Health Records
The Wellness Center has teamed up with CastleBranch, a secure, web-based platform for submission and management of student health and immunization records. As a Trocaire student, you will have access to CastleBranch’s document tracking system, which allows you to upload and manage all required health records.
Main Campus, Room 137
Phone: 716.827.2579 | Email: WellnessCenter@Trocaire.edu
New York State Public Health Law 2165, requires all students born after January 1, 1957, attending New York State Colleges and Universities, to show proof of immunity against measles, mumps, and rubella. Full-time and part-time students registered for six or more credit hours must show proof of immunization.
In addition, New York State Public Health Law 2167 requires students registered for six (6) or more credit hours must complete and return a Meningitis Response Form.
As a major educator of healthcare professionals in the Buffalo-Niagara region, it is our duty to prioritize the health, safety, and well-being of all Trocaire students, employees, and the community at large. Therefore, in compliance with NYS PHL 2165 & NYS PHL 2167, Trocaire College requires all students born after January 1, 1957, regardless of number of registered credit hours, to have proof of MMR immunization and complete & return a Meningitis Response Form.
High school students enrolled in a course, for Trocaire credit, at the respective high school locations are exempt from post-secondary immunization requirements.
Accommodations will be made for medical or religious reasons consistent with applicable federal and state law.
General Requirements for Registration:
A Health Hold is placed on all student accounts upon admission to Trocaire College. Students will not be able to register for classes until the following health and immunization records required by the College have been submitted.
- MMR Immunization or a positive titer report verifying immunity
- Meningococcal/ Meningitis Immunization Records or Signed Declination of the Immunization
Immunization Requirements for Students in Health Professional Programs:
Students enrolled in one of Trocaire’s health professional programs are asked to submit additional health and immunization records required of academic programs and clinical sites. To access a list of current requirements, please view your program’s current policy manual, which can be obtained through your program’s webpage. Your program specific package code for CastleBranch will also display your program-specific requirements.
For questions about immunization and health record requirements in health professional programs, please contact your clinical coordinator.
Submitting Health and Immunization Records through CastleBranch:
All students will receive information from the Wellness Center to activate their personalized CastleBranch account(s). To activate your account(s) and submit records, please follow the steps below:
- Activate your General Requirements Tracker by visiting mycb.castlebranch.com and entering the package code provided to you by the Admissions or the Wellness Center.
- If you are in a health professions program, you will receive an additional package code specific to the program in which you are enrolled.
- Once your account(s) are activated, you may login using the username and password you created. Your personalized CastleBranch dashboard will display all of the health and immunization records you are required to submit.
- To submit a record, click on the name of each requirement. A drop-down menu will provide information on acceptable documentation.
- You may upload a file from your computer or tablet by clicking the “browse” button located next to Your Computer or Flash Drive OR you may re-upload items previously saved to CastleBranch by clicking “browse” next to My Documents.
- To fulfill each requirement, please upload appropriate document(s) into each requested category.
- You will know your requirements have been satisfied when you see a green flag next to each requirement that says, “complete.”
Please note: Your health and immunization records are reviewed by CastleBranch staff. Approval of documents may take up to 5 business days.
For assistance with accessing your CastleBranch package code(s), please contact the Wellness Center at WellnessCenter@trocaire.edu or 716.827.2579
If you have questions about your CastleBranch account, please contact CastleBranch student support at 888.723.4263 or visit www.castlebranch.com/contact-us.
Expired health and immunization records may prevent you from registering or attending clinical placements. Please make sure you check your email regularly and stay current on any notifications received from CastleBranch.
Measles: Two doses of live measles vaccine given after 1967 and after 12 months of age, or physician documentation of mumps disease, or a blood test showing immunity. The second dose of live measles must be given no sooner than 30 days after the first shot.
Mumps: One dose of live mumps vaccine given after 1968 and after 12 months of age, or physician documentation of mumps disease, or a blood test showing immunity.
Rubella: One dose of live rubella vaccine given after 1968 and after 12 months of age, or a blood test showing immunity. (Physician documentation is not acceptable proof of immunity against rubella.)
Meningococcal/ Meningitis: A signed meningococcal/ meningitis response form indicating the date of the shot (must be dated within 5 years) or declination of the meningitis shot.
New York State Public Health Law 2167 requires colleges and universities to distribute information about the meningococcal meningitis disease and vaccination to all students. The college is required to keep a record of immunization within the past ten years, or an acknowledgment of the receipt of information about the disease risk, and refusal of the meningococcal meningitis immunization signed by the student.
Meningitis is rare. However, when it strikes, its flu-like symptoms make diagnosis difficult. If not treated early, meningitis can lead to swelling of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal column, as well as severe and permanent disabilities, such as hearing loss, brain damage, seizures, limb amputation, and even death. Cases of meningitis among teens and young adults 15-24 years of age (the age of most college students) have more than doubled since 1991. The disease strikes about 3,000 Americans each year and claims about 300 lives. Between 100 and 125, meningitis cases occur on college campuses and as many as 15 students will die from the disease.
For additional information, please view the Meningococcal Fact Sheet, located below under Health Record Forms.
A vaccine is available that protects against four types of the bacteria that cause meningitis in the United States æ types A, C, Y and W-135. These types account for nearly two-thirds of meningitis cases among college students.
Immunization records are typically available through your pediatrician’s office, your primary care physician’s office, previous colleges you have attended, your high school, and your health nurse in any health-related employment. It is important to remember that immunization records are not automatically forwarded to Trocaire College when you transfer. Due to medical confidentiality, you must request them to be forwarded separately from transcripts and other information.
If you would like to request Trocaire College to release previously submitted medical records to a different institution or an employer, please submit your completed Consent to Release Medical Information form to WellnessCenter@trocaire.edu.
- Physical Examination Form
- Influenza Declination Form
- Meningococcal Disease Fact Sheet
- Medical History Form
- Exemptions from Immunization Requirements
- Hepatitis B Vaccine Form
- TDAP – Consent for Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis (TDap) Vaccine Form
- TST Skin Test (PPD)
- TST and TST Annual Symptom Review
- Consent to Release Medical Information
- Request for Release of Medical Information Authorization
WNY Healthcare:
- Erie County Department of Health
- Good Neighbors Health Care
- Jericho Road Community Health Center
- Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic
- Mercy Comprehensive Care Clinic
- Community Health Center of Buffalo, Inc.
- WNY Immediate Care
- WellNow Urgent Care
Health Insurance Marketplace:
- NY State of Health – The Official Health Plan Marketplace, 1-855-355-5777
*Please note, this list does not encompass all resources available and is subject to change. This list does not constitute or imply the endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of these agencies.
Samantha Batchev, BS
Health Records and Wellness Assistant
Phone: 716.827.2489
Fax: 716.825.0416
WellnessCenter@Trocaire.edu