Communicable Diseases

 

NUMBER:  III-13-1 (Formerly Policy III-3)

 

 

SDSM&T is required to provide education regarding AIDS and other communicable diseases to all participants in the university setting; to ensure that students with communicable diseases have appropriate access to college facilities and that their rights to privacy are maintained; to protect the health of the college community; and, to ensure that appropriate safety measures are in place.

1.                  The Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students shall formulate and implement a campus-wide program of educational activities to inform the campus community, via lectures, symposia, workshops, video, literature or other means, about AIDS and other communicable diseases.  Such presentations shall emphasize new medical developments in the prevention and early identification of such diseases and encompass other appropriate public health information.

2.                  The Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students shall make available, via the health services program, access to sources for testing for AIDS and other communicable diseases, and referral to appropriate sources for follow-up support services.

3.                  The confidentiality of all student records, including medical and housing records, shall be maintained according to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as Amended (Buckley Amendment).

 

SOURCE:  Dean of Students, Dec. 1993; Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Dec. 2009

BOR Reference:  Policy 1:26, Policy 3:13

Contact: SDSMT Policy

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