# 20 C.F.R. § 655.1100 (2026): What are the purposes, procedures and applicability of these regulations in subparts L and M of this part? > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1100 ## Section - **Citation:** 20 C.F.R. § 655.1100 (2026) - **Heading:** What are the purposes, procedures and applicability of these regulations in subparts L and M of this part? - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Title 20 CFR: Employees' Benefits / Chapter V: EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR / Part 655: TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES / Subpart L: What Requirements Must a Facility Meet to Employ H-1C Nonimmigrant Workers as Registered Nurses? / § 655.1100: § 655.1100 What are the purposes, procedures and applicability of these regulations in subparts L and M of this part? ## Text (a) Purpose. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended by the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999, establishes the H-1C nonimmigrant visa program to provide qualified nursing professionals for narrowly defined health professional shortage areas. Subpart L of this part sets forth the procedure by which facilities seeking to use nonimmigrant registered nurses must submit attestations to the Department of Labor demonstrating their eligibility to participate as facilities, their wages and working conditions for nurses, their efforts to recruit and retain United States workers as registered nurses, the absence of a strike/lockout or layoff, notification of nurses, and the numbers of and worksites where H-1C nurses will be employed. Subpart M of this part sets forth complaint, investigation, and penalty provisions with respect to such attestations. (b) Procedure. The INA establishes a procedure for facilities to follow in seeking admission to the United States for, or use of, nonimmigrant nurses under H-1C visas. The procedure is designed to reduce reliance on nonimmigrant nurses in the future, and calls for the facility to attest, and be able to demonstrate in the course of an investigation, that it is taking timely and significant steps to develop, recruit, and retain U.S. nurses. Subparts L and M of this part set forth the specific requirements of those procedures. (c) Applicability. (1) Subparts L and M of this part apply to all facilities that seek the temporary admission or use of H-1C nonimmigrants as registered nurses. (2) During the period that the provisions of Appendix 1603.D.4 of Annex 1603 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) apply, subparts L and M of this part shall apply to the entry of a nonimmigrant who is a citizen of Mexico under the provisions of section D of Annex 1603 of NAFTA. Therefore, the references in this part to “H-1C nurse” apply to such nonimmigrants who are classified by USCIS as “TN.” ## Nearby sections - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1100 (2026) § 655.1100 What are the purposes, procedures and applicability of these regulations in subparts L and M of this part?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1100.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1101 (2026) § 655.1101 What are the responsibilities of the government agencies and the facilities that participate in the H-1C program?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1101.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1102 (2026) § 655.1102 What are the definitions of terms that are used in these regulations?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1102.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1110 (2026) § 655.1110 What requirements are imposed in the filing of an attestation?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1110.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1111 (2026) § 655.1111 Element I—What hospitals are eligible to participate in the H-1C program?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1111.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1112 (2026) § 655.1112 Element II—What does “no adverse effect on wages and working conditions” mean?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1112.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1113 (2026) § 655.1113 Element III—What does “facility wage rate” mean?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1113.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1114 (2026) § 655.1114 Element IV—What are the timely and significant steps an H-1C employer must take to recruit and retain U.S. nurses?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1114.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1115 (2026) § 655.1115 Element V—What does “no strike/lockout or layoff” mean?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1115.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1116 (2026) § 655.1116 Element VI—What notification must facilities provide to registered nurses?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1116.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1117 (2026) § 655.1117 Element VII—What are the limitations as to the number of H-1C nonimmigrants that a facility may employ?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1117.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1118 (2026) § 655.1118 Element VIII—What are the limitations as to where the H-1C nonimmigrant may be employed?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1118.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1130 (2026) § 655.1130 What criteria does the Department use to determine whether or not to certify an Attestation?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1130.md) - [20 C.F.R. § 655.1132 (2026) § 655.1132 When will the Department suspend or invalidate an approved Attestation?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1132.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P655_S655_1100. 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