Accepted Student Information
Students who are accepted into the Medical Coder/Biller program will be notified approximately two weeks after the application deadline, by EFSC student e-mail, of conditional acceptance and instructed to attend a new student orientation during the summer. The accordion below includes information about some of the criteria that must be satisfied in order to begin the program.
Students eligible for registration to the core courses (HIMC prefix) in the Medical Coder/ Biller program will be required to have a Level 2 Background check and Drug screening.
Applicants must be drug free and free of offenses that would disqualify them from the student clinical experience in a health care setting.(PPE-HIM 1800).
The background check will include Residence History, Fingerprinting, Nationwide Sexual Offenders Registry search and Florida Statewide Criminal Records search. The cost of the background check and drug screening is the responsibility of the student.
All students of the Medical Coder/Biller Program will be required to have current American Heart Association BLS course CPR for Healthcare Provider certification and AIDS104/BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS certification.
Both certificates can be earned in the HSCC 1000 Introduction to Healthcare class.
All students of the Medical Coder/Biller Program must show proof of HBV immunization or sign a waiver. All students are required to show proof of a current negative Tuberculin test. (TB/PPD) All students must show proof of childhood vaccinations. A copy of each must be provided for inclusion in your Health Sciences Campus folder. Required before registration to HIM 1800.
All students who are registered in a Health Sciences Campus program are covered by Accident and Liability Insurance. The cost of the insurance is part of the course lab fees.
To satisfactorily complete the curriculum and to develop the skills required of an entry level health information professional, the student must demonstrate the following technical/performance standards:
Visual Acuity (with or without corrective lenses): to read paper, microfilm, and electronic documents.
Physical Ability: to process reports and records, to operate equipment necessary for record keeping (for example, manually operated filing equipment, printers, microfilm reader/printers, computer keyboard), and to move about in space limited by compacted filing.
Manual Dexterity: to perform the fine motor functions necessary to document analysis of records (for example, must use pens, pencils, and manage papers), and to operate electronic equipment (for example, computers).
Hearing (with or without aids): to hear the spoken voice in order to be able to respond verbally.