From:
Ernest Klein, CAE - ISNA [mailto:klein@indiananurses.org]
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 7:44 AM
To: ISNA ALL LISTSERVE
Subject:new certification for overseas health
professionals
DHS rule requires new certification for overseas
health professionals
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule
requiring nurses and certain other health care workers from
overseas to obtain a certificate from an approved
credentialing organization verifying their education,
training, licensure and experience before they can enter the
U.S. The long anticipated rule, published in the July 25
Federal Register and effective Sept. 23, pertains to
foreign-born nurses, physical therapists, occupational
therapists, speech-language pathologists, medical
technologists, medical technicians and physician assistants,
whether they trained in the U.S. or overseas. Immigration
attorneys expect the requirement to increase the time it
takes to hire and employ such workers, for example delaying
the process by three to six months for foreign-born nurses.
Nurses who already have a temporary visa to work in the U.S.
and are seeking admission, readmission, or an extension or
adjustment of their stay will not be subject to the
requirement if their applications are approve by July 26,
2004. After that, a waiver of the requirement may be granted
on a case-by-case basis.
Ernest C. Klein, Jr., RN, CAE
Executive Director
Indiana State Nurses Association
2915 North High School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46224
317/299-4575 FAX 317/297-3525
email:
klein@indiananurses.org
web site:
www.indiananurses.org
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