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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 13HEALTH PLANNING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER ARECRUITMENT OF PHYSICIANS TO UNDERSERVED AREAS
RULE §13.1Priorities for Waiver Recommendations
(a) Consistent with Health and Safety Code, §12.0127, the Texas Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program (program) will identify priorities for waiver recommendations and post the priorities on the Department of State Health Services' website for the program by May 1 of each year.

(b) The program will identify priorities based on the following criteria:

  (1) the physician specialty;

  (2) the type of shortage designation;

  (3) the degree of shortage relative to other areas in Texas;

   (4) the health needs of the area relative to other areas in Texas; and

   (5) the existence of an area described under Health and Safety Code, §12.0127(c)(1).
Source Note: The provisions of this §13.1 adopted to be effective February 22, 2009, 34 TexReg 1063; amended to be effective November 19, 2013, 38 TexReg 8243; amended to be effective April 12, 2020, 45 TexReg 2419

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