Health Insurance

 

The University requires all students to carry adequate medical insurance to cover, among other costs, hospitalization and outpatient diagnostic and surgical procedures in the Chicago area. The insurance requirement may be satisfied in one of two ways:

1. Enrollment in the Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan offered by the University.

2. Completion of the insurance waiver application certifying that the student has insurance coverage comparable to the Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan.

Mandatory Quarterly Fees

All registered students must pay the Student Health Fee, which covers services at the Student Care Center and the Student Counseling and Resource Center, as well as the Student Activities Fee, which covers student organization activities and programs coordinated by the Office of the Reynolds Club and Student Activities.

These fees will be waived only for those students who live and study over 100 miles from campus and who will not be on campus during the quarter. Students need to petition their area Dean of Students to receive this waiver.

There are no other grounds for waiver from these two mandatory fees.

Automatic Enrollment

Students who fail to complete an insurance application/waiver form by the requisite deadline each quarter will be automatically enrolled in the University’s Student Accident and Sickness Basic Plan and will be billed for that enrollment. Students approved to register after the deadline must submit an insurance application/waiver form at registration time. Failure to do so will result in automatic enrollment in the Basic Plan.

Eligibility

The Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan is available to all registered students, except for students in Extended Residence, in part-time Graduate School of Business programs, and the evening School of Social Service Administration program. Students may select the Basic or Advantage Plan. The Basic Plan is also available at additional cost to a student’s spouse or registered same-sex domestic partner, and to any unmarried children age 19 or younger (children under 23 are eligible if they are full-time students).

For further information about enrollment, contact Belinda Vazquez, Assistant Dean of Students in the University for Student Affairs, Administration Building 230, 5801 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (phone: 773-702-7773; fax: 773-834-5881; e-mail: belinda@uchicago.edu; Web site: http://dos.uchicago.edu/health/).

For information about benefits under the plan, contact the University of Chicago Campus Insurance Coordinator at 773-834-4543 or Chickering Claims Administrators, Inc., at 800-294-9410. Students may also submit questions via e-mail to sasi@chickering.uchicago.edu or by e-mail via Chickering’s Web site at www.chickering.com.

 

Health & Wellness Fees

Academic Year

The University requires all students to pay the Student Health and Wellness Fee during each quarter of enrollment. This fee covers patient visits at the Student Care Center and Student Counseling and Resource Services. Students’ spouses, same-sex domestic partners, and dependent children age 14 and older who are insured through the Student Accident and Sickness Insurance plan are also assessed the Student Health and Wellness Fee and are entitled to service at these facilities.

The Student Health and Wellness Fee may be waived for students who reside more than 100 miles away from the University.

Summer

Students and June graduates who remain in the Chicago area during the summer but are not enrolled in classes have the option to pay the Health and Wellness Fee for continued access to the Student Care Center and Student Counseling and Resource Services. Students’ family members already on the Student Accident and Sickness Insurance plan may also purchase the Fee.

Immunization

By State of Illinois law, all students are required to present proof of immunity to rubella (German measles), measles (rubeola), mumps, and tetanus/diphtheria. The Student Care Center notifies all new students of the requirement and provides instructions for compliance. The exact requirements vary for each disease and are different for international students. Students who fail to meet this requirement by the sixth week of the quarter will be notified and their subsequent registration restricted. Students who receive this notification are urged to contact the Immunization Office, located at the Student Care Center, The University of Chicago Hospitals, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 3051, Chicago, Illinois 60637-1470 (phone: 773-702-9975; fax: 773-834-0870; Web site: http://scc.uchicago.edu).