Health Insurance

Accident and Sickness Insurance
St. John's University makes available accident and sickness insurance to all students through University Health Plans. The University requires all resident students and all international students holding F1 and J1 visas to have adequate health insurance coverage.

Health Insurance Rates for 2009-2010

Residence Students
The University will automatically provide and charge for health insurance for those residence students who have not waived the University provided insurance. The charge for insurance will be added to the semester invoice which is due and payable with the tuition and fee charges.  New Spring residence students are required to submit their insurance information online at http://www.universityhealthplans.com/ to waive the insurance coverage by February 5, 2010. A $100.00 penalty will be charged if a waiver is received after this date.

Commuter Students
Accident and Sickness Insurance is also available to all full-time and part-time commuter students. This insurance can be purchased by enrolling online at http://www.universityhealthplans.com/. The last day to enroll for Fall 2009 is October 5, 2009 and for Spring 2010 is February 5, 2010.

International Students
All F1 and J1 students admitted Fall 2006 and thereafter are required to participate in the St. John’s University’s accident and sickness insurance plan. This insurance is mandatory for the student’s entire enrollment at the University.

All F1 and J1 visa students admitted prior to Fall 2006:
If you are covered by another medical insurance plan with comparable benefits to this plan, you may request a review of your plan for a possible refund of the charge.  However, you must prove that your other insurance will be in effect for the full academic year August 15, 2009 to August 14, 2010.  Should your coverage terminate, your account will be billed for the St. John’s University student health insurance.  Present your proof of equivalent coverage (a copy of current insurance card or policy) to Office of Student Financial Service in Bent Hall before February 5, 2010.  A penalty of $50.00 will be charged to waive insurance after this date. Submit proof of insurance by mail, fax, or email to:

Student Financial Services
8000 Utopia Parkway
Bent Hall
Queens, NY 11439
Email:  crawforp@stjohns.edu
Fax: (718) 990-8284

State in the upper right hand corner of documentation:

• HEALTH INSURANCE WAIVER REQUEST
• NAME AND STUDENT ID X# AND TELEPHONE NUMBER

For more information about the accident and sickness insurance program, visit http://www.universityhealthplans.com/ and click on St. John's University.
Any questions can be directed to the OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, (718) 990-7592 on the Queens campus; the Health Office, (718-390-4447) on the Staten Island campus; or University Health Plans, (1-800-437-6448).