MEDICAL CARE
Physical Examination
Once students arrive at Moonridge Academy RTC, they
receive a health and physical exam by our nurse. If your
daughter is being transferred in from another treatment
center, we will obtain a copy of the most recent physical
received by the student at that location. Any other
pertinent medical reports will be requested as necessary.
Medical, Psychiatric, and Dental Care
Parents need to send a copy of their insurance card and
any other pertinent information to Moonridge Academy RTC
at time of admission. In the event that a student requires
an off-campus doctor, specialist, or psychiatric visit,
our staff nurse will contact you, if possible, in order to
obtain your approval for the visit. Wile Moonridge Academy
does provide insurance billing services for parents, much
of that work must be set up and completed by the parents
and our role, therefore, is to assist parents in obtaining
insurance reimbursement as opposed to doing it all for
them. Our nurse will schedule your daughter to see our
psychiatrist for both an evaluation and for follow-up
visits as necessary. Excellent medical care is located
within minutes from our location. If your daughter
requires orthodontic or other specialist care, these
services are also available locally. In the event that an
escort is required for the off-campus visit, escort fees
will be charged as applicable.
Prescription Medications
We ask you to send with your daughter a 30-day supply of
medications when she comes to Moonridge Academy. Please
help us by having your physician list the following
information on every prescription for your daughter:
1. Drug name
2. Proper dosage amount (i.e., 200mg or 2 tsp.)
3. Recommended administration times
(especially when different from the label)
Initially Moonridge Academy can refill prescriptions in a
number of different ways. We can have your current
pharmacist transfer the prescription over to our
pharmacist or you may mail in refills. Following
admission, our psychiatrist will assess, monitor, and
possibly prescribe different medications based on his
assessment of your daughter’s condition. Our staff will
always attempt to contact you about any changes in your
daughter’s medical condition and/or medications. |
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