<p>I need to have a college health form filled out for my son. The form requires the entry of the immunization record and the results of a TB test by the doctor. My DS' last pediatrician refuses to do it without him submitting to a full physical, which is not required by the form. Same thing for the local walk-in "doc in a box." The physical is clearly not required by the form. Quite frankly, I think this is a tactic to be able to bill the health insurance and make some money. When I told the pediatrician's office that I did not want a physical, the question from the nurse was "well, don't you have medical insurance?" We do have medical insurance. All that the pediatrician would give me was the immunization record on their form--they would not put it onto the University's form and they made me come in to pick it up instead of mailing it. Someone suggested that I perhaps could get this form completed at the local public health office. Does anyone have any advice for the easiest way to get this form completed? Has anyone used public health for this purpose? Is it possible that public health will transfer the shots from one form to another? Thanks.</p>
<p>I plan to get a physical for my hs senior before I send them thousands of miles away, to update shots among other things, etc. so won’t have your problem. When the kids were smaller, we’d get a yearly physical, but kind of got out of the habit as they got a little older. </p>
<p>Our pediatrician wouldn’t fill out the physical forms if they hadn’t seen my kid for over a year. I was a bit miffed when I came upon this problem when older D went to college years ago. But I found the visit useful. The doctor talked privately with D about health issues she might encounter at college. We got updated on the latest news in vaccines, etc. And I was able to feel comfortable that older D went off to college without a major health problem.</p>
<p>I would attach the shot record to the university health form and transfer the dates onto the form myself. I’ll bet you can get a TB test at a public health place–a lot of people have to get those to be able to work with kids or in homes, etc. Good luck!</p>
<p>Our county health department does TB testing for free.
If you have the copy of the immunization record, I don’t see why the college would care which form the data is recorded on, just that the information is valid.
I would get the TB testing done, attach a copy of the immunization record, and be done with it.</p>
<p>I have sent the immunization records attached to the form as long as they are signed by the doctor’s office you are OK. TB test can be done all kinds of places, including the clinics in the drug stores and grocery stores. Out pediatrician and our own family doctor’s office does them on a walk in basis.</p>
<p>I made copies of my kids immunization cards and attached them to the form. This worked for us at two of our instate big publics. </p>
<p>I did get a letter back fr. S2’s school saying that his tetanus shot was not up to date and he would not be allowed to stay in the dorm for summer orientation if we did not update it.
Sent him to our GP, got the shot and asked them to make a copy of the record which I then sent to the school. All was fine.</p>
<p>I agree with everyone that you should be able to xerox the info you got from the doc’s office & send it attached to the U’s form that you & S fill out for the parts YOU & S are supposed to fill out. That should work. Us prefer that everyone fill out their forms but many doc offices prefer not to, as it takes up staff time & is a pain for them to do, which is why they want you to have a physical to at least partly compensate for the time.</p>
<p>We like our kids to have physicals before heading off to college or whenever they’re in town as we know our docs here & don’t really know the docs at the U nearly as well.</p>
<p>We faced same problem.
The Dr. receptionist was insisting that son should have a full physical just to get the immunizations form validated for school.
He also needed the TB test.
This was complicated by fact that son in out of state working this summer until he goes off to school in Aug.
I sent form to regular Doc office stating he’d had a phyical there about 6 months ago and asked immunization form be filled out. They complied but included a “form charge” of $25!!! The $15 copay for a full physical would have been cheaper had son been around.
The TB test was done at a local walkin clinic for $20.
All forms sent to school and glad to be done with it!!</p>