A School-Based Health Clinic (SBHC), also referred to as an SBC, is a regular medical clinic located on a school campus. Each one is staffed with a receptionist, a nurse (LPN), and a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or physician. SBCs provide the exact same medical services as our regular clinics.

The purpose of an SBC is to maximize learning, instruction time, and productivity for everyone involved. Not only that, but parents/guardians don’t have to leave work, pick up the student from school, drive to the doctor, wait to be seen, drop the student off at school, and then drive back to work. Taking advantage of the school clinic saves parents valuable leave time, which can be better spent on even more valuable family time later on.

Each SBC is staffed with a receptionist, a nurse, and a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or a physician.

Not at all. If you choose not to register your student with our clinic, they can always see the school nurse.

Option 1
You can preregister online. Then, clinic staff will enter that information into our system and you’ll get a link (via text message) with instructions on how to finish the registration process. All paperwork and consents will be completed and signed using your mobile device.

Option 2
The student can be picked up and taken to the provider of your choice, like their pediatrician.

Absolutely! The school clinic is not meant to replace pediatricians or other primary care providers. Instead, we work with their usual provider by offering supplemental care.

Parents/Guardians are always welcome to accompany the student to their visit. Simply inform the nurse or receptionist that you want to be present. When you arrive on campus, be sure to check-in at the school office before proceeding to the clinic.

Every effort will be made to contact you - usually by phone call, so please be sure to provide us with a working contact number.

Another useful way is the Patient Portal, where you can:

• view lab results

• securely communicate with clinic staff

• view the Patient Care Summary*

• view/pay your bill

• view/update insurance, contact info, and more

*The Patient Care Summary is a document that includes: the day/time of visit, reason for visit, vital signs (height, weight, temp, BP, & pain scale), active problems, allergies, medication list (including meds prescribed at the current visit), current diagnosis, procedures, treatment plan, and other valuable info.

An email address is required to register for all online services. If you are a parent/guardian and you want online access to your child’s health record, simply give us your email address and we will register you as an authorized family member in your child’s account.

Registration Methods

• Speak to the school clinic receptionist

• Speak to the receptionist at any of our regular clinic locations

No money will be collected from students, but we will bill the insurance on file, so please make sure you have provided us with your child’s most current insurance information.

If you don’t have insurance or not enough insurance, our staff can assist you in applying for Medicaid or the Access Assistance Program (Sliding Fee).

No student will ever be denied access to the school nurse.

Faculty & staff will pay their co-payment, co-insurance, and/or deductible at the visit - just as you would at a regular clinic.

Here is some information about student insurance plans.