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Three diseases removed from health-related inadmissibility grounds

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CountryUnited States
Operative dateMarch 28, 2016
CategoryHealth-related admissibility
Policy toolMedical examination requirements
Affected groupApplicants assessed for health-related immigration inadmissibility

Policy effect

Effective March 28, 2016, chancroid, granuloma inguinale and lymphogranuloma venereum were removed from the list of communicable diseases of public health significance that could make an applicant inadmissible on health-related grounds. USCIS incorporated this change into its guidance on November 2, 2016, reflecting the earlier effective date of the HHS regulation.

Official source excerpt

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… ventable diseases.  Updates the definition of a Class B condition to “health conditions, diseases, or disability serious in degree or permanent in nature.”  Updates the definition of physical and mental disorders with associated harmful behavior and the definition of drug abuse and drug addiction.  Removes 3 medical conditions (chancroid, granuloma inguinale, and lymphogranuloma venereum) from the list of communicable diseases of public health significance that would render an applicant for immigration benefits inadmissible on health-related grounds of inadmissibility. Citation Volume 8: Ad … und On January 26, 2016, HHS published the final rule updating HHS’s regulation. USCIS is updating its guidance in Volume 8, Part B of the Policy Manual to reflect the changes to the HHS regulation. The HHS final rule was effective on March 28, 2016. Accordingly, the updates made to the USCIS Policy Manual are effective as of March 28, 2016. The guidance contained in the Policy Manual is controlling and supersedes any prior guidance. Policy Highlights  Updates the definition of a Class A condition, to include failure to present documentation of having received vaccinations against vaccine pre …
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesUSCIS Policy Alert PA-2016-07Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-manual-updates/20161102-MedicalConditions.pdf

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