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University Health Service (UHS)
UHS provides a full range of confidential, high quality primary health care services for students and other members of the University community. Full-time students (minimum of 12 credit hours/semester) participate in the comprehensive, pre-paid Student Health Program by paying the mandatory health fee AND by having health insurance. All matriculating students must comply with the NYS immunization requirement BEFORE starting classes.
Student Health Fee
All full-time students pay a mandatory health fee which covers the cost of visits made to UHS. (This fee is covered through fellowship awards for fully funded doctoral students.)
Health Insurance
All full-time students are also required to have health insurance coverage. You can enroll in the BlueCross/BlueShield (BC/BS) insurance offered through UHS or remain on your own or your parent's or spouse's insurance. Health insurance covers services the student health fee does not cover such as laboratory tests, x-rays, hospitalization and surgery. International students are required to enroll in the University's insurance plan. If you have comparable coverage by some other U.S. company, the insurance fee may be waived. Fellowship awards cover the cost of a single BC/BS policy for fully funded doctoral students. Coverage is for a 12-month period beginning September 1 of each year.
UHS also offers additional coverage for students who wish to enroll a spouse and/or other dependents in a Family Insurance Contract.
Each year, every full-time student must submit a Health Insurance Options online form to UHS, using the HRMS system. Students who waive the UR Standard Plan Insurance offered through UHS also must provide information about their insurance coverage on the Options Form by selecting the Waiver Plan option and documenting equivalent insurance coverage. Students covered under a parent's policy who fail to request the Waiver Plan will be covered automatically by the Standard Plan policy and must pay the Standard Plan fee because the University will have incurred the expense of the duplicate coverage.