What are the five criteria on which the medical officer would base his assessment of admissibility?
The medical officer has five criteria on which to base his assessment of admissibility. This medical profile consists of a coded series of letters and numbers based on the two principal criteria and the three supporting criteria mentioned above. The five criteria are: H – Risk to Public Safety or Public Health D – Expected Demand on Health or Social Services T – Response to Medical Treatment S – Surveillance E – Potential Employability or Productivity Under each criterion is a list of descriptive categories. Taken as a whole, the ratings assigned under each criterion form the basis for a legally binding medical opinion regarding admissibility. This opinion is expressed by the symbol “M” at the end of the profile and represents the combined significance of the five criteria. It is indicated symbolically as M – Statement of Medical Status Ml No health impairment sufficient to prevent admission M2 Has a condition for which the degree of risk to public health or safety is not sufficient to
