(1)
Student health fairs and screenings
(a)
The health fair
or screening should be designed to meet an identified need within the community
or to target an underserved population who is otherwise unable to obtain such
services.
(b)
Any student(s) or student organization(s) seeking to
host a health fair or screening event must contact the office of student
affairs in order to obtain an "application to host a student health event." The
application must be completed and returned to the office of student affairs no
less than fourteen days prior to the event.
(c)
Consistent with
the student health event application, the student(s) or student group(s) must
document the following information about the event for review and
approval:
(i)
Type of activity being conducted during the
event;
(ii)
Type and amount of university clinical supervision that
will be present at the event, which must provide for supervision of university
pharmacy students in a one to two pharmacist to student ratio and university
medical students in a one to four clinician to student ratio;
(iii)
Whether CLIA
and/or OSHA training is required for the screenings being
conducted;
(iv)
Consent form for participants; and
(v)
Educational
materials for participants.
(d)
The dean of the
college(s) in which the student(s) are enrolled or which has authority over the
student organization(s) involved must review and approve of the event in order
for the event to be considered an educational experience sanctioned by the
university and therefore falling within the scope of the applicable
professional liability coverage in place for students.
(e)
The student(s) or
student organization(s) are responsible for obtaining the requisite supplies
necessary to conduct any testing or screening at the event. Student(s) can
apply to one of the university's student organizations or university student
council for funding to cover the supply costs for the event.
(f)
The student(s) or
student organization(s) are responsible for obtaining the requisite equipment
necessary to conduct any testing or screening at the event. Student(s) can
obtain blood pressure cuffs, bone density testing equipment, or glucometers for
use at the event from the Wasson center.
(g)
The office of
student affairs shall maintain a calendar of events authorized under this
rule.
(h)
All students and clinical faculty participating in the
event must have completed blood-borne pathogen and CLIA waiver training as
indicated on the student health event application.
(i)
Students must
have a documented plan to address event participants who are identified as
presenting with significant risk of an impending health event (e.g., extreme
results related to blood pressure or blood sugar levels).
(j)
No pediatric
screening, risk assessment, or other pediatric services will be conducted at
any university health fair. Any activities geared toward those under the age of
eighteen must be designed solely for the purpose of entertainment or education;
they cannot include any pediatric screening or assessment.
(k)
Under no
circumstances do the screenings or education materials provided by student(s)
and student organization(s) at events governed under this section establish a
doctor-patient relationship. Student(s) and student organization(s) must make
this evident to all participants through their written materials and statements
to participants.
(2)
Other clinical
events
(a)
Any
students or student organizations who engage in the provision of clinical
services such as hosting a flu clinic, conducting a "brown-bag" medication
review, or providing medication therapy management in a no-cost manner must
complete a "student health event application" to ensure that they are
adequately trained and supervised in providing the foregoing
services.
(b)
Under no circumstances do the clinical services
provided by student(s) and student organization(s) at events governed under
this paragraph establish a doctor-patient relationship. Student(s) and student
organization(s) must make this evident to all participants through their
written materials and statements to participants.
(3)
Educational
events
Students or student organizations who
present health education and prevention information to the general public or a
targeted audiences need to have their educational materials reviewed by their
faculty advisor or course instruction before engaging in such activities.
Faculty advisors should engage the assistance of library copyright staff to
make determinations of appropriate use of materials.
(4)
Volunteer
activities
Students may participate in a wide
array of volunteer activities that occur off campus and outside of the
curricular requirements of their degree program. When students engage in such
independent volunteer activities that fall outside of any approved event that
is sponsored through and sanctioned by the university, they do so at their own
risk. In these instances, the student will not be covered under the
university's professional liability insurance for any situations that arise out
of these volunteer activities.
(5)
Research
Any data collected in conjunction with
the events approved under this rule must be for evaluation purposes only, and
not for purposes of research. Students wishing to utilize data from event
participants for research purpose must first seek approval of their protocol
from the university's institutional review board.
