General Medical Insurance Information & Eligibility for SHAC Clinic Services


Please note that claim forms are no longer required. To submit a claim, make a copy of the bill/receipt, write your name, medical ID number, PSU ID number, and what university you attend directly on the bill/receipt. Submit to:

AmeriBen/IEC Group
PO Box 7186
Boise, ID 83707

For questions regarding claims and coverage please contact Christi Ziegler (local servicing agent) at 503-975-4292. Our servicing agent will be in the clinic on Mondays and will be available to answer questions on site. If you are unable to speak to our servicing agent, you can also call AmeriBen at 1-800-953-1801 for questions regarding benefits and pre-existing conditions.


For Fall, Winter, and Spring terms:

  • Students enrolled in 9 or more regular In-Load* credit hours are automatically assessed a non-refundable Student Health Fee, which includes a Basic Insurance Plan. This fee allows students to use the services at the Center for Student Health and Counseling.

  • Students enrolled in 4 to 8 regular In-Load* credit hours have the option of voluntarily paying the Student Health Fee. This must be done by the Add/Drop deadline of each term. Please see below for the enrollment deadlines.

  • Students enrolled in 1 to 3 credit hours are unable to pay the Student Health Fee and unable to use SHAC services.

  • Students who have paid the Student Health Fee and therefore have the Basic Insurance Plan may voluntarily enroll in the Extended Insurance Plan, for an additional fee, within the Add/Drop deadline of each term by calling Wells Fargo Student Insurance Services at 800-853-5899. See below for enrollment deadlines.

  • DROPPING CLASSES: Please be aware that if a student drops below 9 credit hours it is the student's responsibility to make sure that their Student Health Fee is retained. A student may do so by going to the Cashiers window in Neuberger Hall within the Add/Drop Deadline to ask that their Student Health Fee be retained. After the Add/Drop deadline has passed this is no longer possible.

  • See below for deadlines on purchasing insurance each term.

*In-Load credit hours are those credits that are not considered Self-Support. Self-Support classes are not assessed student fees in the same manner and do not count towards eligibility for health services and health insurance. To read the full description of Self-Support classes please click here. You may also call SHAC to determine your eligibility at 503-725-2800.



During the Summer term:
Summer term eligibility is based on Spring term eligibility or Summer term enrollment.

  • Students enrolled in 1 or more credit hours for Summer term are automatically assessed a non-refundable Student Health Fee, which includes a Basic Insurance Plan. This fee allows students to use the services at the Center for Student Health and Counseling.

  • Students not taking any Summer classes may access SHAC services on a Fee-for-Service basis if they were SHAC-eligible in Spring (see above for eligibility criteria). Fees range from $10-$50 depending on the type of visit you have.

  • Diagnostic charges incurred for those not taking Summer classes will also be the student's responsibility unless the Basic Insurance Plan is purchased. Students not taking any Summer classes, but who were SHAC-eligible in Spring may voluntarily enroll in the $40 Basic Insurance Plan for Summer by calling Wells Fargo Student Insurance Services at 800-853-5899. See below for enrollment deadlines.

  • Note: Students who are enrolled in 1 credit hour or more for Summer term, and therefore have the Student Health Fee which includes the Basic, or who were SHAC-eligible in Spring term and enrolled in the Basic Insurance Plan for Summer term, may also voluntarily enroll in the Extended Insurance Plan.

  • See below for deadlines on purchasing insurance for Summer.

Charges per Academic Term

        

Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer Extended Coverage

Student

Age 24 and under
Age 25-29
Age 30-39
Age 40-49
Age 50+

$428
$524
$561
$718
$897

The PSU Insurance does have a Preferred Provider List. This list can be accessed through
First Health.

Terms of Coverage

Term

Effective Date

Termination Date

Enrollment Deadline

Fall

9/20/07

1/07/08

10/22/07

Winter

1/07/08

3/31/08

2/04/08

Spring

3/31/08

6/23/08

4/28/08

Summer

6/23/08

9/20/08

7/21/08