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Current Student Health Insurance Election Change and New Student Enrollment/Waiver Period

by Betsy Chapman
Current Student Election Change and New Student Enrollment/Waiver Period, 11/1/11-1/19/12

If you elected to waive for the fall term but want to enroll for the spring/summer term or elected to enroll for the fall but want to waive for the spring/summer term, complete the insurance election change request form by selecting the link on the Student Blue page. The form must be submitted by January 19, 2012 to be valid. Late forms will not be accepted.

If you wish to continue your current insurance election (enrollment or waiver) for spring & summer 2012, you do not need to complete a form. Your insurance automatically continues for the remainder of the benefit year if you are an eligible student. You will ONLY complete a form if you are making a change.

Insurance Election Change Request Form-Spring Term

New WF Students:
Visit the Student Blue site to enroll in the Student Blue health insurance or waive coverage if your current health insurance meets the minimum criteria set by WFU. You will be automatically enrolled in the Student Blue insurance plan offered by WFU if you do not complete a waiver by January 19, 2012.

The criteria for the student insurance program are as follows:

  1. Have a lifetime maximum benefit of at least $1,000,000. Plans with per incident, per illness or maximums that are less than the lifetime maximum are not acceptable.
  2. Provide access to health care providers in the Winston-Salem, NC area for emergency and non-emergency conditions, including mental health care. If you have an HMO andWinston-Salem, NC is out-of-network, your coverage doesn’t meet our criteria. If your HMO offers guest privileges, you must contact your insurer to receive guest privileges and do so prior to waiving coverage.
  3. Provide prescription drug benefits.
  4. Remain in effect while enrolled at WFU

International students with F or J visas will not have the option to waive from the Student Blue unless they are covered by a plan reviewed and approved by the University based on the criteriaabove. To have your plan reviewed, email your policy to studentinsurance@wfu.edu. If you are considering purchasing insurance in lieu of Student Blue, please contact the Student Insurance Program in advance to ensure the plan is acceptable.

Contact

To contact the Office of Family Engagement or Family Communications, please visit our contact page.

 

For mental health assistance: 336-758-CARE (2273) is a service that ensures someone will always be available (i.e., 24/7 M-F, weekends and university holidays) to provide caring and thoughtful consultation services for Wake Forest students in need of mental health assistance or support. You can also visit we.wfu.edu for resources.