Fact #1: ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ is a doctor’s office inside of your child’s school, staffed with a primary care provider and clinical staff from 8 am to 5 pm each week throughout the school year. Services are provided through ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ก๐ฒ๐. The SBHC was established to supplement the care children already receive, reach children who may not have access to care, and decrease absenteeism.
Fact #2: ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ is located at Girard High School.
Fact #3: Any student with a signed consent form that attends school within the Girard School District may be seen at ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น. Our providers will also administer primary health care services to the staff of Girard School District and Girard/Lake City Community members.
Fact #4: Our primary care providers offer a variety of services through ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น. These services include yearly well-child exams, vaccinations, sports physicals, acute care visits (i.e., sick visits, lacerations, injuries, etc.), chronic care visits (i.e., asthma, allergy shots, etc.), and early intervention/prevention through consistency and education.
Fact #5: ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ was formed in collaboration with Girard School District Board of Education and ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ก๐ฒ๐ to provide care and convenience for the children and the staff of the Girard School District. Completing a consent form and registering your children in school-based health care is optional.
Fact #6: Before each visit with your child (whether previously scheduled or not), the provider at ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ will contact you by phone before that day’s visit to verify that your child may be seen. If the provider cannot reach you, they will defer to your child’s written consent form. If a written consent form is not available and the provider cannot speak with you to obtain verbal consent, your child will not be seen. Verbal permission is good for that day’s visit and may only be obtained once per school year.
Fact #7: We accept consent forms anytime throughout the school year. These are available at each location of Girard School District (Elk Valley Elementary, Rice Avenue Middle School, and Girard High School), in the main office and nurses’ offices.
Fact #8: Yes, all services provided within ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ will be billed. We accept most major insurances, including PEIA, CHIPs, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. If your child does not have insurance, they can still be seen at the SBHC, and you will be billed directly for the cost of the services.
Fact #9: If your child is uninsured, please contact ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ก๐ฒ๐ at (814) 454-4530 for assistance in enrolling in an insurance plan or the CHN ๐ฆ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ. The Sliding Fee Discount Program reduces the cost of care to uninsured patients based on their family size and income.
Fact #10: ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ is funded by Community Health Net and staffed by a primary care provider and a clinical team.