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• Health Form
• Required Immunizations
• Recommended Immunizations
• Health Insurance
• Student Health Services Contact

Health Form

Documentation of your health (including immunizations) must be completed and sent to Student Health Services before you will be permitted to begin your fall semester.

Please schedule an appointment with your physician and return the completed medical form to:

McDaniel College
Student Health Services
2 College Hill
Westminster, Maryland 21157-4390

Instructions on completing the form

1. Download (in PDF) the Student Health Services Medical Record form here.
2. Complete page 1 of the medical form and the required immunizations section on page 2.
3. Schedule a visit with your family healthcare provider. He or he should complete and sign page 2 of the medical record. If you previously attended
4. McDaniel College and submitted a health form at that time, call Student Health Services before proceeding with the form.
5. Special housing, board plan or equipment (e.g. air conditioning) requests due to specific medical concerns must be indicated on the Health Form in the appropriate space and submitted by July 15. A Special Housing Considerations Request Form should accompany your request.

Required Immunizations

McDaniel College adopted a policy several years ago requiring entrance immunizations for certain vaccine preventable diseases for all full-time undergraduate students at the recommendation of the American College Health Association and the Preventive Medicine Administration of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Following is a description of the immunizations required. Please be sure your records are up to date and recorded on the health form and signed by your health care provider. Any immunizations not current should be administered by your healthcare provider. You cannot attend McDaniel College until current immunizations are documented on the health form:

Tetanus and Diphtheria
DPT series in infancy or Td adult series with a tetanus booster within 10 years of admission

Poliomyelitis
Complete primary immunization with OPV (oral polio vaccine-3 doses), or IPV (inactivated polio vaccine-4 doses)

Rubella
Evidence of rubella vaccination at 12 months of age or later or a positive blood titer for rubella (please attach copy of record).

*If born before 1957, you are considered to have immunity due to natural infection.

Measles (Rubeola):
Evidence of immunity by one of the following:

• positive blood titer for rubeola (attach copy of record)
• two doses of vaccine, #1 at 12 months of age or later, followed by a second dose no earlier than one month after the initial dose.
• if born before 1957, you are considered to have immunity due to natural infection.

Mumps
Evidence of immunity by one of the following:

• evidence of vaccination at 12 months and again at school age or later
• history of the disease
• positive blood titer for mumps (attach copy of record)
• if born before 1957, you are considered to have immunity due to natural infection.

*Two doses of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) also acceptable.

Hepatitis B

• series of 3 shots
• Tuberculosis skin testing (PPD):
• within one year prior to admission

Chicken Pox

• evidence of vaccination or titre (proof of disease)

Meningococcal Vaccine

Maryland law requires all students who reside in on-campus housing at Maryland colleges and universities to be vaccinated against meningococcal disease. At McDaniel College the vaccination is required of all undergraduate students, both commuter and residential. The requirement can be met in one of two ways:

1. You may provide documentation from a physician or health clinic of the vaccine. or
2. Having reviewed materials we are providing in this booklet regarding the risks associated with the disease and availability and effectiveness of the vaccine, you (or your parent, if you are under age 18) may sign a waiver indicating the choice not to be vaccinated.

You may want to discuss this issue with your family physician. In addition, Dr. Herbert Henderson, McDaniel College Medical Director, and Ms. Joan Lusby, Physician Assistant-Certified, will be happy to counsel you. They may be reached by calling (410) 857-2700. Many county health departments and other health care providers offer the vaccine.

The following information, provided by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, describes the meningococcal disease, risks associated with it, and the vaccine. The McDaniel College Health Form includes a space for the health care provider to certify that the vaccine has been received or for the student (or parent if student is under age 18) to sign a waiver indicating the choice not to be vaccinated.

What is meningococcal disease?
Meningococcal disease is a rare but life-threatening illness, caused by the bacterium, Neisseria meningitdis. It is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis (an infection of the brain and spinal cord coverings) in the United States . The most severe form of the disease is meningococcemia, infection of the bloodstream by this bacterium.
Deaths from meningococcal disease have occurred among Maryland college students in recent years. Students living in dormitories or residence halls are at increased risk. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene encourages meningococcal vaccination of higher education students.
About 2,600 people get meningococcal disease each year in the U.S. Ten to fifteen percent of these people die, in spite of treatment with antibiotics. Of those who live, 10 lose their arms or legs, become deaf, have problems with their nervous systems, become mentally retarded, or suffer seizures or strokes.

About the vaccine
Meningococcal vaccine can be effective in preventing four types of meningococcal disease. The vaccine is not effective in preventing all types of the disease, but it does help to protect many people who might become sick if they don't get the vaccine. Drugs such as penicillin can be used to treat meningococcal infection. Still, about one out of every ten people who get the disease dies from it, and many others are affected for life.
A vaccine, like any medicine, is capable of causing serious problems, such as severe allergic reaction. People should not get meningococcal vaccine if they have ever had a serious allergic reaction to a previous dose of meningococcal vaccine. Some people who get meningococcal vaccine have mild side effects, such as redness or pain where the shot was given (which is usually under the skin of the upper arm). A small percentage of people who receive the vaccine develop a fever. The vaccine may be given to pregnant women.
Meningococcal vaccine is available in our school health centers, travel clinics, some county health departments, and the offices of some health providers. Let us know if you would like to be given the vaccine at our center by calling 410/857-2243.

Recommended Immunization

• Hepatitis A

Insurance

The College requires health insurance and offers a comprehensive health insurance program which includes 80% of all reasonable expenses of accident and sickness with maximum of $10,000 payment benefits and provides for 24-hour protection for students both on and off campus. The College insurance plan is mandatory for all International Students. For more infomation see the Insurance Info/Waiver page.

Note: A student Health Insurance fee of approximately $350.00 is charged to all full-time students each academic year. If you have your own insurance and wish to cancel the College's plan, you must submit a waiver to the Bursar's Office by the 2nd week of the semester. The waiver and an informational brochure are included in the initial fall semester tuition statement.

 If you can not locate that waiver, . Mail the completed form to the Bursar's Office by SEPTEMBER 15TH.



Contact


For more information on Health Services, write or call:
Maryann Nalevanko (Office Manager)
McDaniel College
Student Health Services
2 College Hill
Westminster, MD 21157-4390
410/857-2243
410/876-2055, ext. 2243 (from Baltimore )


Please be sure that you know how to use your insurance for emergencies, referrals to specialists and laboratory procedures. Also, please consider college insurance if you have an insurance plan such as an HMO which can be difficult to use away from home. It is a good supplement and is inexpensive.


Many health issues require additional testing for a proper diagnosis and treatment. It is impossible for us to be familiar with all insurances and we always try to access your insurance policy so it will be covered. Please understand this may not always happen and you will be responsible for any outside testing or consultation.
We will always have the quality of health care for your son or daughter as our primary concern.