The University believes that a solid health plan is vital to the well being of our students. As such, all full-time undergraduate students are required to carry medical insurance and are automatically enrolled in the Aetna Student Health Insurance Plan. Students with comparable existing health insurance coverage may complete an on-line Health Insurance Waiver at Aetna Student Health website. The waiver form for 2012-2013 is now available. Please have your health insurance ID card available. If you are an incoming student for spring 2013 semester, the form will be available online on or after December 2, 2012. The waiver can be submitted by following these steps:

• Go to: Aetna Student Health website 
• Type UPortland in the purple box at the top right of Aetna's website and then select "University of Portland" 
• Select "Medical Plan: Enroll/Waive" from the orange box on the right side of the page
• Select "Waive: Student Health Insurance Plan" from the bottom of the box labeled “Undergraduate Students and Dependents” at the center of the page
• Select continue
• Start the Waiver process by checking the box under the Policy Terms Agreement and entering the student's UP ID# and date of birth, and selecting continue
• Please print the waiver confirmation for your records once the waiver process is complete

The last day to complete this waiver for fall 2012 is August 31, 2012.
The last day to complete this waiver for spring 2013 is January 18, 2013. 

Unless you complete the online waiver before the deadline,  you will be required to pay the $1,072.00 premium for the semester, no exceptions will be granted.  Within 2 business days of submission of the waiver, the insurance charge will be offset by a waiver credit. The waiver must be completed every fall, and applies to both fall and spring semesters. Students who participate in the University group insurance plan fall semester but do not need coverage for the spring semester need to come into the Student Accounts office with proof of current insurance to fill out a waiver form. Students new to the University and students who were not enrolled on campus for the fall semester (i.e. Studies Abroad, IES, students on a leave of absence, etc.) must go online and follow the instructions above to waive the spring insurance.

Information about the insurance offered through the University of Portland can be found at 2012-2013 Aetna Health Insurance Highlight Sheet. Additional policy information can be found at the Aetna Student Health website .

Part-time undergraduate and all graduate students are not required to participate in the University group insurance plan and are not automatically enrolled. Part-time undergraduate students and graduate students who would like to participate in the University group insurance plan should contact Student Accounts for more information.
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