{"id":11,"date":"2017-12-20T19:58:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T19:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/healthservices\/faq\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:36:52","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/default\/health-services-white3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-624\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-624 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/51\/2022\/05\/Health-Services-white3-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Who is eligible to be seen at Health Service?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students are eligible for treatment at the Health Service Office when classes are in session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What type of services will I be charged for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no charge or copays for health services visits.\u00a0 A fee will be charged for some medications provided by Health Service. These charges will be added to your tuition bill as a Health Service fee.\u00a0 Charges for services received outside of Health Service, such labs, x-rays, specialty care, or emergency room\/urgent care visits will be billed to the insurance provided by the student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Do I need an appointment to see the Nurse Practitioner or nurse?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes.\u00a0 Please call 203.837.8594 to speak to a staff member.\u00a0 An appointment will be scheduled for you after you have spoken with our healthcare staff.\u00a0 Anyone experiencing a medical emergency should call 911!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If I am ill when Health Service is closed, where should I go?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please refer to the <a href=\"\/healthservices\/afterhours\/\"><strong>After Hours Care<\/strong><\/a> page for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What if I think I may have a respiratory illness such as Flu, Covid, or RSV?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please wear a well-fitted mask and make an appointment to be seen and evaluated for symptom managment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What can I do if I&#8217;m having trouble finding my immunization records?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This website provides tips for finding your immunization records:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaccineinformation.org\/finding-vaccine-records\/.\">http:\/\/www.vaccineinformation.org\/finding-vaccine-records\/.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where can I go if I need an immunization?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>City of Danbury Health &amp; Human Services, 155 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury, CT.\u00a0 \u00a0Phone: (203) 797-4625<\/li>\n<li>Most pharmacies also offer immunizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>If I get injured, am I covered under the Student Accident Plan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes. All full-time students are covered by the Aetna Student Health accident plan in the event of injury. The accident plan is an excess plan so any claims relative to an accident should first be submitted to the students\u2019 primary insurance. Additional details and claim forms can be found at the <a href=\"\/cashiers\/aetna-accident-plan\/\">Cashier\u2019s Office web page.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is eligible to be seen at Health Service? Students are eligible for treatment at the Health Service Office when classes are in session. What type of services will I be charged for? There is no charge or copays for &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":297,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/297"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/healthservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}