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Union Community Care proposes school‑based health center at Coatesville High School; board asks questions about access, consent and operations
Summary
Union Community Care presented a plan to operate a school‑based health center that would provide medical, dental and behavioral health services at Coatesville High School at no cost to the district; members asked about parental consent processes, privacy (HIPAA vs FERPA), parking and whether services would be open to the community after school.
Union Community Care President and Chief Executive Alisa Jones told the education committee that her nonprofit — which operates school‑based health centers in other counties — would open a clinic at Coatesville High School, offer same‑day sick visits, sports physicals, dental and behavioral health treatment and would bill insurance or provide sliding‑scale care for uninsured families. "No one is turned away because they cannot pay," Jones said, adding that the organization…
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