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Parent RIN:   1115-AE73
DOJ/INS RIN: 1115-AH97 Publication ID: Spring 1999 
Title: INS 1979 
Abstract: On September 30, 1996, the President signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Section 343 provides that certain foreign health care workers are inadmissible unless they present a certificate from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) (or another equivalent certifying agency as determined by the Attorney General) to the Department of State, or in the case of adjustment of status, to the Attorney General, in order to enter the United States. The certificate must address such issues as licensure, training, language skills, and education. The Service published an interim rule (INS 1879) to address shortages in key health care occupations on October 14, 1998 and plans to issue additional interim rules as necessary to address other occupations or credentialing organizations. The Service will be publishing a proposed rule (INS 1824) to fully implement these requirements, including a designation of covered health care occupations, the procedures and requirements for certifying organizations, the content of the certificates, and the process for presentation of the certificates. The Service will issue an interim rule (INS 1979) to grant temporary authority to the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) to issue certificates to aliens coming to the U.S. to perform labor in the occupations of occupational therapists and physical therapists. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204    8 CFR 212    8 CFR 214.2    8 CFR 245    8 CFR 248   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1182(a)(5)    PL 104-208   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  06/00/1999    
Final Rule  03/00/2000    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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