Student Health Insurance

Health Insurance Requirement

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires all students enrolled at least 3/4 time to be enrolled in a health insurance plan. To ensure that Emmanuel College students are meeting this requirement, all students are automatically enrolled in the College's health plan and are charged the annual health insurance premium.

Annual Premium

The premium for the 2008-2009 academic year is $1,059.

Waiving the College's Health Insurance

Students who are enrolled in health insurance through another carrier may document this coverage by completing a health insurance waiver online at www.universityhealthplans.com. Once this waiver is completed, University Health Plans will forward this information to Emmanuel College and the health insurance premium will be removed from your account. For the 2008-2009 academic year, the deadline to complete the waiver is August 6, 2008. Please note that a health insurance waiver must be completed each academic year.

Emmanuel College Health Insurance Coverage

For detailed information regarding the coverage provided by the college's health plan provider, please go to the University Health Plans Web site at www.universityhealthplans.com.

Immunization Requirements

Students may not register for classes or live on campus unless the following requirements are met.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts College Immunization Law, Chapter 76, Section 15c states:

In order to be registered at an institution of higher learning, every (1) full-time undergraduate or graduate student born after 1956 and (2) every full-time or part-time graduate student in a Health Sciences Program, regardless of birth date, who is in contact with patients, must present a physician's certificate that such student has received the following immunizations:

• At least one dose of mumps and rubella vaccine(s) given at or after 12 months of age
• Two doses of live measles vaccine given at least one month apart beginning at or after 12 months of age
• A booster dose of tetanus and Diphtheria within the last 10 years
• Three doses of Hepatitis B vaccine (mandatory)
• Meningitis vaccine is strongly recommended.

The requirements of this section shall not apply where:

• The student meets the standards for medical or religious exemption set forth in Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 76, Section 15c;
• The student provides a copy of an immunization record from a school in the Commonwealth indicating receipt of the required immunizations; or,
• In the case of measles, mumps or rubella, the student presents laboratory evidence of immunity.