Bursar

Student Health Insurance

Massachusetts State Law mandates that all students who are registered for at least 75 percent of a full-time course load at an institution of higher learning in Massachusetts must participate in a student health insurance program or in a health insurance plan with comparable coverage. Massachusetts colleges and universities are required to sponsor a health plan for students who do not have health insurance. A charge is added to a student's account in the fall term based on criteria mentioned above. The Salem State University Student Accident & Sickness Insurance Plan is provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield and administered by University Health Plans. The premium for the academic 2011-2012 year is $1,137 and the policy is in effect from August 1, 2011 until July 31, 2012.

To comply with state law, students with nine (9) or more credit hours MUST either waive out of or enroll in the Salem State University Student Accident & Sickness Insurance Plan online beginning the first week of July 2011 by doing the following:

• Waive out of the Salem State University Student Accident & Sickness Insurance Plan by going online to the University Health Plans Web site. Select the first "Click Here". The Web site will give you instructions on how to waive the Plan. You will be asked to provide information on your insurance coverage. To be eligible to waive out of the Plan, you must be currently enrolled in a health insurance plan with comparable coverage either as a dependent (on parent’s or spouse’s plan), or through a plan you have at your place of employment or have purchased yourself. Once information is provided, a credit will be reflected on your account the next day as Waiver Health Insurance $1137. The deadline for waiving out of the Student Accident & Sickness Insurance Plan is September 30, 2011.

OR

• Enroll online in the Salem State University Student Accident & Sickness Insurance Plan by going to the University Health Plans Web site. The Web site will give you information about the Plan and instructions on how to enroll. By enrolling online you confirm your acceptance of the plan and expedite the processing of your insurance card which will be mailed to you.

IMPORTANT:  All students registered for nine or more credit hours MUST go online and either waive out of or enroll in the insurance by September 30, 2011. 

If you have any questions about health insurance waivers or billing, please contact the Bursar's Office at 978.542.6039. For questions about the Salem State University Student Accident & Sickness Insurance Plan, please contact University Health Plans at 1.800.437.6448. or Counseling & Health Services at 978.542.6413.