What is medical amnesty?

Medical amnesty may be applied in place of a “responsible” or “not responsible” finding, during an administrative hearing when a student seeks medical treatment for themself or others due to ingestion of alcohol and/or drugs.

When medical amnesty is applied, the student will not face disciplinary sanctions for a code of conduct violation, but educational sanctions may be applied.

The administrative hearing is not disclosed on background checks to outside entities when medical amnesty is applied.

How does a student get medical amnesty?

The student, or someone on their behalf, must actively seek medical attention from a College official (resident assistant, resident director, police, etc.), not from a friend, equipped to assess the situation. The person actively seeking medical attention from a College official must then stay with the impaired student for medical amnesty to be applied.

A student found dangerously intoxicated and/or under the influence of drugs by a College official will not qualify for medical amnesty.

A student does not need to “claim” medical amnesty; if the incident began with a person actively seeking help, medical amnesty would automatically apply.

What happens when a student receives medical amnesty?

College officials are committed to engaging students in learning from incidents that lead to medical amnesty. The administrative hearing process will provide the student with a meeting with a hearing officer to discuss the report and follow-up steps that may include alcohol or substance use education.

Who receives medical amnesty?

The student who needed assistance and the person assisting, if applicable.

How many times can someone receive medical amnesty?

A student who needs assistance due to being dangerously intoxicated and/or under the influence of drugs on more than one occasion may be subject to disciplinary action on more than one occasion.