For your reference, below is a copy of the letter that was emailed to all of you about the travel clinic. We refer you to the original letter emailed to you.
September 2013
Dear student,
We are thrilled that you have
this opportunity to study abroad.
Congratulations! As you prepare
for your trip we encourage you to give careful consideration to medical
recommendations or requirements specific to your destination. The
Center for Global Citizenship has notified you of the mandatory study abroad MD
presentation scheduled for Tuesday, September 24th, at 7:00 p.m. in Weisiger
Theatre. Dr. Brian Ellis and Dr.
Jonathan Clark will present up to date information outlining recommendations
and/or requirements for your trip. Information
specific to your destination will be given to you at this meeting. You will be instructed on how and when to
schedule an appointment to receive your vaccinations and prescriptions through
Parsons Student Health Center if you so choose.
If you miss the mandatory MD
presentation you will not be eligible to receive your travel vaccines or
prescriptions at Parsons Student Health Center.
You will be responsible for seeking travel medicine advice on your
own.
While the MD presentation is
mandatory, it is not mandatory that you receive your vaccinations at Parsons
Student Health Center. Here is a link
with contact information for travel clinics in Kentucky: http://www.travmed.com/clinics/index.html?mode=st&st=KY
We urge you to call the phone
number on your health insurance card to see if any of the costs are covered by
your plan. Some health insurance plans
consider travel medicine as preventive care and may cover the entire cost. They may only cover travel medicine services at
specific in-network providers’ offices. Please
note that Parsons Student Health Center does not accept insurance for payment, does
no insurance billing or filing of forms, and does not have a tax ID number. Any charges associated with travel medicine
services will be your responsibility. You
may pay at the time of your appointment or you may opt to have the charges
applied to your student account. An
itemized receipt will be provided or mailed to your home address. Vaccinations are offered at or near our
cost. Please see current pricing below for
the most common travel clinic costs (you will not need all of these):
Hep A (2) $27 Typhoid $33(oral)/$56(shot)
Hep B (3)` $34 Yellow Fever $95
Tetanus (with Pertussis) $38 *Japanese Encephalitis $245
(X2=$490) Meningitis $113 *Rabies $226
(X3=$678) Influenza $10 Professional Consult/Educational Session $20
Polio $26 Travel Medicine Services $50
*Follow a rigid administration schedule, must be completed at least 2
weeks prior to travel, and must be paid for prior to appointment time (vaccine
will not be ordered until payment made)
Our goal is to provide excellent
travel medicine services at a reasonable cost.
Our hope is that you will have the best study abroad experience possible
without the inconvenience of a preventable, even serious, medical condition. Please let us know if you have any questions.
We
look forward to serving you,
Parsons
Student Health Center staff
Centre
College
(859) 238-5530
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