ACF is requesting an extension of the
information collection previously approved under emergency
clearance in March of 2020. Pursuant to Exhibit 1, part A.2 of the
Flores Settlement Agreement (Jenny Lisette Flores, et al., v. Janet
Reno, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Case No. CV
85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), the Administration for Children and
Families’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), on behalf of the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is directed to
provide unaccompanied children in their custody with medical,
mental, and dental care until reunification with a qualified
sponsor. Unaccompanied minors in ORR custody are placed in
grantee-operated licensed care provider facilities that arrange for
appropriate healthcare as directed by ORR. All children are
required to receive a complete medical examination including
screening for infectious diseases and immunizations recommended by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within 2 business
days of admission into an ORR-funded licensed care provider
facility. If children are still in ORR custody 60 to 90 days after
admission, they are required to receive an initial dental exam, or
sooner if directed by state licensing requirements. Additional
required services include routine medical and dental care, family
planning, and emergency health care. ORR requires grantees to
maintain records on each child to ensure that health-related
evaluations, diagnosed conditions/illnesses, immunizations, and
treatments are documented and included in the child’s discharge
packet at the time of reunification. ORR requires the Initial
Medical Exam and Dental Exam information collections to implement
and maintain compliance with the Flores Settlement Agreement
(Attachment A).
In the previously approved
information collection, the annual burden estimate did not include
the time required by healthcare providers and dentists to complete
the forms, as it was assumed this information was already collected
by the provider and did not impose additional burden. In order to
account for the time needed for healthcare providers and dentists
to fill out the ORR-developed forms, however, ORR has since
increased the burden estimate for this request.
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Camille Wilson 202 565-0162
camille.wilson@acf.hhs.gov
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.