Short-Term Off-Site Student Health Services Options
From cunydsc.org
November 12, 2007
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To: Currently enrolled, registered Graduate Center students
From: Matthew Schoengood
I am pleased to announce that as of Monday, November 12, and pending the restoration of on-site nurse practitioner services at the Graduate Center, “stop-gap” primary health care services will be provided to uninsured and under-insured registered Graduate Center students through funding made available by the Graduate Center administration; also, even with insurance, Graduate Center students using this option can take advantage of expedited waiting time, and those without any drug prescription plan will have access to very low-cost prescription drug formularies.
The process to restore on-site health services provided by a hospital-employed nurse practitioner is advancing rapidly, but the following arrangements are an option for students in the meantime, for approximately six to eight weeks:
WHERE
Selected clinics (see listing at end of this announcement) of the Institute for Urban Family Health (IUFH), whose “mission is to provide access to superior primary care, especially for those who are medically underserved.” The IUFH clinics are public clinics staffed by family physicians, family nurse practitioners, social workers, and other specialists providing a full range of primary care services, including reproductive health care and prenatal care.
WHAT
a) Primary health care services, including ob/gyn services, provided by nurse practitioners and / or resident physicians. (Please see the rest of this section and the following section, “HOW,” below, for specific details of costs).
b) For students with health insurance, the clinics will bill the insurance and the insured student will be responsible for paying to the clinic the co-payments charged by the clinics as authorized by the respective insurance plans.
c) For uninsured students, there will be no co-payment or other charge for the primary health care visits.
d) Access to very low-cost clinic prescription formularies for students--whether uninsured or insured--who are not enrolled in a prescription drug plan.
e) “Fast-tracking” at the selected Urban Family Health clinics: Assigned providers for all GC students will reduce waiting time.
Please take note that fees for lab work will be the responsibility of the student and/or of the student’s health insurance provider, if applicable.
HOW
1. Students will be required to show a currently validated Graduate Center I.D. card or present a letter from the Office of the Registrar certifying their current enrollment. (Students may obtain these letters by requesting them in person from the Office of the Registrar, Room 7201, The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue).
2. The Graduate Center will receive what are called “de-identified” medical bills in order to enable the Graduate Center to be billed for uninsured student visits to the clinics without violating confidentiality.
3. Students who wish their medical records to be released to the GC Wellness Center/ Student Health Services to be kept on file there will need to provide the clinics with a signed consent for release of information specifically requesting this transfer of medical records.
CLINIC LOCATIONS
The following Institute for Urban Family Health clinic locations will be available for Graduate Center students (please call the particular clinic or consult the website links below for a particular clinic’s hours:
Sidney Hillman Family Practice 16 East 16th Street New York, NY 10003 212-924-7744 http://www.institute2000.org/health/manhattan/manhattan.htm
East 13th St. Family Practice 113 East 13th St. New York, NY 10003 212-253-1830 http://www.institute2000.org/health/manhattan/manhattan.htm
Amsterdam Center 690 Amsterdam Avenue (at 94th St.) New York, NY 10025 212-865-4104 http://www.institute2000.org/health/manhattan/manhattan.htm
Walton Family Health Center 1894 Walton Avenue Bronx, NY 10453 718-583-3060 http://www.institute2000.org/health/bronx/bronx.htm
Mt. Hope Family Practice 130 West Tremont Avenue Bronx, NY 10453 718-583-9000 http://www.institute2000.org/health/bronx/bronx.htm
Parkchester Family Practice 1597 Unionport Road Bronx, NY 10462 718-822-1818 http://www.institute2000.org/health/bronx/bronx.htm
Questions about the short-term services outlined above may be directed to Director of Student Affairs Sharon Lerner at 212-817-7413 / 7400 or to the Graduate Center’s Wellness Center/Student Health Services Administrative Coordinator, Ms. Annabella Bernard, at 212-817-7020.
