Health Services is here to promote the health of MJC students through education,
community referrals, and in-clinic services that support MJC's academic
programs. We have two office locations. On East Campus, we are located in Morris
Memorial Building, room 108. And on West Campus, you can find us in Yosemite Hall,
room 114. Most of our services are available for currently enrolled
students on a walk-in basis, during our hours of operation. To verify you are a
current MJC student, you need to show proof of registration in the current
semester and have a zero balance. The best way to show proof of registration
and a zero balance is to access your current class schedule on Pirate's Net
and present a screenshot, or pull it up on your mobile device when you're
checking in for services at the front desk. Currently enrolled students are
eligible for services through our office one month before and after the current
semester. So for example, Spring students are eligible to receive services from
December through May while our Fall students are eligible for services from
July through January. Our regular office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Wednesdays from 9:30 to 5:00 p.m. Our
last student check-in is at 4:30 p.m., and we close for lunch daily from 12:00
to 1:00 p.m. Our Summer hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Our last student is checked in at 5:00 p.m.,
and we also closed for lunch daily from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. When planning your
visit to the Health Services office, keep in mind that wait times can vary from
day to day and can be unpredictable; so please be sure to give yourself plenty
of time for your visit. We recommend giving yourself at least
one to two hours before your class starts, for any office visit.
Our office is able to see students for a variety of services, including: Minor
illnesses and injuries, over-the-counter medications and feminine products, health
education, immunizations, TB screenings, blood pressure screenings, hemoglobin and
glucose screenings, vision and color vision screenings, referrals to our
on-campus doctor clinic, mental health referrals and counseling services, sexual
and reproductive health referrals, and health clearances for various academic
programs. Throughout the year, we offer mental health and suicide prevention
trainings through the Mental Health First Aid and QPR (or question persuade
and refer curriculums), and during the Fall and Spring semesters.
We host the free Healthy Living Presentations, which cover topics such as:
Stress management, sexual health, suicide prevention, and many other areas. While
your student health fee pays for many of the services available through the
health services office, there are some services that do require additional fees.
These services include: Immunizations, TITERs and other labs, and our physicals.
Our office accepts cash (exact change is required) or most major credit cards. For
our most current fee schedule, please refer to the health services website or
call our office. All of the forms and information you need relating to your
health clearance can be accessed online through the Health Services website.
Simply follow this link; or type the URL into your browser, and under the "Health
Clearances" tab, select the icon of your program to access the needed documents
and information. So here is an overview of your program's health clearance
requirements: You need a physical, updated TB clearance, current flu and T-dap
vaccinations, and TITERs for hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella and varicella
viruses. You may obtain any of the items needed for your health clearance from
your primary doctor, a community clinic, or the health services office. However,
you only obtain the health clearance "golden
ticket" from the Health Services office. We strongly recommend that you come to
our office and have a consultation with one of our nurses, even if you wish to
obtain your clearance requirements through an outside provider. This way, we
can help guide you through the process and minimize any chance of errors. This
is your minimum submission requirements document, and it gives you details on the
TB clearance vaccines and titers that are needed for your primary health
clearance, which is called the "golden ticket". It also gives you information
needed for your secondary clearance date. The secondary clearance information is
only needed for anyone who has in-progress items at the primary clearance
date. Pay attention to the details of this document, as it gives you the
specific time frames that some of these items can be obtained by, and also the
specific names of the items. If you obtain any of these through a provider
outside of the health services office, the health history and physical form is
a two-page document that must be filled out as completely as possible. The first
page is your self-reported health history. Be sure to complete this page
before you have the medical practitioner complete your physical. Your physical
must be completed within three months of the start of your program. The medical
practitioner must review the health history, document their assessment, check
one of those required boxes, sign, stamp and date the document; and they must
include their NPI number. If the practitioner does not include their NPI
number, signature or the date your physical was completed; your document
will not be accepted. The physical cannot be completed by a chiropractor; it must
be completed by a provider with a valid in NPI number. All right, this document is
called the documentation of two-step TB testing, and we use it when you obtain
your TB testing outside of the health services office. If you are obtaining
your TB clearance through the Health Services office, this document is
not needed. Your program uses the two-step TB screening process for your
TB clearance, as recommended for all healthcare personnel by the Centers for
Disease Control. The two-step TB process helps to eliminate the possibility of a
false negative TB result, and provides a baseline TB clearance for your program.
The two-step TB process is very specific on the timing of placement and reading
of each step. TB number one is placed, and the results are read within 48 to 72
hours of that placement. TB number 2 cannot be placed any earlier than seven
days after TB number one is read. Be very specific when using an outside provider
for your TB clearance, that TB number two cannot be placed any earlier than seven
days from the reading date of TB number one. For anyone that has a positive TB,
you are required to submit a chest x-ray dated within the past six months that
specifies what the x-ray is for, and documents no evidence of active TB
infection. For your TB clearance in addition to the two-step TB clearance,
you can opt to obtain TB clearance through laboratory testing. The two tests
currently accepted for your health clearance are the quantiferon TB gold,
or the T-spot. The TB testing. the T-spot and the quantiferon TB gold
clearances, must be documented within three months of the start of your
program. For the two-step TB screening, the first step may be dated within the
last twelve months, but the second step must be completed within that three
month time frame. Remember that the two-step TB testing must be completed
before obtaining any live virus vaccines. This influenza vaccination form must be
completed for all flu vaccines obtained through outside providers, and the health
services office. The influenza vaccine must be the current season's vaccine;
and all of the information such as date, site, blot, expiration, manufacturer, etc,
must be documented.
These immunization and TITER flowcharts help guide you and
your provider throughout the clearance process. For example, the Tdap vaccine
flowchart shows that your Tdap must be current within the past ten years. If
it's out of date, you will need to obtain an updated Tdap vaccination. Your
hepatitis B surface antibody test must show that you are presumed immune to the
hepatitis B virus. If your TITER shows that you are not, you may need to
complete the heavy immunization series again. Your measles, mumps, rubella and
varicella TITERs also need to show positive immunity. If your TITERs have
negative or equivocal results, you may need to obtain an MMR or varicella
booster vaccine. Whether or not you need a full series, a booster, or no
immunizations is dependent on your TITER results and documented vaccination
history. While the flow charts were created to help you assess where you are
in the process, we strongly encourage you to come to the Health Services office
for any questions you might have. All right, this document is your "golden
ticket". This is what you will receive once you have obtained all the required
health clearance items. At each of your health services office visits, our nurses
will review your documentation and provide guidance on where you are in the
process. Once you have met all your requirements, we will complete your
golden ticket so you can get it turned in to your program and start your
clinicals with confidence that you and your patients are protected. On the final
day of your clearance visit, you are responsible for bringing printed
documentation of all health clearance requirements to the health services
office. Even if you have brought these documents to the office to be reviewed
by our nurses at your previous visits, if you do not have these documents printed
out for your last visit, you will not be able to get your golden
ticket that day. If you have any questions, please visit our office to
speak with our nurses. We're happy to help you.