Sec. 203. Uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry
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Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 231 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: To improve border security and the processing of individuals and families interdicted by the U.S. Border Patrol between ports of entry, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Chief Medical Officer of the Department, shall, not later than thirty days after enactment of this section, establish uniform processes and training to ensure consistent and efficient medical screening of all individuals so interdicted before transfer out of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection custody but not longer than 12 hours of such interdiction. At a minimum, the uniform processes and training established under subsection
(a)shall include the following: Requirements for initial screening that includes documentation of the following: Visual assessment of overall physical and behavior state, including any possible disability. A brief medical history including demographic information, current medications, and any chronic or past illnesses. Any current medical complaints. Criteria for determining when to make a referral to higher medical care and a process to execute such referral. Recordkeeping requirements on how information is to be recorded for each initial screening, including information on the use of interpretation services. Starting sixty days after the issuance of the uniform processes and training pursuant to subsection (a), any individual carrying out medical screening at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility of individuals interdicted by the U.S. Border Patrol between ports shall complete training on the uniform processes. . The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 436 the following new item: Sec. 437. Medical screening of persons interdicted between ports of entry. .
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Uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry
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