) Have the legal, financial, and organizational structure necessary to provide a stable practice environment, and must provide a business plan that supports this information;
(b) Support a full-time physician practice;
(c) Have written referral plans that describe how patients using the new practice care location will be connected to existing secondary and tertiary care if needed.
Terms Used In Idaho Code 39-6110
- Area of underservice: means a health professional shortage area in primary care or mental health, a medically underserved area, or a medically underserved population federally designated by the secretary of health and human services. See Idaho Code 39-6105
- Flex: means the applications that may be submitted six (6) months following the beginning of each federal fiscal year for J-1 visa waiver physicians to work in areas without a federal shortage area designation. See Idaho Code 39-6105