H.R. 248 · 109th Congress
Rural and Urban Health Care Act of 2005
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Introduced
- 2005-01-06
- Latest action
- 2005-03-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Summary
Rural and Urban Health Care Act of 2005 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise admission requirements for H-1C nonimmigrant nurses by, among other things: (1) allowing aliens who received a nursing education in Canada to claim licensure equivalency; (2) requiring aliens who twice fail to pass a State licensure examination to depart the United States; (3) substantially increasing the total number of available H-1C visas; and (4) increasing the type of qualifying employer-facilities.
Increases the number of annual two-year foreign residency requirement waivers available to interested State agencies for aliens receiving graduate medical education or training in the United States.