$100 Processing Fee to Waive Health Insurance after the Auto-Bill Deadline
Waiver of Gallaudet University's health insurance for FALL 2008 must be completed by the first day of classes. Because the waiver process may take some time, you are advised to provide waiver information at least a month before the start of classes. It is required that you waive the health insurance every year even though your health insurance may not have changed.
On the first day of classes, your student account will be automatically billed for Gallaudet University's health insurance plan. Any waiver of purchase after this date, thus reversing the health insurance charge on your student account, will involve a processing fee in the amount of $100.00 to be charged to your student account.
Students are unable to waive, for any reason, the automatic billing of the campus health insurance plan after September 8, 2008. This is a nonnegotiable deadline. If students have not waived the insurance by September 8, 2008 the health insurance charge for that year will remain on their student account and duplicate insurance coverage may exist.
How to waive the health insurance?
Waiving the health insurance is a 2 step process. You must complete both steps before your insurance is waived. First, you must waive the insurance online through your Bison account and second, you must submit a copy of your insurance card, front and back to Student Health Service. Your health insurance has not been waived unless you complete both steps of the insurance waiver process.
Please follow these steps in order:
- Go to your Bison account
- Select Portfolio
- Select health insurance waiver
- Complete the online form
- Fax a copy of your health insurance card (front and back) to 202-651-5743 or bring a copy of the insurance card, front and back to Student Health Service
Student Health Service will determine if your health insurance qualifies to waive the school insurance. Your insurance will not be waived unless you waive the insurance online through your Bison account AND submit a copy of the insurance card, front and back to the Student Health Service.
Once you have submitted your insurance online, Student Health Service will acknowledge your insurance information within 3 business days. If you have any questions or concerns, please email SHS at shs@gallaudet.edu.
