LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIVISION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS SCIENCES PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM PHBT STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR CHERYL SELVAGE, MS MT(ASCP) Program Director June 2019 PHBT Student Handbook i LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIVISION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS SCIENCES PHLEBOTOMY STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019-2020 School Year This handbook does not constitute a contract. The Program faculty reserve the right to revise this handbook at any time. Students will be given information regarding these changes either verbally or in a printed addendum. Prepared by: Cheryl Selvage, MS MT(ASCP) Clinical Laboratory Science Technology / Phlebotomy Program Director August 2019 PHBT Student Handbook ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGE I. WELCOME ........................................................................................................... 1 II. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 1 A. History and Program Approval ....................................................................... 1 III. PURPOSE OF THE PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM STUDENT HANDBOOK ........... 2 IV. PHILOSOPHY OF THE PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM ............................................ 2 A. College Mission ............................................................................................... 2 B. Division of Health and Wellness ....................................................................... 3 C. PHBT Program Mission Statement .................................................................. 3 V. SPECIFIC GOALS OF THE PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM ...................................... 3 VI. PHLEBOTOMY GRADUATE EXIT COMPETENCIES .......................................... 4 VII. INFORMATION AND STANDARDS FOR ADMISSIONS/ENROLLMENT ............. 4 A. Statement of Nondiscrimination ..................................................................... 4 B. Americans With Disabilities Act (Title II), 1990 ............................................... 5 C. Students With Disabilities In The Classroom .................................................. 5 D. Services For Students With Disabilities .......................................................... 5 E. Sexual Harassment Policy ............................................................................. 6 F. Admissions .................................................................................................... 7 G. Application Procedures .................................................................................. 7 H. Placement Assessment.................................................................................. 8 I. Admission to the Phlebotomy Program .......................................................... 9 J. Technical Standards or Essential Program Requirements ............................. 9 Accommodation Statement .......................................................................... 12 K. Health Requirements ................................................................................... 12 L. American Heart Association Health Care Provider Requirement [CPR] ....... 13 M. Malpractice Insurance .................................................................................. 13 N. Special (College Laboratory) Fees ............................................................... 13 O. Transfer Students to LCCC and Advanced Placement ................................. 13 P. Clinical Agency Placement ........................................................................... 14 Q. Child Care Services ..................................................................................... 15 VIII. STUDENT WITHDRAWAL AND REFUNDS OF TUITION AND FEES ................ 16 A. Withdrawals ................................................................................................. 16 B. Administrative Withdrawal ............................................................................ 16 C. Refunds of Fees .......................................................................................... 16 D. Definitions for Credit Classes ....................................................................... 17 PHBT Student Handbook iii IX. STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, TRANSFER AND PLACEMENT .......................... 18 A. Enrollment, Financial, and Career Services ................................................. 18 X. FINANCIAL AID SERVICES ............................................................................... 19 A. Financial Aid Overview................................................................................. 19 B. Grants from Federal or State Agencies ........................................................ 19 C. Federal Workstudy Program (Campus-based Employment) ........................ 19 D. Eligibility and Application for Financial Aid ................................................... 19 E. Incentive Awards and Scholarships ............................................................. 20 F. Student Loans .............................................................................................. 20 XI. LIBRARY/LEARNING RESOURCES DIVISION .................................................. 21 A. Library .......................................................................................................... 21 B. Identification Cards for Students .................................................................. 21 C. Academic Support Center ............................................................................ 22 XII. STUDENT LIFE .................................................................................................. 23 A. Bookstore .................................................................................................... 23 XIII. CAMPUS POLICIES ........................................................................................... 23 A. Family Education Rights and Privacy Act ..................................................... 23 B. Access to Student Records .......................................................................... 23 C. Disclosure of Education Records ................................................................. 24 D. Substance Abuse, Alcoholic Beverages, and Gambling ............................... 24 E. Smoking ....................................................................................................... 24 XIV. CAMPUS SECURITY SERVICES ....................................................................... 25 A. Emergency Medical Assistance ................................................................... 25 LiveSafe Mobile App .................................................................................... 25 SECTION II I. THE PHLEBOTOMY CURRICULUM ................................................................. II-1 A. General Curriculum Information .................................................................. II-1 Curriculum Schedule / Course Changes ..................................................... II-1 Course Substitutions / Variations from Published Curriculum ...................... II-1 B. Phlebotomy Program/Course Structure at LCCC ........................................ II-2 PHBT Student Handbook iv II. GENERAL POLICIES AFFECTING STUDENTS IN ALL PHLEBOTOMY / CLSC TECHNOLOGY COURSES ............................................................................... II-3 A. Academic Grading Policy ............................................................................ II-3 B. Cheating / Plagiarism Policy ....................................................................... II-4 C. Electronic Device Policy .............................................................................. II-5 D. Attendance Policy ....................................................................................... II-5 E. Absentee Policy .......................................................................................... II-6 F Tardiness Policy ......................................................................................... II-8 G. Uniform Policy ............................................................................................. II-9 1. Uniform requirements for Clinical Session .............................................. II-9 2. Miscellaneous Clinical Dress and Uniform Issues .................................. II-9 3. Uniform Requirements for College Laboratory Sessions ...................... II-10 4. College Lecture Dress Code ................................................................ II-10 H. Personal Care ......................................................................................... II-11 I. Clinical Agency Policies ............................................................................ II-11 J. College Laboratory Policies ...................................................................... II-13 K. Course Repetition and Program Re-Entry Policy ...................................... II-14 L. Dismissals and Reinstatement .................................................................. II-14 M. Forgiveness Policy .................................................................................... II-16 III. STUDENT RECORDS ..................................................................................... II-17 A. General Information .................................................................................. II-17 B. General Student Information ..................................................................... II-17 C. Phlebotomy Program Student