APA MRIS Reimbursement Training
USCCB will be hosting two training sessions on the APA reimbursement process in MRIS on Thursday, 1/27. The process is slightly different for affiliate offices and Community Partners, so make sure that you register for the training that is appropriate for your agency. Please forward this opportunity to relevant finance staff.
APA Reimbursement Training for Affiliates | 1/27 at 1pm EST | Register Here
APA Reimbursement Training for Community Partners | 1/27 at 2pm EST | Register Here
Missing Employment Authorization and Social Security Card Follow-Up
If your office still has outstanding EADs and SS cards for Afghan arrivals that have been in the community for more than 2 weeks, please follow the following steps:
- Each office should now have access to a Documentation Follow-Up Data spreadsheet in your APA OneDrive folder.
- Input information on outstanding EAD’s and SSNs on this document by next Wednesday, 1/26 for this first round of bulk follow-up
- USCCB will compile all information and use for bulk follow up with IOM. Once received, USCCB will make any notes in the same document
Process for State Refugee Health Coordinators to Access Independent Departure Records from Project ARMS
CDC is working with federal partners to enter vaccination records and TB screening results from Safe Haven sites to local refugee health partners in an initiative called Project ARMS—Afghan Resettlement Medical Screening data entry. The electronic transmission of vaccination records and TB screening results from the SF-600 and I-693 into the CDC DGMQ Newcomer Health SDX state sites began in early November 2021. However, due to a backlog, forms are still being entered and shared with states even as many Afghan evacuees have arrived at their destinations. As of mid-December 2021, Project ARMS has shared ~26% of completed medicals with state refugee health programs.
PRM recently shared two documents with USCCB that provides initial guidance to State Refugee Health Coordinators on how to request medical information about independent departures. They have been shared with SRHCs and are linked below for your information.
