Wow CIS is capable of making decisions this quick.
From immigration-law.com
01/16/2004: Validity of Medical Exam Report for I-485 Filers
· As part of I-485 filing, the applicants are required to file a sealed immigration-designated civil surgeons' medical exam report to the USCIS. The medical report is supposed to be valid only for 12 months. However, as affected by the delays in adjudication of I-485, the former INS adopted a policy to extend the validity indefinitely until I-485 was adjudicated. It was released in the form of Memorandum. The Memorandum expired this month. Considering the continuing backlog of I-485 adjudications, the U.S. CIS has issued another memorandum to extend the policy for another year and until January 1, 2005, according to the AILA. Accordingly, those who have filed I-485 more than 12 months back do not have to worry about taking another medical exam and filing a new report at least until January 1, 2005.
From immigration-law.com
01/16/2004: Validity of Medical Exam Report for I-485 Filers
· As part of I-485 filing, the applicants are required to file a sealed immigration-designated civil surgeons' medical exam report to the USCIS. The medical report is supposed to be valid only for 12 months. However, as affected by the delays in adjudication of I-485, the former INS adopted a policy to extend the validity indefinitely until I-485 was adjudicated. It was released in the form of Memorandum. The Memorandum expired this month. Considering the continuing backlog of I-485 adjudications, the U.S. CIS has issued another memorandum to extend the policy for another year and until January 1, 2005, according to the AILA. Accordingly, those who have filed I-485 more than 12 months back do not have to worry about taking another medical exam and filing a new report at least until January 1, 2005.