Student Health Services

Mission
Health Services supports the mission of the college. It provides a climate of learning and living by helping students remove health barriers that interfere with their academic, personal and social education.

Services
Health Services is available to all full-time students. Part-time students who wish to use Health Services may do so for a per-semester charge. Services provided in Health Services include, but are not limited to, rapid strep throat cultures and mono tests, urinalysis, and on a very limited basis, allergy injections. Due to allergy injection limitations, students/parents should contact Health Services at least two months prior to the beginning of the semester.

Registered nurses are available in Health Services Monday through Saturday during the academic year for health assessment and evaluation. A doctor or a nurse practitioner is on campus to see and treat students Monday through Friday (hours are posted at the beginning of each semester) Prescriptions will be written as needed and off campus referrals will be made if indicated. The cost of prescriptions and off campus referrals are the responsibility of the student and/or legal guardian(s).

Immunizations Required
Students must provide signed proof of immunity to measles, mumps and rubella before they can register for more than five credits.

Online registration requires compliance to immunization law regardless of the number of credits you wish to take.

As of September 1, 1991 New York State enacted Public Health Law #2165 which requires post secondary students to show proof of immunity to measles, mumps and rubella. The law effects all students born on or after January 1, 1957 who are planning to enroll in six credits or more in any one semester.

The law allows certain exemptions for compliance and will waive, either permanently or temporarily, immunization requirements for students with special circumstances; some medical conditions, pregnancy, certain allergies and specific religious beliefs fall into this group of exemptions. Contact Health Services if you think you fall into one of these categories.

Immunity Consists of:

• Measles – two doses of live measles vaccine administered after 1967.
• Mumps - one dose of live mumps vaccine administered after 1968.
  Disease documentation for measles and mumps by a physician also qualifies as immunity. Documentation must include the year of illness.
• Rubella - one dose of live rubella vaccine administered after 1968.
  Disease Documentation For Rubella -DOES NOT QUALIFY AS IMMUNITY.

• First dose of all vaccines must have been administered on or after the first birthday.
• Data should be entered on the immunization form by your physician's office and must be signed by someone in that practice.
• Records will be accepted from other schools provided your name appears on the same page as your immunizations, and the page has been signed or stamped by the school sending the record.

A Blood titer Laboratory Report documenting immunity to measles, mumps and / or rubella also qualifies as acceptable documentation.

Meningococcal Disease and Vaccination
New York State PHL Section 2167 requires post-secondary institutions to distribute information about meningococcal disease and vaccination to the student, or parents or guardians of students under the age of 18 enrolled for six or more credit hours. The institution is required to maintain a record of the following for each student:

• Certificate of Immunization for meningococcal meningitis disease; or
• A response to receipt of meningococcal meningitis disease and vaccine information signed by the student or the student’s parent or guardian; AND, EITHER
• Self reported or parent recall of meningococcal meningitis immunization within the past 10 years; or
• An acknowledgement of meningococcal disease risks and refusal of meningococcal meningitis immunization signed by the student or student’s parent or guardian.

Physicals/Health Evaluations are required of all athletes, international and resident students. Forms must be on file in Health Services prior to moving onto campus or participation in a sport.

A Report of Health History is required of all full-time students.

MEDICAL RECORDS
Medical records are confidential and will be released to a student or to another school only after the student has given written permission. There is a $3.00 charge for a non-student request, and requests require a 24-hour time frame.

QUESTIONS
If you have any questions call Health Services at
(518) 454-5244.

Student Health Services cares for
the individual needs of all students.
All medical records are considered confidential and will be released only with written permission provided by the student.

Student Health Insurance Information
Click here to visit the Student Health Insurance information site.

Beginning with the Fall 2007 semester, we are requiring that all full-time undergraduate and graduate students either provide our servicing broker with waiver information detailing the insurance coverage you currently have or purchase the student health insurance
plan being offered effective August 15, 2007.

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Location
190 Partridge Street
Entrance in back of building

Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Health forms
Immunization Record (PDF) 212KB — Download Now

Report of Health Evaluation (PDF) 400KB — Download Now

Report of Medical History (PDF) 411KB — Download Now

Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination Response Form (PDF) 20KB — Download Now

HIPAA Notice Of Privacy Practices For Personal Health Information (PDF) 92KB — Download Now

Staff
Sandra Frese, RN, BS
Director of Health Services

Michelle Patterson,, BSRN
Assistant Director of Health Services

Kelly Leonard, RN, BSN
Part-time Weekend Nurse

Patricia Goodwin
Administrative Medical Secretary

(518) 454-5244
Fax (518) 454-2007