Frequently Asked Questions

The Health and Insurance Services office is located in the CHIP Center in Wick Campus Center. We're open weekdays from 8:30am – 4:30pm.

Phone: (716) 839-8446 

Email: healthservices@daemen.edu

Incoming first-year, transfer and graduate students are required to complete the Incoming Student Health Form.

There are a number of health requirements that must be met before you participate in an external learning experience.  All items listed below are required to be submitted to the Health & Insurance Services Office BEFORE the first day of your clinical experience.

• Physical Examination - The PA Clinical Health Form must be used when having a physical exam completed by your health care provider
• Hepatitis B - Three vaccines OR positive titer
• Varicella  - Physician diagnosed date of disease OR positive titer OR two vaccines
• 2-step PPD - If current PPD results are positive, a chest x-ray and copy of report are required.  If you have a history of a positive PPD, a TB assessment form must be completed by your health care provider.
• Tetanus - Td or TDap vaccine administered within the last ten years
• Flu shot
• Photocopy of your health insurance ID card.

There are a number of health requirements that must be met before you participate in an external learning experience.  All items listed below are required to be submitted to the Health & Insurance Services Office BEFORE the first day of your clinical experience.

• Physical Examination - The PT/Nursing Clinical Health Form must be used when having a physical exam completed by your health care provider
• Hepatitis B - Three vaccines OR positive titer
• Varicella  - Physician diagnosed date of disease OR positive titer OR two vaccines
• PPD - If current PPD results are positive, a chest x-ray and copy of report are required.  If you have a history of a positive PPD, a TB assessment form must be completed by your health care provider.
• Tetanus - Td or TDap vaccine administered within the last ten years
• Flu shot
• Photocopy of your health insurance ID card.

Yes! You can fax your health forms to (716) 839-8230

The Health and Insurance Services Office maintains your paper immunization records for a total of seven years after your date of admission to the college, indefinitely in our database.  If you would like to request a copy of your records, please complete the record release form. This information will only be used to identify your records and to release them to you.

The first place to start is to speak with your primary healthcare provider.  Depending on their availability and what your health insurance carrier approves, there are a few options for vaccination administration:

1. A local pharmacy
    
2. Urgent Care
    
3. Erie County Department of Health 
   608 William Street
   Buffalo, NY 14206
   Phone: 716-858-7687

• 2^nd and 4^th Thursday of month; 8:30am-11:30am, by appt. only
• Please call for specifics; no travel vaccines available
• No insurances accepted