Student Handbook

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREIN IS ONLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE REGULATIONS IMPOSED ON OUR FACULTY PURSUANT TO THE NEWYORK STATE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE EXHAUSTIVE. PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO CLINICAL ADMINISTRATION. Mandatory Student Immunizations for Measles, Mumps and Rubella All SUNY College of Optometry students will be required to provide proof of adequate immunization against measles, mumps and rubella as a condition of enrollment at the College. The mandatory health policy was instituted to comply with New York State Public Health Law 2165, which was passed in June 1989, requiring full-time students attending colleges and universities in New York State to demonstrate proof of immunity against measles, mumps and rubella. Proof of immunity consists of a certificate of immunizations signed by a physician or health care provider which documents measles, mumps and rubella immunity. The certificate must specify the type of vaccine and the dates (month, day, year) of administration or the date of disease diagnosis, if any, or the date of serologic testing and results, if any. A student health record from a previously attended school, which properly documents the immunization history previously described, is acceptable as proof of immunity. Requirements for registration and attendance include completion of the SUNY College of Optometry Student Health Form containing the following information: • Medical history • Physical examination • Tuberculin test (within one year) • If tuberculin test is positive, a chest x-ray recording the results, date and place of the examination is required. • Proof of two doses of measles vaccine, and one dose each of mumps vaccine and rubella vaccine or serological evidence of antibodies. • The Hepatitis B vaccine (three shots) is strongly recommended but not required. You are, however, required to notify the College if you have received the vaccine, if you will be receiving the vaccine or if you do not wish to receive the vaccine.

If a student does not comply or does not present acceptable evidence of compliance, the College must refuse to allow the student to continue in attendance.

Information about Hepatitis B and the Vaccine (Recombinant) All students should be aware of the signs and preventability of Hepatitis B. Since medical history and examination cannot reliably identify all patients infected with Hepatitis B (HBV) or other blood-transmissible pathogens, barrier safeguards should be used by all individuals that provide care to patients at the University Eye Center. Hepatitis B (serum hepatitis) is a disease that is more common in hospital workers than it is in the general population. Those at the highest risk are those whose jobs may result in direct contact with blood, such as patient care workers in

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