AGENCY: Department of Health. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control

SERIES: 7559
TITLE: Monthly report on refugees requiring follow-up
DATES: 1980-2009.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: This is a monthly computer printout of those refugees that have diseases that pose public health problems. The information is used to ensure that prompt medical check-ups and treatment is initiated. The printout includes the refugee's name, date of birth, date of arrival, country of origin, alien number, and sex; the name of the sponsoring agency; the name, address and telephone number of the sponsor; the date the information was forwarded; the date the follow-up is due; the date the information was received; and the results of the x-ray, lab test, diagnosis, and whether a drug was prescribed.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 3 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Fiscal

While most of this information is kept in the computer, the results of the follow-up action is not. Therefore, this paper must be kept. A three year retention period was set as there are federal funds involved.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private

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