Welcome to Otterbein University from the Athletic Training Staff! Our priority is the health and well-being of both our athletes and their opponents. This page provides valuable information for your convenience. Thank you for your interest in Otterbein!
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Athletic Training Staff:
Danielle Kilboy, Head Athletic Trainer
Jake Sherer, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Emily Evans, Assistant Athletic Trainer
Angelo Lamatrice, Staff Physical TherapistÂ
Medical Staff:
Dr. Tony Ewald
Dr. Joseph Wilcox
Dr. Ruben Morejon
Athletic Sickle Cell Test Requirement:
The NCAA mandates that its division III member colleges and universities determine the sickle cell trait (SCT) status of all student-athletes, prior to participation in order to ensure the highest level of safety. As of today, all 50 states have newborn screening programs that identify sickle cell trait status at birth, however not all states adopted screening in the same year. We suggest calling your pediatrician to ask if they have results on file.
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As noted above, please call your pediatrician first to ask if they have results on file, if not available, contact the hospital where your son or daughter was born. Be aware that this could take some time for them to get the results to you, so please do this as soon as possible. Realizing that it may take up to 8 weeks to obtain results, please attempt to request information from your pediatrician or birth hospital as soon as possible. If we do not have results available at the time of the athletic physical your child can be tested through an agreement between Otterbein and OhioHealth once they get to campus, this test will be processed through your primary insurance, and you will be responsible for any additional cost not covered by your insurance.
Insurance Information:
The athletic department would like a copy of your son or daughter'sÂ
health insurance card (front and back). We ask for a new copy every year because many insurance providers update information every year and sometimes these updates are NOT obvious. Please make sure that your student uploads this information to their Healthy Roster profile under the missing documents section when they are prompted to update their card each year..
Insurance Process Information
Link to Secondary Insurance EIIA Student Website
Otterbein Health and Safety Policies:
Concussion Safety Protocol
Lightning Policy
Cold Weather Policy
Emergency Action Plan
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