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Head Lice
Head lice checks are available for all
the residents of the county. Each individual, to be checked, is
required to fill out the necessary paperwork (in the front office)
before examination. Make sure that you have read the policy and
procedures for head lice. There is no fee for checking for head
lice.
Head Lice Policy
This policy was designed to inform all
of the employees of the Stoddard County Public Health Center of the
procedure to be used when dealing with Head Lice Clients. The
people in charge of the detection and treatment of head lice are the
Health Educator and the Nurses.
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All clients who wish to seek medication must be seen, in person,
by the Health Educator or the Nurses.
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We will check all clients for head lice. For those clients who
have Medicaid, we will check and then refer them to their physician,
if head lice is detected. Courtesy for the client, the employee
will call the client's physician to get them an appointment to
receive a prescription for head lice (The treatment is a paid
service with a Medicaid card).
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Let the client know that we will only treat them twice, and the
third time they must see a physician.
We will not see a client three times
in a four week period.
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We only treat those who
have been checked and the head lice was detected -- not anyone else
in the family who has not been checked by the Health Educator or
Nurses. The shampoo is a pesticide and can cause chemical damage,
if mistreated. Again, we only give treatment to those we check and
have head lice.
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We accept reimbursement for the cost of treatment (shampoo).
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All clients must fill out a head lice form.
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