Lannie W. Zweimiller, Director
785-532-6544
E-mail: lafene@ksu.edu
www.ksu.edu/lafene
The Lafene Health Center is a modern ambulatory
healthcare facility designed to provide for most student outpatient
health needs. The health center is fully accredited by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Students
who have paid the health fee as a part of their tuition are eligible
for care. Non-student spouses, university conference participants,
and other campus visitors may receive care upon payment of a special
fee.
Lafene Health Center provides, through a full complement of medical
and other professional personnel, a range of services that include
special clinics for sports-related injuries, women, and allergies
and immunizations, as well as a clinic for general care. Also
included are services in health education, nutrition, and physical
therapy. The services of a pharmacy, laboratory, and x-ray are
available at reduced rates.
The center is staffed by full-time physicians with medical support
personnel. When necessary, the student is referred to specialists
for treatment at the student’s expense.
After regular clinic hours, a student who is ill or injured may
receive medical care at the local hospital, at the student’s
expense. Home visits are not made. The local ambulance service is
available, when needed, to transport patients to the appropriate
health care facility.
INSURANCE
It is strongly recommended that all students at K-State carry
medical insurance, either through the parent’s plan at home or
through the university-sponsored student health insurance plan
available at special rates. This latter plan covers most services
provided at Lafene Health Center and allowed claims for medical
expenses if the student requires care away from the campus.
MEDICAL HISTORY
K-State requires a complete medical history, including a current
immunization record, on all new students or transfer students. This
history must be completed on the Kansas State University medical
history form and is required prior to provision of non-emergency
treatment at the health center. A physical examination is not
required, but encouraged, and a copy of this examination assists the
staff in evaluating illnesses. If a student has a continuing medical
problem, a summary from the attending physician is helpful should
treatment at the center be needed. Students receiving allergy
injections must furnish instructions from their allergist before
injections can be administered at the health center. International
students from countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis and
others who have spent more than four months in such a country are
required by university policy to be skin tested for tuberculosis
prior to enrolling at Kansas State.