# Idaho Code § 39-6107: 39-6107 APPLIED PRINCIPLES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6107

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 39-6107
- **Heading:** 39-6107 APPLIED PRINCIPLES
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 39 / Chapter 61 / Section 39-6107

## Text

39-6107. Applied principles. (1) Option of last resort. The J-1 visa waiver and national interest waiver programs are considered a final source for recruiting qualified physicians. These programs are not a substitute for broad recruiting efforts for graduates from United States medical schools, but an option of last resort. Any application that qualifies for consideration under any other interested government agency or federal program, such as the one administered by the department of health and human services, must be submitted under that program in lieu of the J-1 visa waiver program. The option of last resort principle does not apply to national interest waiver petitioning physicians for whom a J-1 visa waiver request was issued by the state of Idaho; in which case, physician retention is the objective if it is determined to be in the public interest.

(2) Waiver request applications will only be considered for health care facilities that can provide evidence of sustained active recruitment over a period of at least three (3) months for the physician vacancy in the practice location. The three (3) month vacancy requirement does not apply to a national interest waiver petitioning physician for whom a J-1 visa waiver request was issued by the state of Idaho.

(3) The J-1 visa waiver program and national interest waiver program will be used to assist health care facilities that can document the provision of health care services to all residents of the federally determined area of underservice. When a federal designation is for an underserved population, the health care facility must document the provision of care to, and assure access by, the underserved population.

History:

[39-6107, added 2004, ch. 128, sec. 1, p. 440; am. 2009, ch. 106, sec. 7, p. 328; am. 2017, ch. 72, sec. 4, p. 174; am. 2023, ch. 31, sec. 4, p. 152.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 39-6101 39-6101 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6101.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6102 39-6102 PURPOSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6102.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6103 39-6103 SEVERABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6103.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6104 39-6104 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6104.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6105 39-6105 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6105.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6106 39-6106 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6106.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6107 39-6107 APPLIED PRINCIPLES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6107.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6108 39-6108 CRITERIA FOR APPLICANTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6108.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6109 39-6109 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR J-1 VISA WAIVERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6109.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6109A 39-6109A CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6109A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6110 39-6110 CRITERIA FOR PROPOSED PRACTICE LOCATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6110.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6111 39-6111 CRITERIA FOR THE J-1 PETITIONING PHYSICIAN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6111.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6111A 39-6111A FLEX WAIVERS FOR J-1 PETITIONING PHYSICIANS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6111A.md)
- [Idaho Code § 39-6111B 39-6111B CRITERIA FOR THE NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER PETITIONING PHYSICIAN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T39_C61_S39-6111B.md)

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