T. Registered Sex Offenders a. Background checks are performed on all staff, students, volunteers, and many of our vendors. We follow up on any records of criminal activity. Those who have been convicted for child abuse may not be employed at Word of Life and may not work with or near children at any Word of Life property or activity. b. You may obtain a listing of registered convicted sex offenders living in our area by visiting the following website: https://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/sops/offenderSearch.jsf. The zip code for Hudson is 34669. U. Missing Person Notification Students are allowed to specify who Word of Life should contact in the event that they are reported missing. This may be the same person or persons as their emergency contact or different persons. Word of Life Emergency Procedures prescribes contact attempts to the missing person, property searches, and notification to their "missing person contacts." XIV. HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE A. Non-emergency medicine 1. United Concierge Medicine provides telemedicine access for routine illnesses and injuries. This service provides fast and easy health care access 24/7/365. All students are automatically enrolled as members in this program while they are enrolled at the Bible Institute. With this program, students have access to a physician by phone, with secure messaging and/or video chat. An application may be downloaded from the following locations: a. ‘App Store’ or ‘Google Play’ (Sam by UCM) for phones b. Web site: www.unitedconciergemedicine.com c. Phone: 844-484-7362 2. Plan Design: a. Students can request a consult with a physician by phone from any location. b. Students can share pictures and/or video with a doctor if necessary. c. The doctor will send prescriptions directly to the pharmacy. d. Students can create a patient portal. e. The doctors will follow up to track the student’s recovery. 3. In addition to the Telemedicine service, students can receive health care at the following locations: TGH Spring Hill Hospital Care One Urgent Care Gulf Coast Medical Center 10461 Quality Dr 11115 County Line Rd 11528 US-19 Spring Hill, FL 34609 Spring Hill, FL 34609 Port Richey, FL 34668 Phone: (727) 688-8200 Phone: (352) 683-1982 Phone: (727) 868-2151 HCA Florida Bayonet Pt Hospital MedExpress Urgent Care 14000 Fivay Rd 8849 State Road 52 Hudson, FL 34667 Hudson, FL 34667 Phone: (727) 819-2929 Phone: (727) 863-7150 4. Transportation is the responsibility of the student. 5. The pharmacies that are the closest to the Bible Institute are: Publix Pharmacy CVS Walgreens 14851 FL-52 13839 Little Rd 8951 Hudson Ave Hudson, FL 34669 Hudson, FL 34667 Hudson, FL 34667 (727) 856-0602 (727) 868-9420 (727) 869-7224 B. Transportation 1. In emergency situations, an ambulance will be called to transport students. 2. In non-emergency situations, transportation is the responsibility of the student. a. For regular (non-emergency) doctor’s appointments, the Bible Institute provides transportation for a fee ($35). Transportation can be requested at the Guest Services Desk during business hours C. Missing Required Activities Due to Illness 1. Students who are missing required activities due to sickness must complete the Health Excusal form found in Florida Campus Life in Canvas, this notifies Academics for class absences, Ministries for service or ministry assignments and the Student Life Deans. 2. Students with significant or prolonged medical conditions should contact the Bible Institute Dean(s) to make reasonable accommodations regarding class, ministry, and service assignments.
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