Drug Free

Lassen HSMT programs are  smoking/ vaping/ chewing/ alcohol free. Students are not allowed to participate in substance use while in the classroom and the clinical setting.

Breech in Lassen HSMT regarding drug use may result in termination in program. 

Hair and Nail Requirements
Lassen HSMT programs require hair to be:

1.  Neatly pulled back out of face during all clinical / lab time. 

2. A natural hair color. No unnatural hair color will be allowed to clinical / lab rotations. 

3. Facial hair must be neatly trimmed and meet the requirements of N95 masks.

Lassen HSMT programs require nails to be:

1. Long or Artificial fingernails are prohibited for those students providing direct patient care. 

2. No clear fingernail polish, this includes clear polish.

3. All Lassen HSMT program participants must have short, clean nails at all times during the program. 

Tattoos / Piercings

Lassen HSMT programs recommend tattoos be covered, if possible. Tattoos which cannot be covered must be conservative and must not convey a message that is contrary to Lassen Colleges ethical standards. Strictly forbidden tattoos include obscene, lewd, crude, nudity, vice or crime or contain profanity, these must be covered. 

We will follow all Clinical Facilities policies regarding tattoos during our time in the clinical setting. 

For all Lassen HSMT programs, students must follow the jewelry standard. 

1. The ONLY piercings allowed is a standard ear lobe piercing. Jewelry must not be distracting. 

2. No clear jewelry in non-approved piercing sites.