Legal Notices - Mississippi State Department of Health

NOTICE: Beginning January 1, 2006, State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver and State 30 Specialty J-1 Visa Waiver Applicants (sponsoring health care facility) are required to publish a legal notice in their newspaper and a state newspaper of general circulation in accordance with the format below. The Proof of Publication of this notice must be submitted with the Site Predetermination Application.

On (Month/Date/Year), (name of J-1 sponsoring facility) requested that the Mississippi Department of Health support a J-1 Visa waiver of the two-year foreign residency requirement of (physician's name) in exchange for (Primary Care of Specialty Care) health services to (name of underserved area), an underserved area of the state, if approved by the U.S. Department of State.

Copies of the letter of support and/or opposition are available from the sponsoring facility, through the Mississippi Department of Health's Web Site (www.msdh.state.ms.us), or by request from the Director, Office of Primary Care Liaison, Mississippi Department of Health, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, MS 39215-1700. Any interested party should submit their letter to the address above by (Month/Date/Year).