Sec.19a-2a-24. Definitions

As used in sections 19a-2a-24 to 19a-2a-26, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) “Application” means an application for waiver of a two-year foreign residence requirement for a foreign medical graduate holding a J-1 VISA, made in accordance with 22 CFR 41.63, 8 USC 1182 (e) and 8 USC 1184 (l), as amended from time to time;

(2) "Applicant" means a foreign medical graduate physician or surgeon licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health or the commissioner’s designee;

(4) "Department" means the Department of Public Health;

(5) "Director" means the director of the United States Department of State Waiver Review Division;

(6) "Federal fiscal year" means the period October 1 through September 30; and

(7) "Health care facility" means a medical facility, as defined in 42 CFR 5.2, as amended from time to time.

(Adopted effective June 2, 1997; Amended December 22, 2009; Amended March 8, 2019)