Policies
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
(TTUHSC OP 77.14)
Students seeking accommodations on the basis of
disability must register with the TTUHSC
Student Affairs office at https://www.ttuhsc.edu/student-affairs/default.aspx. The ADA Compliance Officer
for Students will notify the appropriate School of
Nursing Department Chair of the student’s need
for accommodations. Review the TTUHSC ADA
policy located on the TTUHSC Student Affairs
website at https://www.ttuhsc.edu/disability/default.aspx.
Confidentiality/Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
(TTUHSC OP 52.09 & SON OP 10.050)
The School of Nursing is dedicated to ensuring
each student is current in issues related to nursing
practice and research. One such regulation
includes the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA).
- Each student is required to provide proof of
education in HIPAA training.
- The training requirements vary by
program; the student receives information
regarding HIPAA training as part of new
student orientation and is asked to sign
a Confidentiality Agreement prior to
the beginning of the initial semester of
enrollment.
- Proof of training is kept electronically and
only accessible to the School of Nursing
Student Affairs Office and the TTUHSC
Privacy Officer.
- Those who cannot show proof are not allowed
to attend clinical.
- Release of confidential information
(including verbal communications,
written communications or electronic
communications with or about patients
or involving patient health information to
anyone who does not need the information for
treatment, payment or health care operation)
is a cause for dismissal from the School.
- Certificates of compliance are not transferable
from another institution because HIPAA
certification is institution specific. Thus, all
students must take the TTUHSC HIPAA
training and provide evidence of compliance
certification.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
of 1974 (“FERPA”) (20 U.S.C.A. §1232g; 34
CFR Part 99) affords certain rights to students
concerning their educational records. FERPA
grants students the right to inspect and review
their educational records (with exceptions),
to request their records be amended, to have
limited control over the disclosure of information
contained in their records, and to file a complaint
with the U.S. Department of Education
concerning alleged failures of the University to
comply with the requirements of FERPA. The
TTUHSC Institutional Student Handbook shall
serve as the annual notification that must be
provided to students under FERPA, 34 C.F.F. 99.7,
unless individual TTUHSC schools annually
notify their students of FERPA rights otherwise.
See TTUHSC OP 77.13 for additional information
regarding student education records.
Tobacco Free Environment
TTUHSC is committed to the health of students,
patients, faculty, staff, and the public in general.
As an institution whose mission is to improve
the health of people by providing high quality
educational opportunities to students and
health care professionals, advancing knowledge
through scholarship and research, and providing
patient care and service. TTUHSC campuses
both indoors and outdoors remain tobacco free.
Violations will be treated seriously and violators
will be subject to disciplinary action as prescribed
by existing operating and Board of Regents
policies. Refer to the TTUHSC OP 10.19 and
TTUHSC Institutional Student Handbook, Part I,
B Tobacco Free Environment.
State Privacy Policies (§559.003)
When TTUHSC “collects information about an
individual by means of a form that the individual
completes and files with the governmental body
in either a paper format or an electronic format”,
the paper forms or the Internet site used in
connection with the electronic form must state:
- With few exceptions, the individual is
entitled on request to be informed about the
information that the state governmental body
collects about the individual;
- The individual is entitled to receive and review
the information;
- The individual is entitled to have the state
governmental body correct information about
the individual that is incorrect.
If TTUHSC collects information about a website
user on its Internet site, including the identity
and computer network location, TTUHSC must
post what types of information collected about
the website user on the Internet site. Finally,
TTUHSC must establish a reasonable procedure
to correct information about an individual.
Participation in Assessments - Student Feedback
The School of Nursing provides several
opportunities for student feedback regarding the
effectiveness of educational programs and services
provided for students. Both formal and informal
feedback is solicited. Satisfaction and feedback
are solicited through student membership on
School of Nursing Councils, focus groups, and
completion of satisfaction assessment tools.
Individuals or groups of students may provide
unsolicited feedback to faculty and administrators
at any time in person, via phone, and via email
messages.
Completion of the following student satisfaction
assessment tools ARE MANDATORY:
- Orientation Satisfaction Assessment tool:
Completed during the first semester of
enrollment. Students access the assessment
via an invitation sent to the TTUHSC email
address.
- Course Satisfaction Assessment tool:
Completed for each course enrolled every
semester. Students access the assessment link
via the online learning platform and receive reminders via TTUHSC email.
- Satisfaction at Graduation Assessment
tool: Completed during the last semester of
enrollment. Students access the assessment
via an invitation sent to the TTUHSC email
address
See SON OP 10.015 Mandatory Student
Satisfaction Tool Completion Policy for more
information.
Students have an additional opportunity to
provide feedback six months after graduation
by completing the Alumni Assessment. The School of Nursing contacts
the student by either emailing the links to the
student’s non-TTUHSC email address or mails
the Alumni assessments to the
permanent address listed with the TTUHSC
Registrar’s office at the time of graduation.
Students should notify the Registrar of changes to
permanent address and the non-TTUHSC email
information to ensure delivery.