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Insurance Waiver

Students who already have their own personal insurance coverage have the option to waive the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). For a waiver to be approve, the major medical insurance coverage must meet the criteria below. Students who have their own coverage must submit a waiver through UHCSR via a secure link in BlazerNET.

The major medical insurance coverage must meet the following minimum standards:

  • Compliant with federal ACA benefits requirements
  • From an insurance company licensed to conduct business in the U.S.
  • Provide coverage for physicians and hospital providers in the state of Alabama (for a list of Student Health Providers, please click here)
  • Provide both inpatient and outpatient mental health
  • Provide coverage for pre-existing conditions
  • Provide unlimited coverage per illness or injury
  • Provide coverage for all semesters of enrollment
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Waiver Deadlines

Students are encouraged to submit their waivers by the premier submission deadline. All waivers received and verified by the premier submission deadline will ensure that no Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) charge for is applied to the student’s account. If the waiver is not received and verified by that date, the student will see the insurance premium applied to the student account.

Students will have the option to waive available to them until the Final Waiver Deadline. All waivers received and validated prior to the Final Waiver Deadline will result in the Spring/Summer insurance being removed from the student account. The insurance premium and SHIP enrollment will not be altered after the Final Waiver Deadline.

Priority Submission Deadline: July 25th
Final Waiver Deadline: September 15th

Waiver Process

To submit a waiver, please follow these instructions:

  1. Log in to BlazerNET
  2. Select “Links/Forms” or “Personal Information”
  3. Select “Mandatory Student Health Insurance Selection/Waiver”
  4. Select “Click here to complete the waiver”
  5. Follow the four on screen steps in the UHCSR Waiver Management System
  6. Once you have signed and submitted, you will receive an on screen confirmation of submission. You will receive an email notification to your UAB email once your waiver is approved or denied. Any denials can be appealed, and instructions on the appeal process will also be included in that email.

Enrollment Process

All students who do not submit a waiver by September 15th will be enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan. However, any student that needs to sign up is encouraged to self-enroll ahead of this date, so that you can access your insurance cards and start using your insurance as soon as possible

To Enroll in the UHCSR Student Insurance Plan, please follow these instructions:

  1. Log in to BlazerNET
  2. Select “Links/Forms” or “Personal Information”
  3. Select “Mandatory Student Health Insurance Selection/Waiver”
  4. Select “Click here to enroll in insurance”
  5. Follow the on-screen steps in the UHCSR Enrollment system
  6. Once you have signed and submitted, you will receive an on-screen confirmation of submission. You will receive an email notification to your UAB email as well. Each confirmation will contain links to “MyAccount”
  7. Click on the Link to MyAccount, create your account, and log in to access your cards and complete final action steps in “Action Center”
    • It is important to complete your coordination of benefits step. Most students who sign up for the student health insurance plan do not have other medical insurance. You must click “no” here if you do not have other medical insurance. You must click “yes” here if you do have other coverage, so that the two insurance companies can coordinate your benefits. Either way, If you do not complete this step and then receive medical care, it can result in insurance claim denials and YOU receiving high bills for services. Completing this one simple step can prevent unnecessary billing headaches later on.

 

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