The State of Mississippi is prepared to request through the Program waivers for physicians holding J-1 Visas for the purpose of waiving the two-year foreign residence requirement. All conditions of the following Mississippi Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Guidelines must be met. Employers are encouraged to impose additional provisions in order to assure that the delivery of care is consistent with their facility's policies.
1. Physicians who have completed a U.S. residency training program in family practice, general practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology are considered primary care physicians and are eligible to participate in Mississippi's "Conrad State 30" J-1 Visa Waiver Program. Psychiatrists may also be considered for the program. Physicians with other specialties are not considered to be primary care physicians for the purpose of the Program.2. Physicians trained in other specialties may be considered for placement in designated areas of shortage in accordance with the addendum section for specialists of the Mississippi Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Application.3. It is recognized that emergency rooms are utilized for primary care services by some populations. Requests for emergency room physicians will be considered, however, as a specialty and will require documentation that primary care services are inadequate within the service area.4. The medical facility or practice must be located in a county or portion of county currently designated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services as a HPSA for primary medical care or mental health, in the case of the recruitment of psychiatrists.15 Miss. Code. R. 9-96-1.2.1