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Feather River College provides expanded health services to students free of charge through a special agreement with the Plumas County Public Health Agency Health Clinic. All services will be proided by licensed health care providers.

Counseling, Health Education, Assessment and/or Referral Services Include (but are not limited to):

  • First aid and triage, referral to community health care providers or hospital emergency room as needed
  • Family planning, pregnancy testing, education, and referral
  • HIV testing, counseling, education, and referral
  • Immunications for adolescents and adults
  • TB skin testing
  • Assessment of health risk behavior, counseling, intervention, and referral
  • Health & lifestyle counseling and education
  • Assessment for sexually transmitted disease, information, and/or referral
  • Physical assessment and referral as indicated; includes physical exams for FRC athletic teams
  • Facilitate access to Children Health Disability Prevention Services for eligible adolescents

To receive services, students must make an appointment with the Plumas County Public Health Agency at 530-283-6330. Students will be seen between Monday-Friday; 9am - 5pm.

Students are responsible for costs incurred from prescription medications, lab tests, x-rays, and any hospital emergency room or patient fees.

The Plumas County Health Clinic is located in the building next to the FRC Residence Hall.

Student Insurance: The College provides students with limited secondary accident insurance coverage in the event of an injury occurring in the course of a college class or activity.  All such accidents should be reported immediately to the instructor or staff member in charge of the class or activity, or the Human Resources Office.  It is the student's responsibility to file any insurance claims with their primary carrier, then with the secondary accident insurance. 

Students may purchase additional low-cost health insurance to cover general medical needs.  Applications and general information on low-cost health insurance are available in the Human Resources Office.