HEALTH SERVICES

CONTACT PERSON
Coordinator: Anna Waldher, RN
e-mail: ajwaldher@lcsc.edu
Office: SGC 42
Phone: 792-2561
Fax: 792-2882
Web: http://www.lcsc.edu/osl/health

OVERVIEW
Student Health Services (SHS) provides basic health care needs, working collaboratively with students to achieve basic physical, behavioral and emotional health; keeping them in the classroom moving toward their graduation goal. In order to achieve this goal; students will learn that they must take responsibility for their own health for both short and long term success.

SERVICES
All LCSC students are eligible to utilize services at Student Health Services and Student Life. Students DO NOT need to be enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to utilize either of the two above services.

All services are available by appointment; although, walk-ins are welcome. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Summer hours are 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Fridays. Student Health Services is open 12 months out of the year and is closed on holidays.

FEES
There is a flat fee for each office visit with the health care practitioner (MD/NP). There are charges for any additional testing ordered by providers. All fees are due at the time of a scheduled appointment; for emergencies, payment arrangements are available but all accounts must be paid in full by the end of the semester. All outstanding accounts will result in a hold being be placed on the student account until paid in full (can not register, receive diploma, etc). There are minimal fees to see the registered nurses. All services and fees are subject to change each academic year.

Administrative Assistant I (ext. 2251)
•Assists with making or rescheduling appointments
•Maintains Nursing Division records

Technical Records Specialist II (ext. 2685)
•Performs each semester Student Health Insurance Program (SHIP) audit
•Assists student with SHIP insurance questions

Registered Nurse (ext. 2561)
•Triages minor care issues
•Refills ordered medications and over the counter medications for headaches, sore throat, etc.
•Monitors blood pressure and blood sugar

REQUIRED HEALTH INSURANCE & STATE STUDENT HEALTH PLAN (SHIP)
SHIP is an Idaho State Board of Education mandate requiring full-fee paying students (enrolled in 8 or more credits per semester) to have health insurance. These students are automatically enrolled in the SHIP and will not be required to complete insurance forms. The cost of SHIP is added directly to the Student Fees.

SHIP brochures are available by contacting the LCSC center in Coeur d’Alene, Student Health Services at the Lewiston Campus, or at the LCSC Student Health web site: https://www.lcsc.edu/osl/ins-health.  They may also be accessed by going to renstudent.com.  Go to the student link and find your college (Lewis-Clark State College) and click on the 2007-2008 Student Health Insurance Plan—Brochure.

Students who currently have medical insurance or are covered by a spouse’s or parent’s insurance may waive SHIP. To waive SHIP, students log on to the Student Health website located above and click on “SHIP Rates and Coverage.” Students should compare their present health insurance policy against the plan coverage of SHIP. If their present plan is comparable in covered services, payment for those services and their plan pays for services rendered in Idaho, they may begin the waiver process. The waiver form must be completed and submitted on Warrior Web by the fifth day of each semester. Students can access the waiver by going to the student menu and clicking the Student Health Insurance Waiver. Only waivers received through the Warrior Web before fifth day will be accepted.

Students enrolled in less than 8 credits are not eligible to participate in SHIP and are NOT required to submit a waiver.

HOW SHIP WORKS
Full time students enrolled in SHIP have the option of adding a spouse and/or child(ren) to SHIP. This may be done by obtaining a SHIP brochure and completing the registration form located in the brochure. The completed registration form and payment must be returned to the Controller’s Office before the fifth day of a term. Students enrolled in SHIP are encouraged to use Student Health Services during office hours. Students must contact Student Health Services within 72 hours of receiving medical care from other health care providers to receive a waiver for the $250 deductible. For all emergencies (unconscious, bleeding following accident, etc) students should proceed to the closest emergency facility. Students or their representatives must notify Student Health by calling 792-2251, after they are stabilized in the ER. Non-emergent ER visits will be charged the $200 plus the $250 deductible for each unauthorized non-emergent ER visit before SHIP will pay for covered services at 80%.

All international students attending Lewis-Clark State College, on a nonimmigrant visa with LCSC as the sponsoring institution, regardless of the number of credit hours they are enrolled in, are required to purchase the Lewis-Clark State College Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). Students who are studying outside the US through a LCSC program are not required to purchase LCSC SHIP. International students are informed of the insurance requirements, coverage and estimated costs on the I-20 immigration form prior to the issuance of a visa.

CONFIDENTIALITY
All patient/student information is confidential. Student Health is a FERPA compliant service; information in students’ medical charts is viewed only by health care providers involved directly in the plan of care for each individual. The student must provide written permission to the staff in Student Health Services authorizing release of any medical information to anyone other than those professionals directly involved in the plan of care. All information provided to the medical or office staff is protected and confidential.