II. PROCEDURE

B. Under certain well-defined circumstances, other members of the UT Pan-American community may access SHS:

1. Students who are not registered at UTPA for the current semester but were registered during the previous semester and the SHS mid-level providers have started treatment plan. Example: a student who graduated but who has been started on a new medication and must be monitored for tolerance of medication. Other examples would include: certain post-doctoral fellows, visiting scholars, English Language Institute (ELI), High School Equivalency Program (HEP), Upward Bound Program (UBS), and certain resident summer programs (Gear Up, Science Camp, Tex-Prep). These students may received services by paying a $5.00 fee (in lieu of medical service fee) for each visit with a SHS health care provider in addition to any charges that may be incurred for diagnostic tests, supplies, procedure and prescriptions from SHS pharmacy.

2. Students who have been admitted to the UTPA for a future semester, but are not enrolled ion the current semester. These students may present to UTPA SHS and pay a $5.00 fee (in lieu of the medical service fee) and present their acceptance letter in order to be eligible for SHS services. This fee will be due each time they present to the SHS to be seen by a health care provider. They will be eligible for immunizations, TB skin tests, and pre-admission physicals required either by the university or the program to which they are admitted into. These students like all UTPA students will be responsible for any additional charges incurred from diagnostic, laboratory, procedure, or pharmacy items used to diagnosis or treat their illness or injury.

3. Cooperative students who are enrolled and have paid medical services fees at another university that have a cooperative agreement with UTPA and are on the UTPA campus for a legitimate academic purposes are eligible to received UTPA SHS medical services just like a registered UTPA student. The student will have to show proof of being an enrolled in a cooperative program with UTPA and the medical service fee to UTPA will be waived.

4. UTPA faculty and staff are not eligible for routine SHS medical services but may be eligible fort certain SHS outreach services. These may include special laboratory screenings and immunizations. The faculty and staff would pay a $5.00 administrative fee and would be responsible for the charges for the laboratory exams and the immunizations.


EXCLUSION OF SERVICES PROTOCOL
I. POLICY

To clearly identify the limitations of the University of Texas-Pan American Student Health Services. Due to lack of emergency equipment, onsite X-Rays, full time Physician, and after hour's and weekend coverage select services must be excluded.

II. PROCEDURE

The University of Texas-Pan American Student Health Services will provide limited treatment or services for the following cases:

1. Pregnancy
2. Motor Vehicle Accidents (neither acute or chronic complaints)
3. University related workman's compensation cases
4. Rape and/or sexual assault
5. physical assault cases
6. Suicide attempts
7. Alcohol/Drug intoxication
8. Any possible life-threatening emergency

The above type of patients will be identified and referred to the local Emergency Department or to a medical doctor as the clinical presentation warrants. Basic triage and first aid will be provided when condition warrants. Each case will be handled on a case by case evaluation at the discretion of the provider on duty.