How to Subscribe

Application Process

Step 1: Submit the online application

This is a short application that notifies Alliance staff that your organization is interested in becoming certified.

Step 2: Submit the Compliance Report

Please use the template provided to submit your Compliance Report. Please provide as much information as you feel necessary to demonstrate Code compliance.

Required information includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Benchmarking data: The Alliance requires applicants to provide the number of health professionals in your recruitment pipeline who have signed contracts since 2008. This information provides a frame of reference for evaluating your full participation in the Alliance Survey Monitoring Program.
Implementation plan: The Alliance requires a roadmap that details how your organization will implement business practices contained in the Code.
References: The Alliance requires a minimum of two references, preferably recent institutional clients.

We encourage applicants to contact Alliance Staff with questions.

Step 3: Schedule an interview

After your organization has submitted the completed Compliance Report the Alliance will review your submission and schedule an interview.
All interview questions are provided to your organization in advance and your responses are completely confidential. The Alliance never reveals any proprietary information disclosed during the application process.
The interview serves two purposes:
- To provide an opportunity for the Alliance to clarify, if necessary, how your organization integrates Code provisions operationally; and
- To introduce your organization to the basic process and functionality of the Alliance monitoring process.

Step 4: Demonstrate compliance with the Alliance Survey Monitoring Program

Compliance is demonstrated by ensuring that 100% of health professionals in the recruitment pipeline are registered for the survey. Before certification is granted you are required to:

Send a standardized email, provided by and copied to the Alliance, notifying all health professionals in your recruitment pipeline that you have applied for Alliance Certification.
The Alliance utilizes this email to register health professionals for the survey and to document your full participation in the Monitoring Program.

Step 5: Submit Subscriber Agreement

After completing the interview, your organization is required to submit a signed and notarized subscriber agreement. The subscriber agreement outlines:

The Alliance Survey Monitoring Program;
The required steps to remain certified; and
Information on Alliance mediation and remediation processes.

Step 6: Certification

Following the completion of Steps 1 through 5, your organization is awarded Certified Subscriber status by the Alliance and is both listed on the Alliance Web site and provided access to the Alliance Seal for use on promotional materials.

Re-application:

If an applicant is not accepted as a Certified Subscriber after completing the application process, the organization may reapply after a six-month waiting period.

Subscription Fees

The Alliance recognizes that the combined factors of visa retrogression and the slow economic recovery from the recession have reduced recruitment of foreign-educated health workers to the United States. As a result, during the Pilot Phase (May 2010-December 2012) no fees will be charged for subscriptions and the Alliance may extend the Pilot Phase if the factors currently influencing the drop in international recruitment continue beyond 2012. The Alliance believes that the slow down in international recruitment is likely to be temporary and that this period provides a unique opportunity for organizations that participate in the industry to implement best practices Following the Pilot Phase, the Alliance will implement a fee schedule based on stakeholder categories.

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