Speech Language Pathology Requirements
- Criminal Background Check
- Drug Screen
- Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen must be done through this link, https://scholar.verifiedcredentials.com/utep. - CPR Card (Basic Life Support-Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association)
- Community Wide Orientation - must be done through this link, https://www.epcc.edu/Admissions/Orientation/community-wide-orientation
- Health/Medical Insurance – insurance verification letter/insurance card must be provided/uploaded into the portal at least 2 months prior to start of internship
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Two Step TB Skin Test – 2 TB skin tests 7-21 days apart (no earlier than 7 days, and no later than 21 days, or will repeat the process) * If you have had a positive TB test in the past, you will need to submit documentation of the positive test results and chest x-ray results, and must complete the TB Assessment yearly.
- Tdap (Required every 10 years)
- Varicella TITER ONLY (bloodwork and not immunization) (Chickenpox, Immunity IgG)
* If Varicella titer is not positive, will require 2 doses of Booster a month apart. - MMR (Measles(Rubeola), Mumps, and Rubella) TITERS ONLY (bloodwork) (Immunity IgG)
* If one of the MMR titers is not positive, will require 2 doses of Booster a month apart. - Hepatitis B - Documentation of 3 doses and a HBsAb (Hepatitis B Surface Antibody) TITER (bloodwork)
* If Hepatitis B titer is not positive, will require a 2nd series of 3 vaccines followed by a 2nd HBsAb TITER. - Influenza Vaccine (Required every Fall semester until March 31st of the following year)
* Date when it was received, Manufacturer, Trade Name, Lot #, Expiration Date, and Injection site must be included in the documentation
( Waivers WILL NOT be permitted unless documentation from a Physician provided indicates allergic reaction to vaccine.) - Covid Vaccines/Boosters – must upload a document that indicates ALL dates of administration
NOTE: Additional requirements may be required depending on specific circumstances or at the request of the clinical agencies.
ALL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION MUST BE UPLOADED THROUGH THE MEDICAT PATIENTS’ PORTAL USING YOUR MINER UTEP ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD. THE LINK TO THE PORTAL IS, https://utep.medicatconnect.com