Health Requirements

All health occupations students must provide appropriate documentation of immunity as required by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Greenfield Community college and clinical practice sites. Requirements are subject to change at the discretion of clinical healthcare facilities. If requirements are updated during your time in the program, you are required to take the necessary steps to meet the new requirements and continue in the program. Forms for documentation can be found in your admission status portal upon acceptance and should be submitted only after you have been directed to do so by the Health Records Office.

Health records can typically be obtained from your primary care provider’s office. Most offices have a patient portal where you can print your immunization records and laboratory results. The print option produces the best version for a screenshot as the document must show your name and date of birth as well as a list of immunizations or blood test results with dates. Your immunization records may also be available from the Massachusetts Immunization Information System.

• All health records must include your name, date of birth (DOB), type of vaccine/test and date of vaccine/test and must be signed/labeled by a healthcare provider such as a pharmacy, clinic, healthcare provider’s office, patient portal, school/college or state immunization system
• Laboratory test records must include the results
• COVID-19 and flu vaccination records must include the name of the site that administered each vaccine
• COVID-19 vaccination records must include the manufacturer (Pfizer, Moderna, etc.) of each dose
• Documents your receive prior to vaccination will NOT meet the criteria
• Payment receipts, consent forms and prescriptions will NOT be accepted as proof of vaccine administration

Required Documentation

Upload to your application status portal after acceptance to the program; refer to your status portal for forms and deadlines. Deadlines in your acceptance packet are strictly enforced; students who do not have these items completed by the posted dates will be replaced by students on the waiting list.

• Student Health Information Release Authorization for Health Occupations Students — This form allows the college to share your health records with clinical agencies if requested. Form must be signed and dated.
• Student Health History & Physical Exam Attestation — Your must have a complete physical performed by your healthcare provider within a year of the deadline; form must include the date of the exam and be signed by the provider.
• CPR certification — American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) only
• Clinical Onboarding Information Form — Required by the clinical agencies for security onboarding purposes
• Respirator Medical Clearance Form — Must be completed and signed by your healthcare provider within a year of the deadline
• COVID-19 vaccination — At least an initial series OR one (1) dose received September 2022 or later is required. A dose of the most recent booster formula is strongly recommended, however the updated booster dose may be declined. If this requirement changes during your time in the program, you will be required to meet the updated requirement.
• Influenza (flu) — Seasonal vaccination required each fall.
• Meningococcal ACWY — Required only if you are 21 years old or younger; one Meningococcal C Conjugate vaccination on or after 16th birthday, OR a signed MDPH Meningococcal Information and Waiver form.
• Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) — One (1) vaccination within the past 10 years (must be the TDaP vaccine—the Td vaccine does NOT meet this requirement).
• Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) — Two (2) vaccinations at least 28 days apart OR positive IgG blood titers for measles, mumps and rubella.
• Varicella (chickenpox) — Two (2) vaccinations at least 28 days apart OR a positive IgG blood titer.
• Four-panel urine drug screen — Screening will occur between July 15 and August 15 of the year you begin the program.
• Annual tuberculosis (TB) screening — Choose one (1) of the following two methods. Students with a positive TB test result must submit a negative chest x-ray and a tuberculosis symptom questionnaire. Another TB test is required annually one year after initial test, and after any break from your clinical program where you went to a high-risk facility or traveled to an endemic area outside the United States.
  • One (1) negative IGRA blood test (T-SPOT or QuantiFERON Gold)
  • Two (2) negative skin tests (PPD/Mantoux) one-two weeks apart with documentation of the plant and read dates and induration reported in mm.
• Hepatitis B — Completion of a three-dose vaccination series OR a two-dose Heplisav-B series
• Positive hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) blood titer — See table; any titer result that is indeterminate or equivocal will be considered a negative result and you will need to be (re)vaccinated with a complete series of vaccinations per current standards for healthcare personnel. Titers are not recommended after two (2) vaccinations against MMR or varicella.

Hepatitis B Schedules