Sec. 2841. CERTIFICATION OF MEDICAL CARE COVERAGE FOR H-2B TEMPORARY WORKFORCE ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON GUAM
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## SEC. 2841 CERTIFICATION OF MEDICAL CARE COVERAGE FOR H-2B TEMPORARY WORKFORCE ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON GUAM **[**[10 U.S.C. 2687 note](/us/usc/t10/s2687)**]** ###
(a)Management of Workforce Health Care Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Navy may not award any additional Navy or Marine Corps construction project or associated task order on Guam associated with the Record of Decision for the Guam and CNMI Military Relocation dated September 2010 if the aggregate of the number of employees holding a visa described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b); known as “H-2B workers”) to support such relocation exceeds 2,000 until the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees that a system of health care for the H-2B workers is available. ###
(b)System of Health Care The health care system required to be certified in subsection
(a)shall— ####
(1)include a comprehensive medical plan for the H-2B workers; ####
(2)include comprehensive planning and coordination with contractor-provided healthcare services and with Guam’s civilian and military healthcare community; and ####
(3)access local healthcare assets to help meet the health care needs of the H-2B workers. ###
(c)Elements of Medical Plan The comprehensive medical plan referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall— ####
(1)address significant health issues, injury, or series of injuries in addition to basic first responder medical services for H-2B workers; ####
(2)provide pre-deployment health screening at the country of origin of H-2B workers, ensuring— #####
(A)all major or chronic disease conditions of concern are identified; #####
(B)proper immunizations are administered; #####
(C)screening for tuberculosis and communicable diseases are conducted; and #####
(D)all H-2B workers are fit and healthy for work prior to deployment; ####
(3)provide that an arrival health screening process is developed to ensure the H-2B workers are fit to work and that the risk of spreading communicable diseases to the resident population is minimized; and ####
(4)provide comprehensive on-site medical services, including emergency medical care for the H-2B workers, primary health care to include care for chronic diseases, preventive services and acute care delivery, and accessible prescription services maintaining oversight, authorization access, and delivery of prescription medications to the workforce. ###
(d)Savings Clause Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the Secretary of the Navy to establish a United States Government-sponsored or funded health care system required to be certified in subsection
(a)or to be responsible in any way for the administration of a health care system or plan or the provision of health care services for the H-2B workers identified in subsection (a).
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CERTIFICATION OF MEDICAL CARE COVERAGE FOR H-2B TEMPORARY WORKFORCE ON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON GUAM
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