72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2151
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Governor Theodore R.
Kulongoski for Department of Human Services)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to foreign physicians; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + (1) The Physician Visa Waiver Program is
established in the Department of Human Services. The purpose of
the program is to make recommendations to the United States
Department of State for a waiver of the foreign country residency
requirement on behalf of foreign physicians holding visas who
seek employment in federally designated shortage areas.
(2) A foreign physician who has completed a residency in the
United States may apply to the Department of Human Services for a
recommendation for a waiver of the foreign country residency
requirement in order to obtain employment in a federally
designated shortage area in the state. Applications shall be on
the forms of and contain the information requested by the
department. Each application shall be accompanied by the
application fee.
(3) The department reserves the right to recommend or decline
to recommend any request for a waiver.
(4) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement and
administer the program, including but not limited to adopting an
application fee not to exceed the cost of administering the
program. + }
SECTION 2. { + This 2003 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2003 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by House June 26, 2003
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate July 10, 2003
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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