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Health Information
To view the Board policies associated with this
section, go to https://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Search/
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Collin College is dedicated to the total well-being of
its students. Alcohol and drug awareness
programs, health fairs, and aerobic and other
fitness courses are geared toward student
wellness.
Although Collin College does not employ a nurse or
physician, first aid supplies are available at the
VP/Provost Offices, Information Centers, Fitness
Centers, Physical Plants, Student Engagement
Offices, and Academic/Workforce Division Offices
on each campus.
Communicable Diseases
Communicable diseases include, but are not
limited to, measles, influenza, viral hepatitis-A
(infectious hepatitis), viral hepatitis-B (serum
hepatitis), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
AIDS, AIDS-Related Complex (ARC), leprosy, and
tuberculosis.
HIV/AIDS Information
Each institution of higher education, including each
college district, will make available the institution’s
policy on HIV infection and AIDS to students by
including the policy in the student handbook, if
practicable, or by any other method, in accordance
with Section 51.919(3)(b)(c) of the Texas Education
Code. To view Section 51.919 of the Texas Education
Code, go to https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/
Docs/ED/htm/ED.51.htm.
Collin College has adopted the HIV/AIDS Model
Workplace Guidelines approved by the Texas
Department of State Health Services (TDSHS).
These guidelines, Collin College’s AIDS policy, and
a brochure and fact sheet developed by TDSHS
titled What You Should Know About HIV and Facts
You Should Know About HIV and AIDS, respectively,
are available upon request from Counseling
Services or at www.dshs.texas.gov/hivstd/info/
2019-2020 Collin College Resident Handbook
hiv/. Confidentiality of these requests will be
honored.
Basis for Action
Collin College’s decisions involving persons who
have communicable diseases will be based on
current and well-informed medical judgments
concerning the diseases, the risks of transmitting
the illnesses to others, the symptoms and special
circumstances of each individual who has a
communicable disease, and a careful weighing of
the identified risks and available alternatives for
responding to a student with a communicable
disease.
Nondiscrimination
Collin College will not discriminate against or deny
any student access to a Collin College facility,
program, function, or campus activity solely on the
grounds that the student has a communicable
disease. Collin College reserves the right to exclude
a person with a communicable disease from Collin
College facilities, programs, functions, and campus
activities if Collin College makes a medically-based
determination that the restriction is necessary for
the welfare of the person who has the disease
and/or the welfare of the other members of the
Collin College community.
Privacy
Collin College will comply with all pertinent
statutes and regulations that protect the privacy of
persons in the Collin College community who have
a communicable disease. Collin College will ensure
procedural safeguards sufficient to maintain the
strictest confidence about persons who have HIV
infection are in effect throughout the College
District.
Bacterial Meningitis
State law (i.e., Texas Higher Education Code Section
51.9192) requires most new students under the age
of 22 entering a higher education institution to
show proof of having the bacterial meningitis
vaccine 10 days prior to the start of the term. For
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