[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR42.66]

[Page 237]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 42--VISAS: DOCUMENTATION OF IMMIGRANTS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart G--Application for Immigrant Visas
 
Sec. 42.66  Medical examination.

    (a) Medical examination required of all applicants. Before the 
issuance of an immigrant visa, the consular officer shall require every 
alien, regardless of age, to undergo a medical examination in order to 
determine eligibility to receive a visa.
    (b) Examination by physician from approved panel. The required 
examination shall be conducted in accordance with requirements and 
procedures established by the United States Public Health Service and by 
a physician selected by the alien from a panel of physicians approved by 
the consular officer.
    (c) Facilities required for panel physician. A consular officer 
shall not include the name of a physician on the panel of physicians 
referred to in paragraph (b) of this section unless the physician has 
facilities to perform required serological and X-ray tests or is in a 
position to refer applicants to a qualified laboratory for such tests.