121|Page Health & Wellness Services The Health & Wellness Center is located on the first floor of Beck Hall and includes the following departments: • Clinical Services. • Counseling Center. • Clinical Case Management. • Health Administrative Services. • Health Promotion and Alcohol & Other Drugs Services. All undergraduate and graduate students who are currently enrolled in classes and have paid the semester health center fee are eligible to receive services at the Health & Wellness Center. The health center fee is a required fee added to all undergraduate tuition invoices, which graduate students must opt-in to pay. Clinical Services The facility is an ambulatory healthcare center where students can receive care and treatment by registered nurses, family practice physicians, physician assistants, and certified registered nurse practitioners. Listed below is an overview of services provided at no additional cost: • Illness and injury care & treatment. • Reproductive health services, including gynecological exams, pregnancy testing, and birth control. • Confidential STI screening and treatment. • Self-care station containing first aid supplies, over-the-counter medications, period products, and condoms. • Telehealth services for acute medical concerns are available to students living on-campus during times when the health center is closed. All emergencies are referred to local hospitals. Ambulance transports are billed directly to the medical insurance carrier, or directly to the student if no insurance is in place. The Health & Wellness Center is not involved in ambulance transport billing. Students are encouraged to bring their student ID and insurance information to all appointments. The health insurance information will be needed for any off-campus referrals and laboratory testing provided in-house. Some services will incur a nominal fee that will be charged to the student’s account or billed to the student’s medical insurance carrier, such as: • Prescription medication (except birth control & STD treatment). • Diagnostic testing (Testing for flu, COVID-19, strep throat, urinary infections, etc.). • Basic physicals required for driver’s license exams, ROTC programs, & limited types of employment. • Tuberculosis screenings. • Vaccines. • Various medical supplies not covered under the student health center fee. Clinical Services will provide excuse notes when absence from class is warranted. No excuses will be provided when students are treated by non-university providers or not seen by Health Center staff at the time of illness. Verification of student encounters to professors, employers, parents/guardians, and others violates federal privacy regulations and will not be provided.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NzcxOTE=