# 2026-15848: Refugee Kids' Health Forms Get Bureaucratic Makeover

2026-15848, Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Unaccompanied Alien Child Health Forms, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Children and Families Administration published 2026-08-05, effective Comments due October 5, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

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- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15848
- Title: Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Unaccompanied Alien Child Health Forms
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50549
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: Comments due October 5, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-05
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

Refugee Kids' Health Forms Get Bureaucratic Makeover

## Summary

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting to move the Serious Medical Procedure Request (SMR) Form (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0561, expiration date December 31, 2026) under the Medical Assessment Form and Dental Assessment Form (OMB #: 0970-0466, expiration October 31, 2026) information collection and update the title of OMB # 0970-0466 to Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Unaccompanied Alien Child Health Forms. Revisions are proposed to the forms. The proposed restructuring and revisions will improve transparency, lessen burden, improve data quality, and ensure alignment with ORR requirements. In addition, to ensure continuity of care, the request has been revised to include the sharing of health information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in specific circumstances.

## Effects PRIA read

- Large paperwork cut for health providers: benefit, medium. ORR says the annual burden of responses fell by 91.5% and recordkeeping fell by 88% because there are fewer children in care and forms were shortened. ORR estimates total annual response burden hours of 5,202 and total annual recordkeeping burden hours of 12,015.4 under the revised collection (OMB…
- Forms reworked to remove duplication: benefit, low. ORR will consolidate the Serious Medical Procedure (SMR) Form into the Medical Assessment Form (MAF) and Dental Assessment Form (DAF) and update the collection title to "Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Unaccompanied Alien Child Health Forms" (moving OMB #0970-0561 into OMB #0970-0466). Revisio…
- Child health data shared with DHS for repatriation: benefit, medium. ORR will share relevant health information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when DHS identifies a child in ORR custody for repatriation. Shared items listed include the child's identifying information (name, alien number, date of birth), active diagnoses or concerns requiring manageme…
- SMR form can be waived in emergencies: benefit, low. ORR will waive the requirement to complete the Serious Medical Procedure (SMR) Form if completing it is not in the child's best interest, for example during a hospitalization, emergency department visit, or other medical emergency.

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## Sources
- [2026-15848 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15848/proposed-information-collection-activity-office-of-refugee-resettlement-orr-unaccompanied-alien)
- [2026-15848 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15848.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15848 (as of 2026-08-12).