Clinical Health Care Services

If you need a specialist, we refer you to clinics and hospitals in the Fayetteville area. For counseling, see the Center for Counseling and Accessibility Services.

Appointments are required for all non-urgent medical conditions. If you need care right now for an acute illness or injury, come in anyway — a nurse will assess you and triage by medical urgency.

TWO WAYS TO SCHEDULE

MEDICAL EXCUSES

A medical excuse is issued only when the provider judges it medically necessary. Having an appointment does not by itself entitle you to one, and excuses are not issued for missed class time. Schedule outside your class hours where you can.

HOW TO SUBMIT

1. Log in to the patient portal.
2. Complete the online fillable forms inside it.
3. Have a doctor's office, clinic, or health department complete and sign the Mandatory Immunization Requirements Form. A family member cannot sign it.
4. Click the Immunization Requirements Form update button and upload your signed form, plus any lab or radiology reports.
5. Watch your Bronco email. Compliance messages land under Messages in the portal's left toolbar, and email tells you when a new one arrives.

REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS

RECOMMENDED, NOT REQUIRED

COVID-19  •  Meningococcal B  •  Hepatitis A  •  HPV

WHAT YOUR RECORDS MUST SHOW

WHO IS EXEMPT

You are exempt from the immunization requirement if you are:

• Enrolled in four credit hours or fewer and living off campus
• Attending only in the evening, starting at 5:00 p.m.
• Taking weekend classes only
• Taking off-campus classes for the whole of your degree program

MEDICAL EXEMPTION

Under G.S. 130A-156, a physician licensed to practice in North Carolina may certify that a required immunization is or may be detrimental to your health because of a recognized contraindication. Only a NC-licensed physician can request this. Physicians who need help can contact the North Carolina Immunization Branch at (919) 707-5550.

• Medical Exemption form (DHHS 3987) — for contraindications recognized by the Commission for Public Health. PDF, 170 KB.
• Physician's Request for Medical Exemption (DHHS 3995) — for contraindications not on that list. PDF, 136 KB.
• NC DHHS memo on the revised exemption forms

TRANSFERRING IN?

Your records do not follow you automatically. Contact your previous school's health center and ask them to send a copy to you — that is faster than having it sent here.

Always keep a copy of everything you submit. Maintaining your own record of the vaccines you have received is your responsibility, and you will need it again. Full state requirements are on the NC DHHS college and university immunization page.

The UNC System requires every eligible student to carry active health insurance. If you are eligible, the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) premium is added to your student account automatically when you register — you do not sign up for it. You have two choices, and you have to make one of them before the deadline.

TO WAIVE — IF YOU ALREADY HAVE COVERAGE

1. Go to the Student Blue page for Fayetteville State University.
2. Click Request Waiver. Set up a Student Blue account if you do not have one, or sign in with your email address and a one-time passcode.
3. Enter your other insurance information and submit. Requests are reviewed — you will get an email approving or denying it.
4. Once approved, the charge comes off your student account.

TO ENROLL — IF YOU WANT THE PLAN

1. Go to the Student Blue page for Fayetteville State University.
2. Click Enroll for Coverage and set up your account, or sign in.
3. Save the enrollment confirmation number in your email. Member ID cards are mailed to the address you gave.

WHO IS REQUIRED TO HAVE COVERAGE

Undergraduate and graduate students are charged the premium at registration if they are enrolled in a degree-seeking program, are taking six or more on-campus credit hours or living in a Housing & Residence Life unit regardless of hours, and are eligible to pay the university Student Health Fee.

• Veterans — required at six or more credit hours in a degree-seeking on-campus program.
• Study abroad, co-op, and student interns — eligible but not required, and not automatically enrolled or charged. You must enroll yourself if you want it. Study abroad students may buy coverage for the full semester or only the portion outside the program.
• Active military, and dependents of active-duty parents — not required to waive the university-sponsored plan.

USING SHIP HERE AT THE HEALTH CENTER

• Medically necessary services from a Student Health Services provider are covered 100% — no copay, no deductible.
• Prescriptions filled at the Student Health Pharmacy cost a $15 copay per prescription or refill.
• Premiums are not part of the published cost of attendance. If you buy SHIP, ask your financial aid counselor to add the expense to your individual cost of attendance.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ON F-1 AND J-1 VISAS

You must carry health insurance while attending FSU. Enroll in SHIP, or use another U.S. or home-country plan that meets these minimums:

• At least $100,000 USD total benefit per accident or illness
• Deductible of no more than $500 USD
• At least $50,000 USD for medical evacuation
• At least $25,000 USD for repatriation
• Active for the entire academic semester

For current premium amounts, plan options, and coverage dates, see the Student Blue page for FSU. For a denied waiver or a charge on your account, call Student Health Insurance at (910) 672-2155.

• Immunization Record & Medical History Form — take this to your doctor to complete and sign, then upload it to the portal.
• Release of Information Form — written permission to share your records with someone else.
• Medical Exemption Statement Form (DHHS 3987) — PDF, 170 KB.
• Physician's Request for Medical Exemption (DHHS 3995) — PDF, 136 KB.
• Revised Medical Exemption Forms Memo — explains what changed in the two forms above.

PHARMACY

A pharmacist is on staff during clinic hours. The pharmacist or a nurse gives you formulary medications at no additional cost, and counseling comes automatically with every prescription filled here — ask if you want more.

The Student Health Pharmacy fills prescriptions written by your assigned Student Health Services provider only. If we do not stock what you need, your provider can write you a prescription to fill elsewhere. Prescriptions from providers outside FSU have to go to a local pharmacy. Pharmacy: (910) 672-2080.

YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS

Your records are confidential and privileged, seen only by the professional staff of Student Health Services. They are released to anyone else only with your written permission — use the Release of Information Form above. Records are kept for eleven years after you leave the university, then destroyed.

GETTING TO APPOINTMENTS

Student Health Services operates out of the Spaulding Building. Staff cannot come to residence halls or classrooms and do not respond to medical calls outside the facility. If you are referred to an off-campus appointment, arranging your own transportation is up to you.