Student Health Insurance Requirement

   

Purpose:

 

To enact a requirement of health insurance coverage for students enrolled in U. T. System health component institutions

 

Date Approved:

 

November 8, 2001

 

Background:

 

Texas Education Code Section 51.961 as added by Senate Bill 505, 77th Texas Legislature authorizes a governing board to require health insurance of students enrolled in health institutions.  In accordance with this legislation, the Board adopted the following policy which was reviewed and approved by the Office of General Counsel and endorsed by a work group representing all University of Texas institutions, student health centers, students, and the U. T. System Student Advisory Council and subsequently by the student government at the five U. T. health components with enrolled students:

 

 

REQUIREMENT OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR STUDENTS
ENROLLED AT THE U. T. SYSTEM HEALTH COMPONENTS

 

 

In accordance with Texas Education Code Section 51.961, the Board authorized The University of Texas System health component institutions to require enrolled students to have health insurance coverage and further delegated policy authority to the Chancellor.

 

This requirement is effective for students enrolling in the 2002-2003 academic year and may be satisfied by either the student’s enrollment in the U. T. System endorsed student health insurance plan or by the student presenting evidence of comparable health insurance from a source other than the University, following policy guidelines to be issued by the Chancellor.

 

Catalog supplements will be published by the health component institutions regarding this requirement.

 

 

Last reviewed January 2002