DO Student Health and Wellness Policies and Procedures

Health Insurance

PCOM requires that all students have health insurance and oers a group health insurance plan to its

students. Every student is required to either enroll in coverage through Group Health Insurance

Plan or waive coverage. The student insurance plan year begins on August 1 and ends on July 31.

Students will receive an email from Student Group Health Insurance Plan annually and must either

If a student has an eligible health insurance plan through a parent’s plan, spouse’s plan, or an

individual policy they will have the ability to waive out of the group student health insurance plan. If

the student does not have an eligible health insurance plan, PCOM requires that they enroll in the

student health insurance plan. The Oce of the Bursar will be noed of students who have

enrolled, and the cost of insurance will be added to their bill. If the student does not make an acve

elecon (waive or enroll) on the group health insurance portal, they will be automacally enrolled and

billed for the coverage. All PCOM Students are provided a Health Insurance Aestaon form from the

Oce of Student/Resident Medical Records and are required to submit this form annually.

The PCOM Counselors use a collaborave process that involves the development of a unique,

condenal, and supporve relaonship between the counselor and student. Condenality is

maintained in accordance with all applicable laws and regulaons. Faculty, sta, and administraon

will not have access to student counseling records without wrien permission from the student.

Addional Mental Health Resources available to students are published on PCOM’s intranet.

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Student Health Records

All DO students are required to submit medical records to the Oce of Student/Resident Medical

Records at the me of matriculaon. Students must submit a health insurance aestaon form

annually. Addional records are required for students beginning their clinical rotaons (vaccinaon

records/serologic immunity records/TB screening/drug screening) and are ulized for credenaling

purposes with PCOM aliated clinical sites and preceptors. All student health records are condenal

and are maintained in accordance with HIPAA and FERPA regulaons.

Healthcare

It is PCOM policy that M1 and M2 students should seek health services from providers that are NOT

Inuenza vaccinaons are oered annually by the College. Alternately, a student may receive their

inuenza vaccinaon from another provider. All other clinical prevenve health services are provided

by the student’s chosen health care provider and are billed to the student’s health insurance plan.

Roune diagnosc and therapeuc health services are provided by the student’s chosen health care

provider and are billed to the student’s health insurance plan. Students should understand

completely the specics of their individual health insurance plan, including coverage for in-network

and out-of-network providers. Charges for healthcare services not covered by insurance are the

responsibility of the student.

• The Office of Occupational and Environmental Safety: [email protected]

• The supervisor of the clerkship (the student will follow all policies and procedures at the clinical

training affiliated site).

The Office of Student/Resident Medical Records manages student health aspects related to

exposures and injury incidents. The student is responsible for providing their personal health

insurance at the time of treatment for the office visit, lab work, and medications on the day of the

injury and any follow up visits, lab work, or medication. The student’s personal health insurance plan

will be billed by the providers for all services. Any claims not paid by the student’s primary health

insurance should be reported to Office of Student/Resident Medical Records. The student will be

possible sources of healthcare in the area. PCOM: 215-871-6420 or PCOM GA and SGA: 678-225-

7484.

PCOM Philadelphia Campus

Students choosing to use any of PCOM’s aliated health care services (either located on or o

campus) must follow the same payment-for-service policies that are required of paents from the

external community who ulize PCOM health care services. PCOM medical pracces accept most

major insurance plans but must bill in accordance with each specic insurance plan benets.

Students can inform the PCOM aliated clinic that they are a PCOM medical student.

Wynnewood, PA 19096

Phone: 610-658-6003 or 866-225-5654

• Roxborough Memorial Hospital

hps://roxboroughmemorial.com/

5800 Ridge Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19128

Phone: 215-483-9900

Primary Care/Urgent Care:

Phone: 215-857-5300

• Family Medicine at PCOM (Joseph M. Hassman DO ’65 Family Medicine Center)

hps://pcomhealth.org/family-medicine/

4190 City Avenue, Suite 100

Philadelphia, PA 19131

Phone: 215-871-6380

• Maine Line Healthcare in Wynnewood

hps://www.mainlinehealth.org/locaons/wynnewood-306-east-lancaster-avenue

PCOM South Georgia Campus

Emergency Care:

• Colqui Regional Medical Center

www.colquiregional.com

3131 S. Main Street

Moultrie, GA 31768

Phone: 229-985-3420

Primary Care/Urgent Care Facilies:

• Sterling Group Primary Care

hps://colquiregional.com/sterling-physician-group/services/primary-care/

Primary Care/Urgent Care