H.R.5707: Conrad State 30 Improvement Act

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Conrad State 30 Improvement Act

To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities.

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4/3/2008--Introduced.
Conrad State 30 Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to make the the J-1 visa waiver (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) program permanent. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: />(1) revise entry provisions for H-1B visa foreign medical graduates and provide for an increase in the annual per-state cap of 30 foreign doctors;
(2) exempt from worldwide immigration numerical limitations alien physicians who have completed service requirements of a state waiver or exemption, including alien physicians who completed such service before the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(3) increase Conrad program waiver authority with respect to facilities that treat patients from, but who may not be located in, a medically underserved area.

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