Student Insurance
Insurance Requirement
Due to the extremely high cost of health care in the United States and the importance of adequate health insurance coverage, the College requires all full-time undergraduate and graduate students admitted Fall 2006 or after and all F-1 and J-1 international students (see note) to have health insurance coverage throughout the school year as a condition of enrollment. These students will be enrolled in the college-endorsed Student Insurance Plan and the cost will be billed to their student account in two installments (fall and spring semester) UNLESS proof of other adequate health insurance coverage is furnished. Students who already have health insurance for the entire academic year must submit a waiver request by the posted deadline each academic year and the waiver request must be approved to avoid being enrolled in the Student Insurance Plan. Waiving the Student Insurance Plan does not affect eligibility for services at the Student Health Center. It is the student's responsibility to verify whether or not the charge has been billed to your student account. If there is a billing error, you should contact the Student Insurance Coordinator immediately.
All other full-time undergraduate and graduate students admitted prior to fall 2006 are not required by the College to have health insurance coverage but are eligible to enroll in the college-endorsed Student Insurance Plan on a voluntary basis.
Note: All F-1 & J-1 International students are automatically enrolled in the Student Insurance Plan. International students should not complete any enrollment forms directly with UnitedHealthcare StudentResources (UHCSR) since their enrollment is automatic and their student account will be billed. The result would be a double payment to the Insurance Company.
Insurance Eligibility
For the purpose of defining insurance eligibility, full-time is defined by the College as undergraduate students taking 12 or more credit hours during the fall, spring and summer academic terms and graduate students taking 9 or more credit hours during the fall and spring terms (or the equivalent of full-time study) and 6 or more credit hours during the summer term (3 or more credit hours for A&S and VIMS graduate students). Part-time or continuous enrollment students are not eligible for nor should they enroll in the Student Insurance Plan. Students must actively attend classes for at least the first 31 days after the date for which coverage is purchased to remain eligible. Students in good standing who are actively engaged in academic study are considered by the College to be actively attending classes. Students must meet the Eligibility requirements each time you pay a premium to continue your insurance coverage.
Private Insurance
The Student Health Center DOES NOT file any private insurance claims for charges, except for the College-endorsed UnitedHealthcare StudentResources Insurance Plan. The Student Health Center will provide the student with a detailed, itemized bill that can be submitted to your private insurance company for possible reimbursement. However, the Student Health Center providers do not participate in any insurance networks or groups, therefore any medical expenses submitted to your private insurance will likely be treated as an out-of-network claim.
