Health Services

Requesting Immunization Records

Request a copy to be sent to you or another institution

• Print and complete an Authorization for Release of Medical Records form. Complete the entire form and make sure you include your Printed Name and then a Signature. Parents may only request the records if their student is a minor.
• Send the completed form to OBU Health Services Fax # 870-245-5244
• Health Services attempts to be prompt with processing the request but please plan ahead for any deadlines you may have. It could take up to 14 days for processing.
• Health Services will fax your request if the fax number is made available. If it needs to be mailed, the records will need to be released to you personally.

Authorization for release of medical records

Request a copy in person

• Come by the Health Services office located on the second floor of ESC
• Complete the Authorization to release medical records
• Upon staff availability you record will be provided to you at that time, it will be mailed to your OBU box, or another time can be arranged to pick it up.

*Please keep copies of your records that are requested. Take a picture, keep in a medical file or upload your records to the many available options on your digital devices.

Steps to upload records to your portal

Services Available

• Evaluation of minor Illness (colds, sore throats, headaches, coughs, upset stomach etc.)
• Over-the –Counter medications ( OTC) with instructions for use
• A Self Treatment Option for OTC medications
• Health and Wellness Information and Education
• Blood Pressure and Weight monitoring
• Minor trauma/injury care ( sprained ankles, first aid,)
• Equipment checkout such as crutches, wheel Chairs, Heating pads
• Referrals as needed to other Health Care Providers
• A resource to listen to your concerns and make appropriate referrals as needing to our Counseling Services or other Health Care Providers
• Services for a minimal fee:
  • Flu shots- $20
  • Tuberculosis skin test-$10
  • Allergy Shots with physician approval- semester fee- $20 (See allergy shot information sheet)

Available Healthcare 

On campus: As a satellite clinic of Arkadelphia Clinic for Children and Young Adults, Dr. Wesley Kluck is available to see students by appointment on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. and Fridays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. He will file your insurance, but it is your responsibility to see if he is in your network. The clinic also has a Cash Pay option by request. Health Services can assist you in making the appointment by calling 870-245-5244.

Medical clinic and health care provider list.

Mental Health: See Ouachita’s Counseling Services

Healthcare Insurance for Students

While a student at Ouachita, you will be responsible for any healthcare that is needed other than the free services that are provided by our Health Services. Ouachita does not offer healthcare insurance policies for students. Certain Programs on Campus require you to have insurance such as our International Program (see our international student resources webpage) and our athletes (see our athletics website). You may visit www.healthcare.gov or there are many independent agents that are available to you to shop for individual healthcare. It is advised that every student have an insurance card with them while on campus. Please contact your provider prior to coming to determine your coverage in this area. Many Healthcare insurance policies require you to use an approved network or doctors, hospitals and clinics. Your insurance should be able to give you a list of approved providers in the Arkadelphia area (Zip code 71923). This includes Emergencies, Medical, Mental Health, Vision and Dental.

Ouachita Baptist University does not assume financial responsibility for professional services that require physician; medical, surgical, or emergency services: or for hospitalization. Students are financially responsible for any medical, dental, vision, chiropractic and/or pharmacy bills.

Immunization Requirements and Recommendations

In accordance with the Arkansas State Board of Health Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Immunization Requirement and Ouachita Baptist University Immunization requirements, all students are required to provide legal proof of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella.

MMR Vaccines: 

Undergraduate:  2 MMRs

Foreign Born: 2 MMRs

Online:  1 MMR

Graduate:  1 MMR

International Students: If you are applying to Ouachita through our International Program, please contact that office for the appropriate forms to complete.

To prove immunity, a copy of an official immunization record from a licensed medical doctor, an authorized public health representative, or a military record must be uploaded to your student info portal before being able to complete the registration process in their student portal prior to the semester starting. An official record from another educational institution in Arkansas is also acceptable. In lieu of receiving the vaccine, immunity can be shown by providing documented evidence of appropriate serological testing. (Lab titers for measles, mumps and rubella)

Exceptions include those students who were born prior to January 1, 1957, and those who have applied for or received a medical or non-medical exemption (philosophical/religious exemption) from the Arkansas Department of Health. The Arkansas Department of Health can be contacted for the application by email at immunizations.section@arkansas.gov, by phone at 501-661-2169 or online at https://onlineimmunizationexemption.adh.arkansas.gov.

Once the Exemption Letter is received from the Arkansas Department of Health it can be uploaded into your student portal. THIS MUST BE REQUESTED YEARLY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SEMESTER.

Recommended Immunizations/Vaccines (not required)

Arkansas Act 1233 of 1999 requires us to inform you of a bacterial infection known as meningitis. Although meningitis is rare, individuals who live in close proximity to many others, such as residence halls, have a slightly higher risk of contracting this disease. There is a vaccine available and Ouachita Baptist University recommends that all students living in residence halls discuss receiving this vaccine with their Health Care Provider. Per the CDC Meningococcal conjugate vaccines are designed to protect against four serogroups (A, C, W, and Y), while serogroup B meningococcal vaccines help protect against one serogroup (B). There are currently no meningococcal vaccines that can help protect against all common serogroups that cause most meningococcal disease.

The following are immunizations for incoming college students as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the American College Health Association (ACHA).  Vaccine-preventable diseases continue to occur on American campuses and this can be a good time to update any immunizations to help prevent these diseases.

These are not required only recommended:

• Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis (TDAP) – Booster every 10 years
• HPV or Human Papilloma Vaccine – Three doses for lifetime immunity
• Hepatitis A Vaccine – Two doses for lifetime immunity
• Hepatitis B Vaccine – Three doses for lifetime immunity
• Influenza Vaccine – Offered Yearly
• (Meningitis Vaccine) – Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccines and Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccines

Tuberculosis Screening

If you were born outside the United States or have lived outside the U.S. for 6 months or more, you will be required to submit records of Foreign Born Immunization and TB Skin Testing.  If you have been on Mission trips outside of the US, then it is highly recommended that you get a TB skin test prior to coming on campus. Below is a TB questionnaire to help you decide if you need to do the screening. Failure to do so may prevent the student’s ability to register.

Tuberculosis skin test are available on Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays during clinic hours. There is a small fee of $10. The student must return to the clinic in 48-72 hours to have the skin test read and receive proof of screening.

Tuberculosis Screening Form

Health and Authorization

There is a brief Health and Authorization form that is to be completed by the undergraduate student and uploaded to their info portal prior to their entrance semester (??).  There is an Authorization portion of the form that is available for students to indicate who is authorized for the Health Services staff to share protected health information with.  If a parent/guardian calls to discuss their student, Health Services is unable to speak with them unless their student has given written permission.

Health & Immunization Form

Flu Shots

Flu Vaccine is available in Health Services annually for $20. Health Services does not file any insurance but is able to give you a record of the shot that can be submitted to your insurance company for reimbursement per their policy.

Allergy Injections

Allergy Shots are given during limited times in Health Services since there must be a physician present. The student must coordinate between the ordering physician (allergist) and the campus nurse. The nurse must have the orders from your physician and the serum is to be left in Health Services.  There is a $20 per semester fee for allergy injections. See the Allergy Shot information sheet for additional information.

Class & Work Absences

It is the student’s responsibility to know the attendance policy of each individual class. Ouachita Health Services will give the student a Record of Visit form upon request at the time of the visit. Health Services will not give students chapel excuses. Those must be discussed with Chapel Coordinator if there is an issue. If a student is going to miss classes for an extended period due to medical reasons, then please contact Health Services to discuss the situation and each case will be evaluated individually.

Incoming Student Forms (Steps to upload records to your Info portal)

Immunization Requirements

Health & Immunization Form

Tuberculosis Screening Form

Consent for a Minor Form

Release of Information Form