What are Delaware School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs)?

School-Based Health Centers:

• Provide a range of health services and are tailored by each community to meet that area’s need. SBHCs were developed to work in partnership with parents, schools, school nurses and the medical community.
• Are operated by a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals who use a holistic approach to address a broad range of health and health-related needs.
• Are not a substitute for the student’s personal physician, but rather, act as a source for referral to outside medical care and as points of contact for comprehensive health services.
• In order for students to receive SBHC services, their high school must have such a program established and provide a signed parental consent form.
• Parents can choose which services they want their children to receive.
• In regards to consent and confidentiality of student records, centers are protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) , which make such records confidential unless a release of information is signed by the student.  This differs from school records that are under the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA).

• Basic School-Based Health Center Services
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Identified Need for School-Based Health Centers in Delaware
• Information for Parents, Health/Medical Staff and Legislators
• Information for Students
• Registration Information
• School-Based Health Center Locations
• Delaware School-Based Health Centers Location List | Text-only

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