You will be asked to review our Patient Rights and Responsibilities and sign to acknowledge that you reviewed and understand them at your first visit.

Obtaining documentation for a professor, instructor, or work supervisor because I was in a doctor’s or healthcare appointment at SHC that ran late, or I needed to go to a healthcare appointment during a competing class/discussion/lab

Unless your doctor or healthcare provider has excused your attendance (e.g. unplanned hospitalization), the independent decisions that you make to not attend class or not complete assignments will be your responsibility to address with your academic unit.  We can provide a verification of your visit to UCI SHC and make recommendations as to your ability to return to full time school or work on the Verification of Visit Form, but we will not retroactively excuse you from your academic responsibilities unless we have made it a medical recommendation as part of your treatment plan on a case-by-case basis.

If another UCI unit requires additional information about your medical or psychiatric condition, there is a slightly more detailed Verification of Treatment Form that a licensed healthcare professional can provide. You will also need to sign an Authorization for Release of Health Information for us to disclose this information to someone who is not you and for us to send this to a designated entity.

You should not be requesting these type of treatment verifications for individual professors or TA’s. If you have a medical condition that affects your academics, you are directed to register for an evaluation with UCI’s Disability Services Center.

For privacy reasons, it is not recommended for you to share any actual treatment record copies to academic personnel.

Remember that it can take up to 15 business days to provide documentation.

Obtaining documentation for a professor, instructor, or work supervisor because I was in a doctor’s or healthcare appointment at SHC that ran late, or I needed to go to a healthcare appointment during a competing class/discussion/lab.

If you scheduled a healthcare appointment at UCI SHC that occurred during your academic schedule, or you had a UCI SHC appointment run late so that you were tardy to (e.g.) lecture, class, discussion, or lab, you can request a Verification of Visit Form from any UCI SHC staff member at the time of your visit. If the form is to be released directly to someone else, you will also need to sign an Authorization for Release of Health Information for us to send this to the designated entity.

Remember that it can take up to 15 business days to provide documentation.

To be an active patient, you will need to be seen, on average, once every three (3) months by your doctor.

In advance and as early as possible, you should discuss with your doctor any travel plans, including preparing for out-of-state or out-of-country field study, Education Abroad (EAP), or UCDC. Because your mental health needs can change based on your environment, and because most medical decisions are best made with a face-to-face visit, you will be encouraged to plan ahead for receiving health care at your destination site.

Ideally, this means identifying the location of your next practitioner(s) and sending a copy of your records well in advance so that your health care transition is smooth. An inability to do this may limit your medical and psychiatric clearance/approval to travel abroad, which is determined on a case-by-case basis. Our practitioners are licensed only to practice in the state of California. We do not find that telephone-only or secure-message-only decision making without an in-person examination, is safe or complies with ethical standards of care.

If you are going on a brief (e.g., < 2 month) holiday, please be advised that your pharmacy benefits may allow for a “vacation exception” where you can get a limited supply of your medications filled early to accommodate travel.

For UC SHIP students, please go to your Global Core benefits to find international care.