Preparation for Travel

Medical Forms

If you have not had a physical within the past 12 months, please schedule an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible. Your doctor must completely fill out and sign the Physician Medical Form, which can be found in the application portal after you log in. You will not be allowed to attend AMHSI unless a properly completed Medical Questionnaire Form is in our possession four weeks in advance of departure. Standard immunizations must be up-to-date. (No special immunizations are required at this time to enter the State of Israel). Your last tetanus booster must have been administered within the past nine (9) years.

PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITION

As AMHSI-JNF’s health insurance does not cover pre-existing conditions, coverage must be arranged through your current insurance carrier and/or the student must travel on a selfinsured basis for pre-existing medical conditions. If health insurance coverage from home is not an option, this is an example of a coverage that might be appropriate for you: www.geobluetravelinsurance.com

Please note that pre-existing conditions include but are not limited to any allergy or asthma, as well as any orthopedic limitation, and therefore would not be covered under AMHSI’s medical insurance. If there were to be a medical emergency due to allergies, asthma or any other preexisting condition, the parent/guardian would need to pay for the medical fees. All costs incurred by AMHSI as a result of medical services provided in Israel for pre-existing medical conditions are the parent’s responsibility, and must be reimbursed to AMHSI If medication must be purchased in Israel for a pre-existing medical condition, the expense will be billed to the student/ parent(s). Please note that psychological services are not covered by AMHSI tuition or by our health insurance.

Communicable Diseases

If you have been exposed to a communicable disease you must notify the Dean of Students, Benji Hain, at bhain@amhsi.org. Failure to pre-disclose such information may result in serious difficulties for you and/or other members of the group, and could result in your dismissal from the program without refund. Your honest disclosure of such information does not disqualify you from attending the program; however, it will be evaluated on a case by case basis, and you may not be able to attend.

Vaccination Policy

All participants attending an AMHSI session must have completed a primary series of the following vaccinations:

● DTP (Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) with one dose after age 4

● Polio (oral or inactivated — with booster dose after age 4)

● Tetanus Booster — Td or Tdap (Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis) within the past 5 years · MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) — 2 doses after age 1

● HBV (Hepatitis B)

● Chicken Pox (in absence of disease history) — 2 doses — 1 after age 4

● Menactra (meningococcal meningitis)

The following vaccination is recommended but not a requirement for acceptance to the AMHSIJNF program:

● Hepatitis A (highly recommended but not required)

Students who do not have the above vaccinations will not be allowed to participate in JLA’s Israel Program.