Student Handbook - Tougaloo College
Student Handbook - Tougaloo College
Student Handbook - Tougaloo College
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liability for violation of the student/employee right of the Anti-Discrimination Act<br />
Section 503, 504.<br />
Informing Other <strong>Student</strong>s/ Employees<br />
Employees/<strong>Student</strong>s who identify themselves as HIV positive are encouraged to inform the<br />
Director of Health Services.<br />
Sports/Athletic Activities<br />
Individual case decisions will be made regarding students or employees with HIV or AIDS who<br />
participate in intramural or intercollegiate athletic activities. The Athletic Department will be in<br />
compliance with Universal Precautions Policy.<br />
Education<br />
1. The Health Educator, in conjunction with the Peer Educations and Community<br />
resources, will disseminate HIV/AIDS information on campus by hosting assemblies<br />
on the disease and prevention, targeting the students, faculty and staff of <strong>Tougaloo</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong> as the audience.<br />
2. HIVS/AIDS Peer Educators will disseminate information on campus in the residence<br />
halls on STDs (Sexually Transmitted Disease) which include HIV/AIDS.<br />
3. Health/Wellness Center’s Health Educator Director will distribute latex barriers,<br />
literature and provide counseling related to prevention and the spread of HIV/AIDS.<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s Health Insurance Plan<br />
The mandatory Group Insurance plan protects students at home, at school, or while traveling, 24<br />
hours a day for 12 months while enrolled full time. Insurance cards and information brochures<br />
will be distributed by the Health/Wellness Center’s Administrative staff. Coverage is provided<br />
for accidents and sickness causing expenses that begin while the insurance is in effect. All<br />
accidents or incidents of illness should be reported to the Health/Wellness Center’s Medical<br />
Clinic immediately. If the student is at school, he/she should come to the Health/Wellness<br />
Center’s Medical Clinic for assessment and treatment. If the illness or accident occurs after<br />
Health/Wellness Center’s hours and the students receive treatment off-campus, he/she must<br />
notify the Health/Wellness Center’s Medical Clinic the next business day.<br />
The Health/Wellness Center’s Medical Clinic staff will enter the student’s name into the<br />
Insurance Log for processing. Failure to come to the Health/Wellness Center’s Medical Clinic<br />
or to advise the Health/Wellness Center’s Medical Clinic personnel of a trip for a medical<br />
emergency will jeopardize payment of insures claims.<br />
<strong>Student</strong>s may elect not to use the Health/Wellness Center’s Medical Clinic or its services.<br />
HOWEVER, STUDENTS WHO SEEK NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ON<br />
THEIR OWN, AND DO NOT FOLLOW THE HEALTH CENTER GUIDELINES FOR<br />
REFERRAL, WILL BE BILLED DIRECTLY BY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER<br />
AND ARE TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF CHARGES INCURRED.<br />
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