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Alabama

Alabama Department of Public Health Development
The RSA Tower, Suite 710
201 Monroe Street
P.O. Box 303017
Montgomery, AL 36104
tel: (334) 206-5396
fax: (334) 206-5434
web: http://www.adph.org/ruralhealth/Default.asp?id=882

Alaska

Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
Primary Care & Rural Health Unit
P.O. Box 110601
Juneau, AK 99811-0601
tel:  (907) 465-3091
fax: (907) 465-6861
web: http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/HealthPlanning/Pages/workforce/workforce_home.aspx

Arizona

Bureau of Health Systems Development
Arizona Department of Health Services
1740 W Adams, Suite 410
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-1219
Fax: (602) 542-2011
web http://www.azdhs.gov/hsd/visa_waiver.htm

Arkansas

Arkansas Department of Health
5800 West 10th Street, Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72204
tel (501) 661-2201
fax (501) 661-2165
web http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programsServices/hsLicensingRegulation/HealthFacilityServices/Pages/J-1WaiverProgram.aspx

California

Primary and Rural Health Division
California Department of Health Care Services
1501 Capitol Avenue, MS 8501
P.O. Box 997413

Sacramento, CA 95899-7413
tel (916) 449-5753
fax (916) 558-5494
Main (916) 449-5770

web http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/rural/Pages/J-1VisaWaiver.aspx

Colorado

Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment
Primary Care Office A-5
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1350
tel (303) 692-2470
fax (303) 758-3448
web http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CDPHE-PSD/CBON/1251618151352

Connecticut

Conneticut Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS # 11 MAT
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
tel (860) 509-7576
fax (860) 509-8457
web http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3121&q=453806

Delaware

Division of Public Health
Delaware Department of Health & Social Services
417 Federal Street
Dover, DE 19901
tel:  (302) 744-4555
fax: (302) 739-3313
web http://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/hsm/j1visahome.html

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Department of Health
Community Health Administration
Primary Care Bureau
825 N. Capitol Street, NW, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20002-4120
tel (202) 442-9168
fax:  (202) 442-4947

web:  http://doh.dc.gov/service/dc-30-j1-visa-waiver-program

Florida

Department of Health
Office of Health Professional Recruitment
4052 Bald Cypress Way, C-15
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1735
tel (850) 245-4446 x2704
fax (850) 922-6296

web http://www.doh.state.fl.us/workforce/recruit1/J1lforms.html

Georgia

State Office of Rural Health
Georgia Department of Community Health
502 South Seventh Street
Cordele, GA 31015-1443
fax (229) 401-3077

web http://dch.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,31446711_40949889_154114565,00.html

Guam

Department of Public Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 2816
Agana, Guam 96932
tel (671) 735-7307
fax (671) 734-2066

web https://dphss.guam.gov/

Hawaii

Hawaii State Health Department
Office of Planning, Policy & Program Development
1250 Punchbowl, Room 340
Honolulu, HI 96813
tel (808) 586-4188
fax (808) 586-4193
web http://www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/rural-health/j1visa.html

Idaho

Idaho State Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
tel (208) 334-5993
fax (208) 332-7262
web: http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Health/RuralHealthandPrimaryCare/J1VisaWaiverNationalInterestWaiver/tabid/413/Default.aspx

Illinois

Illinois Department of Public Health
Center for Rural Health
535 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
tel (217) 782-1624
fax (217) 782-2547

web http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/rural_health/rural_shortage.htm

Indiana

Indiana Primary Health Care Association

429 N. Pennsylvania St. Suite 333
Indianapolis, IN 46204
tel (317) 630-0845 or (800) 809-8460

web http://www.in.gov/isdh/23471.htm

Iowa

Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Bldg., 4th Floor, SE
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
tel (515) 954-5674
web http://www.idph.state.ia.us/OHDS/RuralHealthPrimaryCare.aspx?prog=RHPC&pg=PCO

Kansas

Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Office of Local & Rural Health
1000 SW Jackson, Room 1051-S
Topeka, KS 66612-1290
tel (785) 296-8115
web http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/olrh/j-1visa_waiver.html

Kentucky

Health Care Access Branch
Division for Adult and Children Health
Department of Public Health
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
tel (502) 564-8966 x4005
fax (502) 564-8389
web http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/info/dpqi/ky+j1+visa+waiver+program.htm

Louisiana

OPH/Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health

628 N 4th Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

tel (225) 342-1583

web www.pcrh.dhh.louisiana.gov

Maine

Maine Rural Health and Primary Care
Department of Human Services
286 Water Street, 6th Floor, SHS #11
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
tel (207) 287-5524
web http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/local-public-health/orhpc/j1.shtml

Maryland

Office of Primary Care Access
Health Systems & Infrastructure Administration
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 West Preston Street, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
tel (410) 767-9829
web http://fha.dhmh.maryland.gov/ohpp/SitePages/pco-j1visa.aspx

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02108-4619
tel (617) 624-6023
fax (617) 624-6062
web http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/provider/guidelines-resources/services-planning/workforce-development/workforce-help/j1/

Michigan

Michigan Department of Community Health
Capitol View Bldg., 7th Floor
201 Townsend
Lansing, MI 48913
tel (517) 347-3336
Toll Free: (800) 479-1666
web http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2945_47635-215486–,00.html

Minnesota

Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, MN 55164-0882
tel (651) 201-3850
web http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/j1/j1main.htm

Mississippi

Mississippi State Department of Health
State Office of Rural Health

570 E. Woodrow Wilson Avenue
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
tel (601) 576-7216
web http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/44,0,112.html

Missouri

Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Missouri Department of Health
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
tel (573) 751-6219 or (800) 891-7415
web http://health.mo.gov/living/families/primarycare/j1visa/index.php

Montana

Department of Public Health and Human Services
Primary Care Office
Cogswell Building
P.O. Box 202951
Helena, MT 59620-2951
tel (406) 444-3574
fax (406) 444-7465
web http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/primarycare/

Nebraska

Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Rural Health
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
tel (402) 471-0148
fax (402) 471-0180
web http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/hew_orh_j1.aspx

Nevada

Primary Care Development Center
3427 Goni Road, Suite 108
Carson City, NV 89706
tel (775) 684-4047
fax (775) 684-4046
web http://health.nv.gov/PrimaryCare_Conrad_J-1.htm

New Hampshire

Bureau of Public Health Systems, Policy and Performance
New Hampshire Department of Health
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
tel (603) 271-5934
fax (603) 271-4506
web http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/dphs/bchs/rhpc/visa.htm

New Jersey

New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
tel (609) 292-1495
fax (609) 292-9288
web http://www.state.nj.us/health/j-1/

New Mexico

State of New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, N4100
P.O. Box 261110
Santa Fe, NM 87502-6110
tel (505) 841-5866
web http://www.nmhr.org/nmj1.html

New York

New York State Department of Health
Corning Tower
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237
tel (518) 473-7019
web http://www.health.state.ny.us/professionals/j-1_visa_waivers/

North Carolina

NC Office of Rural Health

2009 Mail Service Center
311 Ashe Avenue

Raleigh, NC 27699-2009
tel (919) 527-6462
web http://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/orh

North Dakota

North Dakota State Department of Health – Dept. 301
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200

web http://ruralhealth.und.edu/topics/workforce/files/j1.php

Ohio

Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
tel (614) 466-1629
fax (614) 995-4235
web http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/chss/PCRH_Programs/recruitment/jvisa.aspx

Oklahoma

Office of Primary Care
Oklahoma Department of Health
1000 NE 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299
tel (405) 271-8427
fax (405) 271-5493
web http://www.ok.gov/health/Community_Health/Community_Development_Service/Primary_Care_&_Rural_Health_Development/

Oregon

Oregon Conrad 30 Program
Department of Human Services
1225 Ferry St. SE, First Floor
Salem, OR 97301
tel (503) 373-0364
fax (503) 373-0313
web http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/hsp/conrad/index.shtml

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Health
Division of Health Planning and Assessment
625 Forster Street, Room 802
Health and Welfare Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0701
tel (717) 772-5298
fax (717) 705-6525
web http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/primary_care_resources/14194/j-1_and_national_interest_waiver_programs/608701

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Health
Cannon Building
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
tel (401) 222-1488
fax (401) 222-2158
web http://www.health.state.ri.us/hsr/professions/visa/j1visa.php

South Carolina

Office of Primary Care
Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbus, SC 29201
tel (803) 898-0766
fax (803) 898-0445
web http://www.scdhec.gov/health/opc/j1.htm

South Dakota

Office of Rural Health
South Dakota Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-3185
tel (605) 773-2679
fax (605) 773-5683

web http://doh.sd.gov/RuralHealth/J1.aspx

Tennessee

Office of Health Access
Tennessee Department of Health
Cordell Hull Building, Sixth Floor
425 5th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37247-0101
tel (615) 741-2101
fax (615) 253-2100
web http://health.state.tn.us/rural/j1visa0.html

Texas

Texas Primary Care Office
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street, G-106
Austin, TX 78756-3199
fax (512) 458-7658
web http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chpr/j1info.shtm

Utah

Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Systems
Division of Health Systems Improvement
Utah Department of Health
3760 South Highland Drive
P.O. Box 142005
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2005
tel (801) 273-6618
fax (801) 273-4146
web http://health.utah.gov/primary_care/employment.html

Vermont

Vermont Department of Health
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
108 Cherry Street
PO Box 70
Burlington, VT 05491
tel (802) 859-5921
fax (802) 651-1634
web http://healthvermont.gov/rural/programs.aspx

Virginia

Health Workforce Incentives Program Manager
Office of Health and Policy Planning
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street, Suite 1016 East
Richmond, VA 23219
tel (804) 864-7431
fax (804) 864-7440
web http://www.vdh.state.va.us/healthpolicy/primarycare/incentives/j1visa/index.htm 

Washington

J-1 Physician Visa Waiver Program
Washington Office of Community and Rural Health
PO Box 47834
Olympia, WA 98504-7834
tel (360) 236-2814
J-1 Information Line: (360) 236-2822
fax (360) 664-9273
web http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/ocrh/R&R/j1.htm

West Virginia

Bureau for Public Health
Office of Community and Rural Health Services
Division of Recruitment
350 Capital Street, Room 515
Charleston, WV 25301-3716
tel (304) 558-4382 or (888) 442-3456

web http://www.wvochs.org/dr/j-1.aspx

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 2659
1 West Wilson Street
Madison WI 53701-2659
tel (608) 267-7121
fax (608) 266-2584
web http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/health/PrimaryCare/J-1Visa/

Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Health
Office of Rural Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 420
Cheyenne, WY 82002
tel (307) 777-6512
fax (307) 777-3623

web http://www.health.wyo.gov/rfhd/rural/Workforce_Development.html

 

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