Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Tender

Tenders are invited for Pennsylvania refugee medical and mental health screening services The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania receives a significant number of refugees, as defined in Section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42), for resettlement in the United States. These refugees include, but are not limited to, asylees, Cuban Haitian entrants, and Special Immigrant Visa ( SIV ) recipients. One objective of the Refugee Health Program ( RHP ) is to provide that newlyarrived refugees receive a comprehensive health assessment and screening services within 30 days after arrival. DHS’ Bureau of Employment Programs operates the RHP as part of the larger Pennsylvania Refugee Resettlement Program ( PA RRP ), which coordinates all refugee programs through grant agreements with state and community agencies in Pennsylvania. DHS has designated five primary refugee service regions in the Commonwealth to work with refugee resettlement agencies. • Region 1 – Allegheny, Beaver, Cambria, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties • Region 2 – Central Pennsylvania, which includes Adams, Blair, Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Tioga, Union, and York Counties • Region 3 – Philadelphia area, which includes Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, and Philadelphia Counties • Region 4 – Allentown/Scranton area, which includes Lehigh, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northampton, Schuylkill, and Wayne Counties • Region 5 – Erie and Venango Counties