How long is the medical report valid for?

[JLWells9 2]

From St. Luke's.

[jskibo 588]

6 months unless it's issued after a sputum Culture. 

 

[JLWells9 2]

39 minutes ago, jskibo said:

6 months unless it's issued after a sputum Culture. 

 

Read some stuff on St. Luke's website.

To make it clear: 6 months if no abnormal findings and 3 months if they find something abnormal (TB)?

[Chancy 6,239]

5 hours ago, JLWells9 said:

To make it clear: 6 months if no abnormal findings and 3 months if they find something abnormal (TB)?

 

6 months if no abnormal findings.  3 months if medically cleared (ie, no active TB) after sputum culture testing.  If sputum testing shows active TB, the applicant will need to go through TB treatment, then repeat the visa medical after completing the treatment.

 

[JLWells9 2]

20 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

6 months if no abnormal findings.  3 months if medically cleared (ie, no active TB) after sputum culture testing.  If sputum testing shows active TB, the applicant will need to go through TB treatment, then repeat the visa medical after completing the treatment.

 

Sorry, but I'm somewhat confused.

I took this from St. Luke's website:



Do they only do the sputum culture test if they find something abnormal in the applicant's X-ray?

And, what's the difference between these two:


Is this order right?:
1. Left (day 1) is getting the X-ray done.
2. Right (day 2) is having the result examined by someone?

[Chancy 6,239]

1 hour ago, JLWells9 said:

Do they only do the sputum culture test if they find something abnormal in the applicant's X-ray?

 

Yes, they will require sputum testing if they find any indication of TB in the 1st x-ray.  I have not heard of any applicant getting a 2nd x-ray at the same medical appointment.  SLEC will try to finish all the medical checks in 1 day, so the x-ray will be examined on the same day it is taken.  Around 1 hour or so after the x-ray, the applicant will be informed if they need to go through sputum testing.  If not, they will be told to proceed to immunization.