Health Fee Information
Not To Be Confused with Health Insurance
Health Fee:
The Health Fee which is included in the
comprehensive fee on your tuition bill for each semester is a
mandatory fee for all undergraduate, Continuing Education and
Certificate students taking 9 or more credits, or graduate students
taking 12 or more credits. This fee is included in the tuition bill as
part of the comprehensive fee for 12 or more credits and billed
separately to undergraduate students taking 9 or more credits.
The Health Fee is also a prerequisite to purchasing the University
Student Health Insurance.
Health Fee Coverage for the Academic Year
- Primary health care/women's health care visits/appointments
with Center for Health & Wellbeing physicians, physician's
assistants, nurse practitioners and registered nurses
- Short-term focused psychotherapy and counseling at the Counseling Center
- Health education and health promotion services through Health Promotion Services
- Alcohol and drug education
- Athletic training for varsity athletes
- Public health/control of communicable diseases
- On-campus sexual assault prevention education
- Nutrition Services
Health Fee Does Not Cover
The Health Fee does not cover laboratory fees,
x-rays, emergency room visits, specialty visits, including psychiatry,
hospitalization or prescriptions. The University of Vermont Student Insurance would help pay for these
services. For students with private health insurance, it is the responsibility of the student to know how to access
their insurance coverage and the limits of their individual
policy.
Please Note Important Disclosure!
We
do not bill insurance companies directly, and The Center for
Health and Wellbeing is not a participating provider with any insurance
plan
. For services not covered under the health fee, students will receive
a walkout statement to submit to their insurance company but this
statement is not a guarantee of payment. All charges will be
submitted to the student account if payment is not received at the time
of service.
If you do not have the UVM Student Insurance, your chargeable services may not be covered.
It is your responsibility to find out what service will be covered by your insurance company.
When checking your insurance coverage, it is important that you let
your insurance carrier know that you will be seen at the University of
Vermont Student Health Center located at 425 Pearl Street, Burlington,
Vermont. It is also important to ask if preauthorization is
required.
If you have BC & BS of Vermont, the providers
at the Center of Health and Wellbeing do not participate in the BC BS
network. This also includes our Psychiatrist. In most
cases, the services will not be covered through your current health
insurance policy. If you have any questions or concerns, please
call the BCBSVT Customer Service Department, Monday through Friday,
7:00 am until 6:00 pm, except holidays. The toll free telephone
number is listed on the back of the identification card. You may
also contact them through their website, www.bcbsvt.com.
Eligibility For The Health Fee
- Students taking 5 or less credits may be seen on a "fee for service" basis in the Medical and Women's Health clinics.
- Students taking 6 - 8 credits may either purchase the health fee or pay on a "fee for service" basis.
- Students taking 9 or more credits are eligible for full Counseling Services. Those with fewer credits may be seen for consultations and referral.
- Spouses of students taking 6 or more credits may purchase the health fee and Student Health Insurance Plan.
- Students
here during the summer that have paid the health fee for the spring
semester can be seen at the Center for Health and Wellbeing and are
covered by that health fee through July 31st. All other students
on campus in the summer who were not registered for the Spring semester
can be seen at the Center for Health and Wellbeing on a "fee for
service" basis.
Insurance Information for Students Who Utilize Psychiatric Services at The Center for Health and Wellbeing
If you have the UVM Student Insurance you will be covered at 100% of
the initial visit and 80% of the follow up visits. The 20% co-pay
can be paid at the time of service or we will bill your student
account.
Last modified May 29 2009 02:38 PM
