The following words and terms when used in these sections, shall have the following meaning.
- (1) Employer--A director of a health care facility where the physician will practice.
- (2) Fully Served--An area with a population to provider ratio of 3000:1 or more physicians per capita.
- (3) HPSA--Health Professional Shortage Area.
- (4) J-1 Visa Waiver--Removal of the requirement that a J-1 visa holder must return to their country of origin for two years at the end of his/her graduate medical training. The waiver allows the J-1 visa holder to remain in the United States if they agree to practice in an underserved area.
- (5) MUA--Medically Underserved Area.
- (6) NHSC--National Health Service Corps.
- (7) Operational--Providing health care services to patients.
- (8) Primary Care Specialist--A physician who has a degree and specialization in internal medicine, general practice, family practice, pediatrics, or obstetrics/gynecology.
- (9) Provider--A physician requesting a J-1 visa waiver.
Source Note:The provisions of this §13.1 adopted to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4888.