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Refugee Health Screening

Medical Screening Guidelines
Medical Screening Sites

Overseas Medical Screening

In accordance with U.S. law (Immigration and Nationality Act and the Public Health Service Act) and Department of Health and Human Services regulations, a medical examination is required for all refugees accepted to resettle in the U.S. as defined by public health regulation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) is responsible for providing the technical instructions for the examination. The medical examination is conducted by panel physicians appointed by the U.S. consul or, in the case of large refugee movements, the International Organization of Migration (IOM).
View Technical Instructions

Typical Pre-Departure
Medical Screening Process*

VISA MEDICAL EXAMINATION
  • 6 months before departure
  • All refugees
  • Screening for inadmissible health-related conditions
​PRE-DEPARTURE MEDICAL SCREENING
  • 3 weeks before departure
  • Refugees with Class B1 TB
FIT TO FLY PRE-EMBARKATION CHECKS
  • 24 to 48 hours before departure
  • All refugees
  • Screening for lice
  • Presumptive treatment of intestinal parasites
  • Evaluation for signs or symptoms of Covid-19
*Please note slight variations exist between specific refugee groups
 

Domestic Medical Screening Guidelines

View Checklist
View Guidelines
 

Colorado Refugee Medical Screening Sites

Almost all refugees in Colorado are screened in Denver and Aurora. Refugees who resettle in other parts of the state are screened at contracted community health centers, and in collaboration with local public health departments (primarily for adult immunizations and public health care and treatment).
DENVER HEALTH: REFUGEE CLINIC
​Lowry Family Health Center
1001 Yosemite Street
Denver, CO 80230
(303) 602-4545
Medical Record Requests
(F) (303) 602-8003


PEAK VISTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
​Myron-Stratton Clinic:  Logan Center
430 Gold Pass Hgts
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 632-5700
Medical Record Requests
(F) (719) 344-7817

STRIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
3292 Peoria St
Aurora, CO 80010
(303) 360-6276
Medical Record Requests
(F) (303) 789-7222


SUNRISE COMMUNITY HEALT​H CENTERS
Monfort Family Clinic
2930 11th Avenue
Evans, CO 80620
(970) 353-9403
Medical Record Requests
(F) (970) 353-5884
 

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LAST UPDATED December 22, 2020

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