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NEWS RELEASE J. Mark Bryant, Public Information Officer [email protected] | 251.690.8823 MCHD.org | Facebook.com/MCHD.org | Twitter @ MCHealthDept July 21, 2016 MCHD to offer school immunizations during Saturday Clinics MOBILE, Alabama — The Mobile County Health Department (MCHD) and its primary care division — Family Health — will be offering immunizations to students on a walk-in basis starting Saturday, July 23. This non-appointment service, part of MCHD’s Hot Shots Summer Immunization Program, will be provided at 251 N. Bayou Street from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday until the start of the 2016-17 school year. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) requires each child enrolled in day care, Head Start, and public or private schools to have a valid Certificate of Immunization (COI) — previously known as “blue cards” — or a Religious Exemption Form on file at the facility they attend. MCHD implemented a new fee schedule associated with its immunization program on July 1. Patients who receive their vaccinations through Family Health will receive the up-to-date COI at no charge. All non-Family Health patients will be charged an administration fee of $10 per patient to receive an up- to-date COI. If vaccines are not up-to-date, parents or guardians should follow-up with their primary care provider, visit Family Health’s Saturday Clinic at 251 N. Bayou Street or schedule a same day/next day appointment at one of the Family Health’s clinics. For out-of-state individuals, the administration fee to receive an up-to-date Alabama COI will be $30 per request. For all Religious Exemption Forms, a one-time administration fee of $30 per patient will be charged. The process includes the viewing of an approximately 15-minute required video and counseling. Alabama’s School Immunization Law Section 16-30-4, states all students must present a COI. School Rules Chapter 420-6-1 (1) states the COI will be on a form approved by ADPH, which is the one printed from ImmPRINT. All required vaccines must be recorded before the COI can be submitted to the schools. To make an appointment with Family Health to complete the required vaccinations prior to the start of the 2016-17 school year, please call 251-690-8889. -30-

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Page 1: NR-Saturday Immunizations 7-21-16 - Family Health …familyhealthalabama.org/Documents/BulkDocuments/news...be provided at 251 N. Bayou Street from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday until

NEWS RELEASE

J. Mark Bryant, Public Information Officer [email protected] | 251.690.8823

MCHD.org | Facebook.com/MCHD.org | Twitter @ MCHealthDept

July 21, 2016

MCHD to offer school immunizations during Saturday Clinics MOBILE, Alabama — The Mobile County Health Department (MCHD) and its primary care division — Family Health — will be offering immunizations to students on a walk-in basis starting Saturday, July 23. This non-appointment service, part of MCHD’s Hot Shots Summer Immunization Program, will be provided at 251 N. Bayou Street from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday until the start of the 2016-17 school year. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) requires each child enrolled in day care, Head Start, and public or private schools to have a valid Certificate of Immunization (COI) — previously known as “blue cards” — or a Religious Exemption Form on file at the facility they attend. MCHD implemented a new fee schedule associated with its immunization program on July 1. Patients who receive their vaccinations through Family Health will receive the up-to-date COI at no charge. All non-Family Health patients will be charged an administration fee of $10 per patient to receive an up-to-date COI. If vaccines are not up-to-date, parents or guardians should follow-up with their primary care provider, visit Family Health’s Saturday Clinic at 251 N. Bayou Street or schedule a same day/next day appointment at one of the Family Health’s clinics. For out-of-state individuals, the administration fee to receive an up-to-date Alabama COI will be $30 per request. For all Religious Exemption Forms, a one-time administration fee of $30 per patient will be charged. The process includes the viewing of an approximately 15-minute required video and counseling. Alabama’s School Immunization Law Section 16-30-4, states all students must present a COI. School Rules Chapter 420-6-1 (1) states the COI will be on a form approved by ADPH, which is the one printed from ImmPRINT. All required vaccines must be recorded before the COI can be submitted to the schools. To make an appointment with Family Health to complete the required vaccinations prior to the start of the 2016-17 school year, please call 251-690-8889.

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