WELCOME TO UNI!! Student Health Clinic and Student Health Insurance

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WELCOME TO UNI!!Student Health Clinic and
Student Health Insurance
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Student Health Center
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Where do I go for health services

• UNI Student Health Clinic
• Hours Monday-Friday 800-500
• Call to make an appointment [phone]
• UNI Resource nurse
• Available to talk with students on the phone or
  for in-person visits for health-related issues.
• Available Monday-Friday 8-5

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Student Health Clinic

• Staff
• 3 Physicians
• 2 Physicians Assistants
• 1 Psychiatrist
• 1 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• Six Nurses
• Licensed Pharmacist
• Certified Medical Technologist

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Student Health Clinic Providers
Bruce Forystek, MD
Martha Ochoa, MD
Sheryl Hansel, MD
DeAnn Parsons, PA-C
Gina Ellingson, PA-C
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Medical Care

• Illness and injury care
• No additional charge for office visit.
• Treatments and procedures
• Womens services
• Annual exams

• Immunization travel clinic
• Physical examinations
• STD testing
• Mental health care
• Allergy injections
• Health Education

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While some services are not charged

• Fees will be assessed for the following services
• Annual gynecology physical
• Laboratory services
• Pharmacy services
• Immunizations TB testing
• Allergy injections
• Minor surgery/procedure

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Seasonal Flu vaccine clinics

• The Student Health Clinic will offer 2,000 FREE
  flu vaccination to students this year.
• We encourage all students to take advantage of
  this opportunity.
• Check our website for additional information

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Student Health Pharmacy

• Located in the Student Health Center.
• Prescription medications
• Medicine that can be purchased with out seeing a
  health care provider
• Help with symptoms
• Cough
• Pain or fever reducer
• Stomach aids

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Health services when Student Health is closed

• Call Nurse-on-call
• The phone number is listed on the Student Health
  Clinics website
• Student living in the dorms talk with your
  Resident Assistant.
• Urgent care centers located in Cedar Falls
• More information is listed on our website
• Sartori Hospital and Emergency room

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International Health Screening

• All UNI students must provide documentation of
  TWO measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)vaccinations.
• TB screening for all new international students.
• Enrollment for Student Health Insurance Plan

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Health Requirements

• If students are not in compliance, a hold will be
  placed on the students accounts preventing them
  from registering for future classes.
• A 30 late fee will be assessed if MMR documents
  are not received by September 10th.

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Student Health Insurance

• UNI has a policy requiring all international
  students to carry health insurance coverage while
  a student here at UNI.
• You will automatically be enrolled in the UNI
  Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) unless you
  have a government sponsored policy that meets the
  university requirements.

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Student Health Insurance

• You will be billed on your UNI U-bill for 650
  for Spring 2014.
• CIEP students will be billed for each session
  that they attend.
• You will receive your insurance card in the mail
  so please make sure the international office and
  Student Health Clinic have your local address.

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Student Health Insurance

• If you are enrolled in SHIP your health insurance
  card will be mailed to you in February
• If you move from your current address you need to
  let the Student Health Clinic know
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• Email your new address to connie.potter_at_uni.edu
  so that I can update your billing information.

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Student Health Insurance

• Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Coverage includes
• Inpatient Outpatient hospital services
• Office visits, lab, radiology
• Annual gynecology exams
• Prescription medication coverage
• World wide health insurance coverage
• Repatriation and medical evacuation coverage
• Dental coverage is also available separately but
  not required
• 21 per month

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Student Health Insurance

• Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
• If you go to a health care facility other than
  the UNI Student Health Clinic you will need to
  show your health insurance card in order for them
  to file a claim for your services.
• Always carry your health insurance card with you.

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Student Health Insurance

• Once you have enrolled in the SHIP plan you will
  have your coverage until you are no longer a UNI
  student.
• If you go home for the summer your coverage can
  be temporarily suspended.
• Ross sends an email in April to remind you to
  contact me.

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Questions related to

• Student Health Clinic services
• Student Health Insurance
• Visit our website
• www.uni.edu/health