Mandatory Health Requirements

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Please mail or fax your Mandatory Health Requirement Form (see sidebar) to our Clinic before the deadline. Please do not email it to us for security reasons.

Mandatory Health Requirements

  • Hawaii State Law requires all students to submit TB (PPD-Mantoux) clearance (must be done within 12 months before first attending post-secondary school). Only TB tests and chest x-rays performed within the United States or its Territories will be accepted.
  • TB ALERT: There is a temporary suspension of the Tuberculosis skin test requirement for Fall 2013 semester due to a nationwide shortage of the PPD serum. Please read the TB Alert notice to see how it affects you.
  • Students born after 1956 are required to have two doses of Measles vaccine with at least one of the two being Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine.
  • Submit the completed Mandatory Health Requirements form (Adobe Reader). It can be completed by your physician or if you have your own personal immunization records, you can attach a copy. Deadlines are July 1 for Fall semester and December 1 for Spring semester.

A “hold” will be placed on your account on July 15 if you have not submitted these requirements. TB tests ($3.00) are given at the SMS. MMR vaccinations are available for uninsured only ($15.00).

If you are insured, please bring your insurance card. If your insurance company requires a co-payment, you will be billed for the amount of the co-payment.

Health Insurance

A University of Hawaii endorsed student health insurance plan is available for regular registered students taking six or more credits. To enroll, download the information and application from HMSA or call 800-618-4672. You may also pickup a brochure outside the SMS office. International students on non-immigrant visas must have proof of health insurance and present such proof to the international student advisor prior to registration.

Returning Students

If your TB test and MMR immunization information are on file at the SHS from previous enrollment no additional testing is required.