Student Handbook - Tougaloo College

• Documentation of meningococcal vaccination. This vaccination is recommended, but
NOT mandatory for admission to Tougaloo College.
Medical Records Compliance Policy
Tougaloo College is committed to the maintenance of an environment that allows each member
of its community to sustain his/her optimum level of health and wellness. It is for this reason
that all students attending Tougaloo College will have a complete medical record on file in the
Health/Wellness Center’s Medical Clinic before he/she registers or pre-registers for class. This
includes CISLL students and student/employees of the College who attend classes.
Policy Statement
• No student will be permitted to pre-register or register for classes unless he/she has a
completed medical record on file in the Health/Wellness Center’s Medical Clinic.
This includes CISLL students and employees of the College who attend classes.
• Students with no medical records or an incomplete medical record will be entered
into the computer with a security block that will prohibit the generation of a class
card.
• Students who register late will be referred to the Health/Wellness Center’s Medical
Clinic for clearance before a class card is generated and the student is allowed to
register. This includes returning students, readmitted students, and transfer students.
All new students and returning students who plan to participate in a sports activity will bring a
current statement and documentation of a physical examination by a licensed physician to the
Health/Wellness Center’ Medical Clinic, prior to beginning any exercise program. Sports
physicals cannot be substituted for the mandatory medical examination.
Health Education information is a part of each Health Center visit. Private counseling and
disease specific patient education is available to all students.
Students who routinely take medications for a chronic illness are encouraged to visit the
Health/Wellness Center’s Medical Clinic periodically to update the Health Center staff on their
health status.
The Health/Wellness Center’s Medical Clinic staff will assist, when necessary, any student with
a chronic illness but it does not assume the responsibility of providing daily and continuing
medical care for a student with a chronic illness. If a student is on injectable medications and
need assistance giving injections, the Health/Wellness Center’s Medical Clinic staff will assist
the student. If a student chooses to give his/her own injections, they must obtain the proper
needle (disposal reciprocal) from the clinic/physician prescribing medication. The reciprocal
must be in an appropriate bio-hazard container with a lid and returned to the clinic for proper
disposal.
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