Students Previously Diagnosed with ADHD Have the Following Options
1. Continue to obtain your prescription from your home provider
The State of Vermont has no exclusions for prescriptions of controlled substances written from outside of the state. Therefore, your provider can send your prescription to a local pharmacy for pick up or delivery. There are two pharmacies located on/near campus.
Note: This DOES NOT require your provider to be licensed in Vermont.
2. Transfer your care to a Vermont provider
Burlington Community Provider: You can establish care at a medical or psychiatric practice in the greater Burlington area that accepts your insurance.
UVM Provider: You can seek approval to receive ADHD care through the Center for Health & Wellbeing (CHWB); which includes Student Health Services (SHS) and CAPS. To do this, you must obtain documentation from your home provider and submit it to the CHWB ADHD Coordinator. These records must include ALL of the following:
- A copy of the initial diagnostic evaluation
- Treatment history
- Treatment plan
- List of current medication over past 6 months
Please refer to the ADHD checklist for a detailed explanation of required documentation & submission instructions. ADHD Checklist
After you submit your documentation:
1. The ADHD Clearance Approval staff will review your records.
2. If the documentation you provided meets requirements, we will send you a secure message through the MyWellbeing portal to schedule an appointment with a provider to continue your treatment.
3. If additional information is required, we will send you a secure message through the MyWellbeing portal with necessary next steps, which may include resources for further evaluation.
Please note the clearance and approval process may take up to 4-6 weeks.
Important Considerations
UVM’s Center for Health and Wellbeing does not provide ADHD evaluations. If you would like information on local resources to pursue an evaluation in the community, please email us at ADHD@uvm.edu
Only submit required information, not full medical charts, for ADHD medication management. Doing so may result in delays in the approval process.
Be sure to have a supply of your medication to cover the processing time (4-6 weeks.)
Submission Instructions
You may submit your supporting documentation in the following ways:
Mail:
Student Health Services
c/o ADHD Coordinator
425 Pearl St. Burlington, VT 05401
Fax: (802) 656-8178 (Attn: ADHD Coordinator)
Secure File Transfer: Use https://filetransfer.uvm.edu/ to send digital records to shsforms@uvm.edu for expedited retrieval. If you have any questions or need support, please reach out to us at ADHD@uvm.edu.