Student Services: MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES AND INSURANCE

NOTE: This document was generated from the 1995-1997 UIUC Programs of Study. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, but be advised that requirements may have changed since this book was published. Errors may have also been introduced in the conversion to a WWW document. Thus for items of importance, it might be wise to seek confirmation from either the paper version or a live human being.

Students enrolled in credit courses and in attendance on the Urbana-Champaign campus are assessed separate fees that cover health service at the McKinley Health Center and group health insurance.

Health Service

The health service fee supports the medical services available on campus at the McKinley Health Center, 1109 South Lincloln Avenue, Urbana. These services include (1) the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of acute and chronic illnesses; (2) a twenty-four-hour \'d2dial-a-nurse\'d3 to advise on appropriate treatment and referral to local hospitals; (3) gynecology services; (4) preventive medicine; (5) mental health care; and (6) health education. In addition, many diagnostic tests are available, including laboratory procedures and radiologic examinations. A pharmacy provides most medications when they are prescribed by a McKinley Health Center physician.

All of these services are available at no additional cost to students who have paid the health service fee. Dependents are not eligible for care at the health center unless they are also enrolled students at the Urbana-Champaign campus. McKin ley Health Center is fully accredited as an ambulatory health-care facility by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. For further information about the McKinley Health Center, call 333-2701. (See Student Health Insurance.)

Group Health Insurance

Insured students may extend coverage for themselves and their dependents for a limited period following graduation or withdrawal from school. This must be done before they leave campus; it cannot be done by mail. The Student Insurance Office will provide information on procedures and deadlines.

Students who present evidence of continuing equivalent medical insurance coverage may be exempted from paying the fee for the University insurance if they submit a petition to the Student Insurance Office during the period provided for the exemption of fees and if it is approved. Once the student is declared exempt, the exemption is continuous.

Students may request that they be reinstated at any time during a term; however, reentry into the insurance program is subject to approval of a medical history. If approved, coverage is effective on the date of the application. There is no prorated premium.

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