An application is sent to the medical officer by the visa officer, and we look at the validity of that information. If the treatment required for that person is completed and it is no longer going to exceed the cost threshold for the next five years, they can be admissible. An example would be somebody with hepatitis C. The treatment for that is very expansive, about $70,000 to $80,000, but it only lasts 12 weeks, and they're deemed cured after that. They can submit documentary evidence that they have gone through that treatment in their country and provide lab reports to confirm it. We can then send our new opinion back to the visa officer.
On October 24th, 2017. See this statement in context.