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Verify hospital placement requirements with the hospital. Please see “II-Hospital Placement Requirements”for general requirements.\u003Cbr>2. Obtain an attestation letter template (in MS-Word format) from the hospital if they require UTA School of Social Work to use their own template. If there is no template required, a general form will be used.\u003Cbr>3. Seek services to fulfill the requirements. Please see “III-Suggested Service Providers”.\u003Cbr>4. Convert your hard copies that show you have fulfilled the requirements into pdf format.\u003Cbr>5. Submit your soft copies (see \\# 2 and 4) to [sswfield@uta.edu](sswfield@uta.edu) with a subject line “Attestation Letter”. |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n\nII-Hospital Placement Requirements  \nHere are the requirements for clearance to begin your internship within most hospital settings.  \n\n| General Requirements | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Good Standing Status with school |  |\n| Negative Drug Screen |  |\n| Clear Background Check | UTA does NOT provide background checks. |\n| Immunizations |  |\n| Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) | 2 doses documented with date |\n| Varicella (Chickenpox) | 2 doses of vaccine or lab evidence of immunity |\n| Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) | Most recent dose documented |\n| Influenza | Yearly (in fall/winter) |\n| TB Skin Test (TST) | Within the last 12 months or a 2-step TST required |\n| COVID-19 Vaccination | Check with Hospital for requirement |\n\nIII-Suggested Service Providers  \n\n| Service Providers | Background | Sex\u003Cbr>offender\u003Cbr>Registry | Drug\u003Cbr>Test | TB Test | Immunization\u003Cbr>Test | Immunization Record |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| UTA Health Services\u003Cbr>605 S West St, Arlington, TX 76010; P: (817) 272-2771 |  |  | Yes | Yes | Yes | You may get the record at the place where you received the vaccines. |\n| Health Centers/general medical clinics |  |  | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |\n| TalentWise\u003Cbr>[http://corp.talentwise.com/](http://corp.talentwise.com/) | Yes | Yes |  |  |  |  |\n| Texas Department of Public Safety\u003Cbr>[https://records.txdps.state.tx.u](https://records.txdps.state.tx.u)[s/SexOffender/](s/SexOffender/) |  | Yes\u003Cbr>(free) |  |  |  |  |\n| Sentry Link\u003Cbr>[https://www.sentrylink.com/](https://www.sentrylink.com/)[ ](https://www.sentrylink.com/)[web/criminal-check.action](web/criminal-check.action) | Yes |  |  |  |  |  |","cbCaismrhBys8jDf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaismrhBys8jDf","pdf",70911,"English","# I-How to Obtain an Attestation Letter from UTA School of Social Work\n## Steps to obtain, fulfill, convert, and submit documents\n# II-Hospital Placement Requirements\n## General requirements for internship clearance\n# III-Suggested Service Providers\n## Providers and which checks/tests they support","[{\"question\":\"How do interns obtain an attestation letter from UTA School of Social Work?\",\"answer\":\"Interns verify the hospital’s placement requirements, obtain a hospital attestation letter template in MS-Word if the hospital requires it, fulfill the required services, convert fulfillment evidence to PDF, and submit soft copies by email with the subject “Attestation Letter.”\"},{\"question\":\"What general requirements must be met to begin a hospital internship?\",\"answer\":\"Requirements include good standing status with the school, a negative drug screen, and a clear background check, noting that UTA does not provide background checks. 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