WITHIN THE PICKENS COUNTY PRIMARY CARE (PCPC), THE CERTIFIED SMART STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER'S PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT COMPETENCY THROUGH THE PROACTIVE PROVISION OF PREVENTATIVE, BASIC PRIMARY, BEHAVIORIAL HEALTH CARE AND URGENT CARE TO ALL OUR STUDENTS, SCHOOL FACULTY AND STAFF, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE TRAJECTORY OF LIVES. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE SMART MODEL IS FOCUSED ON PROACTIVELY ENSURING WELLNESS OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE BUILDING, IN ADDITION TO REACTING TO ACUTE CARE NEEDS BY DEPLOYING ACTIVE ACCESS TO ACTIVE CARE. THE SMART CLINIC IS OPEN WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION WITH A FLEXIBLE ROTATING SCHEDULE. THE STAFFING MODEL MAY INCLUDE A NURSE PRACTITIONER, PHYSICIAN, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER, AND DENTAL CARE PROFESSIONALS. THE SMART CLINIC AT REFORM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS ALSO EXTENDING ITS SERVICES TO CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE PICKENS COUNTY HEAD START AND PRE-K PROGRAM DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS.
I AUTHORIZE AND CONSENT TO THE ENROLLMENT OF THE ABOVE-NAME MINOR,OF WHOM I AM THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN. MY CONSENT WILL ALLOW THE QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF THE PCPC SMART CLINIC LOCATED AT MY CHILD'S SCHOOL, OR ANY OTHER SMART CLINIC LOCATION TO BE OPENED IN THE FUTURE PICKENS COUNTY, TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MY SON/DAUGHTER. THIS CONSENT IS VALID FOR THE DURATION OF THE ABOVE-NAMED MINOR'S ENROLLMENT AT THE PICKENS COUNTY HEAD START AND PRE-K PROGRAM AND/OR IN PICKENS COUNTY SCHOOLS. I UNDERSTAND THAT NO MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON MY CHILD, AND THAT I MAY WITHDRAW MY CONSENT BY NOTIFYING THE OCOC REFORM SMART CLINIC IN WRITING.
SERVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
PREVENTIVE AND SCREENINGS
- WELLNESS ASSESSMENTS
- ALL CDC RECOMMENDED IMMUNIZATIONS*
- VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS
- TB SCREENINGS AND REFERRAL TO CARE
- ROUTINE DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTING
- DENTAL SCREENING AND REFERRAL TO SERVICES
- RISK FACTOR SCREENING AND COUNSELING
BASIC PRIMARY AND URGENT CARE
- PHYSICAL AND ROUTINE ANNUAL EXAMS
- SPORTS AND EMPLOYMENT PHYSICALS
- DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS
- SCREENING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ROUTINE ILLNESSESS AND INFECTIONS
- ASTHMA TREATMENT
- TREATMENT OF SPRAINS, LACERATIONS, MINOR BURNS AND INJURIES
INTEGRATIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE
- GENERAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
- BRIEF INDIVIDUAL INTERVENTION
- GROUP BEHAVIORAL SESSIONS
- ASSESSMENT OF STRESS/EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
- FAMILY COUNSELING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS' NEEDS
- OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC CARE
I UNDESTAND THAT THE SMART CLINIC STAFF MAY REQUEST ADDITIONAL FORMS PERTAINING TO CERTAIN TYPES OF TREATMENT OR PROCEDURES FOR MY CHILD. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CHILD MAY BE TRANSPORTED TO THE PCPC SMART CLINIC BY SCHOOL OR CLINIC STAFF, THE THE CLINIC IS NOT LOCATED IN MY CHILD'S SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICESD MAY BE PROVIDED AT A PCPC COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO MY CHILD, AND I WILL BE NOTIFIED. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THE MEDICAL RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE SMART CLINIC ARE CONFIDENTIAL. I AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL/HEAD START/PCS PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM TO RELEASE MEDICAL AND SCHOOL RECORDS TO THE SMART CLINIC TEAM, AND ALSFO FOR THE SMART CLINIC TO RELEASE MEDICAL RECORDS TO THE SCHOOL/HEAD START/PCS PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM AND TO MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO FACILITATE MY CHILD'S CARE AND SHARED TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE SERVICES PROVIDED. I ALSO AUTHORIZE MY CHILD'S OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO RELEASE INFORMATION TO PCPC, AS NEEDED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PCPC NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES INVOLVEMENT EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. WE ENCOURAGE ALL STUDENDS TO INVOLVE THEIR PARENT OR GUARDIAN IN HEALTH CARE DECISIONMAKING. I UNDERSTAND THAT OLDER CHILDREN MAY CONSENT TO CERTAIN TYPES OF SERVICES, AND THAT CONFIDENTIALITY BETWEEN THE STUDENT AND THE SMART CLINIC PROFESSIONALS WILL BE ENSURED IN SPECIFIC AREAS DESIGNATED BY ALABAMA LAW, AND WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED WITH THE PARENT/GUARDIAN, UNLESS THE STUDENT AGREES.