NAC439A.720. Application for letter of support: Requirements; request for waiver of portion of fees; where available.

     1. An application for a letter of support must:

     (a) Be complete.

     (b) Include the materials required by subsection 1 of NRS 439A.175.

     (c) Be on the form prescribed by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health.

     (d) Contain the notarized signatures of the employer and the J-1 visa physician.

     (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, be accompanied by an application fee of $500 which must be paid in equal amounts by the employer and the J-1 visa physician.

     2. The Administrator may waive the portion of the application fee which must be paid by the J-1 visa physician or require the J-1 visa physician to pay that portion of the application fee pursuant to a payment plan if the J-1 visa physician is experiencing an economic hardship and the J-1 visa physician submits with the application documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the economic hardship exists.

     3. An employer or a J-1 visa physician may obtain an application for a letter of support from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health on the Internet website maintained by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health at http://health.nv.gov/PrimaryCare.htm or by submitting a written request for an application to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Primary Care Office, 4150 Technology Way, Carson City, Nevada 89706.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R138-10, eff. 5-5-2011)