Alabama

 

Leigh Ellen Sanders

Alabama Department of Public Health

Office of Primary Care & Rural Health Development

The RSA Tower, Suite 710

P.O. Box 303017

Montgomery, AL 36130

Tel: (334) 206-5396

Fax: (334) 206-5434

E-Mail: leighsanders@adph.state.al.us

Web Site: http://www.adph.org/ruralhealth/Default.asp?id=882

 

 

Alaska

 

Nancy Barros

Alaska Department of Health & Social Services

Primary Care & Rural Health Unit

P.O. Box 110601

Juneau, AK 99811-0601

Tel: (907) 465-1491

E-Mail: Nancy_Barros@health.state.ak.us

Web Site: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/commissioner/Healthplanning/workforce/assets/akPandP.pdf

 

 

Arizona

 

Fabian Valle

Office of Health Systems Development

Division of Public Health Services

Arizona Department of Health Services

1740 West Adams Street, Suite 410

Phoenix, AZ 85007-2670

Tel: (602) 542-1066

Faz: (602) 542-2011

E-Mail: vallef@azdhs.gov

Web Site: www.azdhs.gov/hsd/visa_waiver.htm

 

 

Arkansas

 

1) Mary Fuller, Administrator

Arkansas Department of Health

J-1 Visa Waiver Program

5800 West 10^th Street, Suite 400

Little Rock, AR  72204

Tel: (501) 661-2771

Fax: (501) 661-2165

E-Mail: mfuller@healthyarkansas.com

2) Randy Anderson

Tel: (501) 280-4912 or 4706

E-Mail: randerson@healthyarkansas.com

Web Site: www.healthyarkansas.com

 

 

California

 

Candi Zizek

California Department of Health

Division of Primary Care & Family Health

1501 Capitol Avenue

Sacramento, CA  95814

Tel: (916) 449-5745

Fax: (916) 449-5777

E-Mail: Candi.Zizek@dhcs.ca.gov

Web Site: http://www.prh.dhs.ca.gov/Programs/CalSORH/J1Visa.htm

 

 

Colorado

 

Kitty Stevens, RN, MSN

Director of Primary Care

Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment

Primary Care Office A-5

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South

Denver, CO  80246-1350

Tel: (303) 692-2470 or (303) 692-2582

Fax: (303) 758-3448

E-Mail: kitty.stevens@state.co.us

Web Site: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/pp/primarycare/j1/applicationpacket.pdf

 

 

Connecticut

 

Stephen Carragher

410 Capitol Avenue, MS # 12APP

P.O. Box 340308

Hartford, CT 06134

Tel: (860) 509-7590

Tel: (860) 509-7563

Fax: (860) 509-8457

E-Mail: Stephen.Carragher@po.state.ct.us

Web Site:   http://www.dph.state.ct.us/phc/docs/62_J-1_Visa_Waiver_Program.doc

 

 

Delaware

 

Theresa Strauder

Conrad State 30 Program Manager

Division of Public Health

Health Systems Development Branch

P.O. Box 637

Dover, DE  19903

Tel: (302) 744-4735

Fax: (302) 739-6653

Web Site: http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/hsm/files/j1visaregs.pdf

 

 

District of Columbia

 

Mehr Moradi

Commission of Public Health

Department of Health, Primary Care Office

825 N. Capitol Street, NE

Suite 3173

Washington, DC 20002

Tel: (202) 442-9380

Fax: (202) 442-4824

E-Mail: mehr.moradi@dc.gov

Web Site: www.dchealth.dc.gov

 

Florida

 

Karen Lundberg, J-1 Coordinator

Department of Health

Office of Health Professional Recruitment

4052 Bald Cypress Way, C-15

Tallahassee, FL 32399-1735

Tel: (850) 245-4446 x2704

E-Mail: Karen_Lundberg@doh.state.fl.us

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

 

 

Georgia

 

Program Coordinator, Primary Care

Georgia State Office of Rural Services

502 South Seventh Street

Cordele, GA  31015

Tel: (229) 401-3088

Fax: (229) 401-3077

Currently no program coordinator. Forward inquiries to Isiah Lineberry, copy Peggy McMillan

Contact: Isiah Lineberry, Executive director ilineberry@dch.state.ga.us and Peggy McMillan at pmcmillan@dch.state.ga.us

Web Site: http://dch.georgia.gov/00/channel_title/0,2094,31446711_40949889,00.html

 

 

Guam

 

Cynthia Naval

Department of Public Health and Social Services

123 Chalan Kareta, Route 10

Mangilao, Guam 96932

Tel:  (671) 735-7307

Email: cynnav@mail.gov.gu

Web Site:  www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide/gdphss.html

 

 

Hawaii

 

Josh Hekekia

Hawaii State Office of Rural Health

Office of Planning, Policy & Program Development

Department of Health

1250 Punchbowl, Room 340

Honolulu, HI 96813

Tel: (808) 586-4192 or (808) 586-4188

Fax: (808) 586-4193

Email: joshua.k.hekekia@doh.hawaii.gov

Web Site: www.hawaii.gov/health/family-child-health/rural-health/j1visa.html

 

 

Idaho

 

Laura Rowen

Primary Care Program Manager

450 W. State Street, 4th Floor

Idaho State Office of Rural Health & Primary Care

P.O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0036

Tel: (208) 334-5993

Fax: (208) 332-7262

Email: rowenl@idhw.state.id.us

Web Site: www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/DesktopModules/ArticlesSortable/ArticlesSrtView.aspx?tabID=0&alias=Rainbow&lang=en-US&ItemID=1001&mid=10861

 

 

Illinois

 

Mary Ring

Illinois Department of Public Health

Center for Rural Health

535 West Jefferson Street

Springfield, IL  62761-0001

Tel: (800) 821-3635 or (217)782-1624

Fax: (217) 782-2547

Email: mring@idph.state.il.us

Web Site: www.idph.state.il.us/about/rural_health/rural_shortage.htm

 

 

Indiana

 

Patrick Durkin

Local Liaison, Office of Primary Care

2 North Meridian Street, 8-B

Indianapolis, IN  46204

Tel: (317) 233-7846 or (800) 809-8460

Fax: (317) 233-7761

Email: pdurkin@isdh.in.us

Web Site:  www.in.gov/isdh/publications/llo/waivers.htm

 

 

Iowa

 

Carl A. Kulczyk, Program Planner

Iowa Department of Public Health

Center for Rural Health & Primary Care

Lucas State Office Bldg., 5th^rd Floor

321 E. 12th Street

Des Moines, IA  50319

Tel: (515) 281-7223

Fax: (515) 242-6384

Email: ckulczyk@idph.state.ia.us

Web Site: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/primary_care.asp

 

 

Kansas

 

Barbara Gibson, Director Primary Care Office

Kansas Department of Health & Environment

Office of Local & Rural Health

1000 SW Jackson, Ste. 340

Topeka, KS 66612

Tel: (785) 296-1200

Fax: (785) 296-1231

Email: bgibson@idph.state.ks.us

Web Site: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/olrh/j-1visa_waiver.html

 

 

Kentucky

John Hensley

Health Program Administrator

Kentucky Department of Public Health

Health Care Access Branch

275 East Main Street HS2GW-A

Frankfort, KY 40621

Tel: (502) 564-8966 x3773

Fax: (502) 564-8389

Email: john.hensley@mail.state.ky.us

Web Site: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/info/dpqi/hcab.htm

 

 

Louisiana

 

Jeanne R. Haupt

P.O Box 2870

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2870

Tel: (225) 342-3506

Fax: (225) 342-5839

Email: jhaupt@dhh.la.gov

Web Site: http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/page.asp?id=88&detail=4985

 

 

Maine

 

Charles Dwyer

J-1 Visa Waiver Review

Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Department of Human Services

#11 State House Station

Augusta, ME  04333-0011

Tel: (207) 287-5503 or 5524

Fax: (207) 624-5431

Email: charles.dwyer@maine.gov

Web Site: ftp://ftp.state.me.us/pub/sos/cec/rcn/apa/10/144/144c513.doc

 

 

Maryland

 

1) General

Primary Care Organization

Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

OHPP-FHA-DHMH

201 West Preston Street, 4th Floor

Baltimore, MD 21201

Tel: (410) 767-5301

Fax: (410) 333-7501

Email: ohpp@dhmh.state.md.us

2) Elizabeth Vaidya, Coordinator, Primary Care Organization (PCO)

Office of Health Policy & Planning

Tel: (410) 767-5695

Email: EVaidya@dhmh.state.md.us

3) Jeanette Jenkins, Director

Office of Health Policy and Planning

Tel: (410) 767-5612

Email: jenkinsj@dhmh.state.md.us

Web Site: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/

 

 

Massachusetts

 

Nicole Watson

Recruitment and Retention Program Coordinator

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

250 Washington St., 5^th Floor

Boston, MA 02108

Tel: (617) 624-6075

Fax: (617) 624-6062

Email: Nicole.Watson@state.ma.us

E-Mail: j1@dph.state.ma.us (To request J-1 waiver)

Web Site: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Provider&L2=Guidelines+and+Resources&L3=Guidelines+for+Services+%26+Planning&L4=Health+Systems+%26+Workforce+Development&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_com_health_p_j1_visas&csid=Eeohhs2

 

 

Michigan

 

Michelle Lovaas

Medical Opportunities of Michigan

2410 Woodlake Dr., Ste. 440

Okemos, MI 48864

Tel: (517) 347-3336 and (517) 347-4096

Toll Free: (800) 479-1666

Fax: (517) 347-4678

Email: mlovaas@mimom.org

Email 2: wightmant@michigan.gov

Web Site: http://www.mimom.org/hpsa.php?inc=j-1_visa_info

 

 

Minnesota

 

Lawrence Colaizy

Provider, Recruitment, and Retention Coordinator

Minnesota Department of Health

Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Golden Rule Building

P.O. Box 64882

St. Paul, MN 55164

Tel: (651) 282-3851 or (800) 366-5424

Fax: (651) 297-5808

E-Mail: lawrence.colaizy@health.state.mn.us

Web Site:  http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/chs/j1/j1main.htm

 

 

Mississippi

 

Alvin Harrion

Office of Primary Care Liaison

Mississippi State Department of Health

570 E. Woodrow Wilson Avenue 39216

P.O. Box 1700

Jackson, MS  39215-1700

Tel: (601) 576-7216 and (601) 576-7951

Fax: (601) 364-2309

E-Mail: aharrion@msdh.state.ms.us

Web Site: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/44,0,112.html

 

 

Missouri

 

1) Harold Kirbey, Unit Chief

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Center for Health Improvement

920 Wildwood Drive

PO Box 570

Jefferson City, MO 65109

Tel: (573) 751-6219 or (800) 891-7415

Fax: (573) 522-8146

E-Mail: kirbeh@dhss.state.mo.us

2) Cheryl Thomas

Tel: (800) 891-7415

Web Site: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/j1visa/index.html

 

 

Montana

 

Jim Nybo

Department of Public Health and Human Services

Primary Care Office

Helena, MT 59620

Tel: (406) 444-3574

Fax: (406) 444-7465

E-Mail: jnybo@state.mt.us

Web Site: http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/PHSD/Primary-Care/pdf/MT_C30_Final_050203.pdf

 

 

Nebraska

 

Tom Rauner, Recruitment Coordinator

Nebraska Office of Rural Health

301 Centennial Mall South

Lincoln, NE  68509

Tel: (402) 471-0148 and (402) 471-2337

Fax: (402) 471-0180

E-Mail: Thomas.rauner@hhss.state.net.us

Web Site: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/orh/j1.htm

 

 

Nevada

 

Douglas A. Schrauth, Health Resource Analyst II

Primary Care Development Center

3427 Goni Road, Suite 108

Carson City, NV 89706

Tel: (775) 684-4220

Fax: (775) 684-4046

E-Mail: dschrauth@nvhd.state.nv.us

Web Site: http://health2k.state.nv.us/primary/JP-1.pdf

 

 

New Hampshire

 

1) Bryan Ayars, Bureau Chief

New Hampshire Department of Health

Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care

29 Hazen Drive

Concord, NH 03301

Tel:  (603) 271-4741

Fax: (603) 271-4506

E-Mail: bayars@dhhs.state.nh.us

2) Claire Hodgman

Tel: (800) 203-0234

E-Mail: chodgman@bistatepca.org

Web Site:  http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/dhhs/rhpc/faqs/default.htm

 

 

New Jersey

 

Linda Anderson

New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services

50 E. State Street

P.O. Box 364

Trenton, NJ 08625

Tel:  (609) 292-1495

Fax: (609) 292-9288 and (609) 292-3580

E-Mail: linda.anderson@doh.state.nj.us

Web Site:  www.state.nj.us/health/j-1/

 

 

New Mexico

 

Gabriel Chavez

New Mexico Department of Health

Office of Primary Care and Rural Health

300 San Mateo Blvd NE,  Suite 902

Albuquerque, NM 87108

Tel:  (505) 841-5866 or 5870

Fax: (505) 841-5885

E-Mail: gabrielc@doh.state.nm.us

Web Site: www.nmhr.org/nmj1.html

 

 

 

New York

 

Steve Swanson

New York State Department of Health

Corning Towers, #1084

Empire State Plaza

Albany, NY 12237-0053

Tel: (518) 473-7019

Fax: (518) 474-0572

E-Mail: sas03@health.state.ny.us

Web Site: http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/dpprd/2008_j1a_visa_waivers.htm

 

 

North Carolina

 

Tom Tucker, Medical Placement Specialist

North Carolina Office of Rural Health and Resource Development

311 Ashe Avenue

Raleigh, NC 27606

Tel: (919) 733-2040

Tel: (919) 715-7629 - To request application

Fax: (919) 733-8300

E-Mail: tomtucker@mindspring.com

Web Site: www.ncruralhealth.org/j1.html

 

 

North Dakota

 

Mary Amundson

North Dakota State Department of Health

P.O. Box 9037

Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037

Tel:  (701) 777-4018

Fax: (701) 328-4727

E-Mail: mamundson@medicine.nodak.edu

Web Site:  www.med.und.nodak.edu/depts/rural/rhw/j1/

 

 

Ohio

 

Phil Styer

Ohio Department of Health

Primary Care and Rural Health Program

246 North High Street, 6^th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215-2412

Tel: (614) 644-8508 or 8063

Fax: (614) 644-9850

E-Mail: pstyer@odh.ohio.gov or BCHSSD@odh.ohio.gov

Web Site:  http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhprograms/chss/visa/visa1.aspx

 

 

Oklahoma

 

Michael Brown, Director of Primary Care

Oklahoma Department of Health

Office of Primary Care

1000 NE 10^th Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73117-1299

Tel: (405) 271-8428

Fax: (405) 271-2886

E-Mail: mikebr@health.state.ok.us

Web Site: http://www.health.state.ok.us/

 

 

Oregon

 

Dia Shuhart

Oregon Conrad 30 Program

Department of Human Services

800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 930

Portland, OR 97232

Phone: (503) 945-9467

Dia Shuhart Direct Dial: (503) 373-0364

Fax: (503) 731-4078

E-Mail: Dia.Shuhart@state.or.us

Web Site: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/hsp/conrad/index.shtml

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

Connie Hanna

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Bureau of Health Planning

Room 1033, Health and Welfare Building

7th and Forster Streets

Harrisburg, PA 17120

Tel: (717) 772-5298

Fax: (717) 705-6525

E-Mail: channa@state.pa.us

Web Site:  webserver.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?a=169&q=204585

 

 

Rhode Island

 

1) John E. Wojcik

Division of Health Services Regulation

Health Professions

3 Capitol Hill, Room 205

Providence, RI 02908

Tel: (401) 222-3855

Fax: (401) 222-2158

E-Mail: JohnW@doh.state.ri.us

2) Robert Crausman

Tel: (401) 222-7888

E-Mail: RobertC@doh.state.ri.us

Web Site:  http://www.health.state.ri.us/hsr/professions/visa/j1visa.php

 

 

South Carolina

 

Mark Jordan

Office of Rural Health

Migrant Health and Primary Care

SC Dept. of Health and Environmental Control

2600 Bull Street

Columbus, SC 29201

Tel: (803) 898-0766

Fax: (803) 898-0445

E-Mail: Jordanma@dhec.sc.gov

Web Site:  http://www.scdhec.gov/health/opc/j1.htm

 

 

South Dakota

 

Josie Petersen, Health Program Specialist

Office of Rural Health

South Dakota Department of Health

207 East Missouri Avenue, #1A

Pierre, SD 57501

Tel:  (605) 773-3517 or (800) 738-2301

Fax: (605) 773-2680

E-Mail: josie.petersen@state.sd.us

Web Site:  http://doh.sd.gov/RuralHealth/J1.aspx

 

 

Tennessee

 

Ann Cranford

Office of Health Access

Tennessee Department of Health

Cordell Hull Building, Third Floor

425 5^th Avenue, North

Nashville, TN 37247

Tel:  (615) 741-2101 or (615) 741-0417

Fax: (615) 253-2100

Email: ann.cranford@state.tn.us

Web Site:  http://health.state.tn.us/rural/j1visa0.html

 

 

Texas

 

Connie Berry

Clay Daniel

Texas Primary Care Office

Texas Department of Health

1100 West 49^th Street, M631

Austin, TX 78756

Tel:  (512) 458-7518 and (512) 458-7771 x2172

Fax: (512) 458-7658

Email: connie.berry@dshs.state.tx.us

Email: clay.daniel@dshs.state.tx.us or TexasPCO@dshs.state.tx.us

Web Site:  http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chpr/j1info.shtm

 

 

Utah

 

Erin Olsen

Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Systems

Utah Department of Health

Box 142005

Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2005

Tel: (801) 538-6113 or 6214

Fax: (801) 538-6387

Email: elolsen@utah.gov

Web Site:  http://health.utah.gov/primarycare/pdfs11-00/conrad20factsheet7-1-01.pdf

 

 

Vermont

 

1) Craig Stevens

Vermont Department of Health

Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

108 Cherry Street

PO Box 70

Burlington, VT 05402

Tel: (802) 863-7513

Fax: (802) 651-1634

Email: csteven@vdh.state.vt.us

2) Dawn Miller

Tel: (802) 951-5179

3) Denis Barton

Tel: (802) 951-4006

Web Site:  http://healthvermont.gov/local/rural/programs.aspx

 

 

Virginia

 

1) Karen Reed

J-1 Program Manager

Office of Health and Policy Planning

Virginia Department of Health

109 Governor Street, Suite 1016 East

Richmond, VA 23219

Tel:  (804) 864-7427

Fax: (804) 864-7440

Email: karen.reed@vdh.virginia.gov

2) Aileen Harris

Tel: (804) 864-7436

Email: aileen.harris@vdh.virginia.gov

Web Site:  http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/healthpolicy/healthcareworkforce/j1visawaiver.htm

 

 

Washington

 

Jennell Prentice

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

Email: jennell.prentice@doh.wa.gov

Web Site:  www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/ocrh/R&R/j1.htm

 

 

West Virginia

 

Devney Friel

West Virginia Bureau for Public Health

Office of Community and Rural Health Services

Division of Recruitment

350 Capital Street, Room 515

Charleston, WV 25301

Tel:  (304) 558-4382 or (888) 442-3456

Fax: (304) 558-1437

Email: devneyfriel@wvdhhr.org

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

 

 

Wisconsin

 

Joanne Herfel

Primary Care Consultant
Wisconsin Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 2659

1 West Wilson Street, Room 118

Madison WI 53701-2659
Tel: (608) 264-6528 or (608) 267-3263

Fax: (608) 261-6392
E-mail: herfejl@dhfs.state.wi.us

Web Site:  www.dhfs.state.wi.us/DPH_BCDHP/J_1VISA/

 

 

Wyoming

 

Doug Thiede

Wyoming Department of Health

Office of Rural Health

West Building Ste 510

6101 Yellowstone Road

Cheyenne, WY 82002

Tel:  (307) 777-8651

Fax: (307) 777-8545

E-Mail: dthied@state.wy.us

Web Site: http://wdh.state.wy.us/default.aspx

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