Campus Health Center The Campus Health Center provides affordable and accessible health care to MCC students, faculty, staff, and their families and friends.The facility is managed by Denise L. Cohen, APRN, a Nurse Practitioner, with emphasis on health promotion. HMSA, HMAA, UHA and most other insurances are accepted. The center is unable to accept Kaiser or other HMO insurances. Admission Health Requirements

The Campus Health Center is an approved family planning facility for the state Department of Health, offering low-cost pap tests, birth control options information and administration, pregnancy testing, and prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Also provided are physical examinations for school, sports, Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, and others, as well as vaccinations, TB testing and clearance, and smoking cessation programs. Preference is give to those with appointments. Call 808-984-3493.

The MCC Campus Health Center provides:

• TB Clinic: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri from 9 - 4 pm
or by appointment (except Thursdays).

• Measles titers or vaccinations: by appointment.

Hepatitis B Informational Video (Download Real Player)
Flu Video [44MB] (Download Real Player)

All applicants must:

All applicants must follow Hawai’i Administrative Rules Title 11 Department of Health:

Submit to the Campus Health Center a current (within 1-year of start of class) the health requirements below. You may not register for classes until you have received health clearance.

Health Clearance Requirements are:

Comply with State of Hawai'i tuberculosis clearance guidelines
ALL students enrolled at MCC must have tuberculosis (TB) clearance. A negative TB skin test (PPD - Mantoux) within one year prior to start of class your enrollment is required. Skin test results must be read in 48 to 72 hours. If positive, a chest x-ray is required. TB tests performed outside the United States, or skin testing using methods/materials other than mantoux will not be accepted. Once you have met your TB clearance requirement, your clearance is valid for four years of continuous enrollment.

Provide documentation of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella
Two doses of measles vaccine are required, with at least one of the two being an MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella). First dose must have been given as of January 1, 1968, AND on or after the first birthday. A second dose must have been given at least 4 weeks after the first dose. Measles, Mumps, and Rubella immunizations may be waived if: 1) Student was born before 1957, 2) Serologic evidence of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella, or 3) A medical examption may be granted only by a U.S. licensed physician (M.D. or D.O.) must state in writing giving a specific vaccine would endanger the student’s life or health.

Note: Although not required for enrollment, it is highly recommended that students should also receive the following immunizations: a) Hepatitis A and B, b) Tetanus/Diphtheria, c) Polio and d) Meningococcal. We especially urge students who intend to live in the residence halls to consider the Meningococcal vaccination, as there is an increased risk of this highly contagious disease in this campus population.

Persons claiming religious exemption to immunization requirements must sign a waiver form and provide a letter claiming the exemption status from a recognized religious organization.