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How much does international health insurance cost? (Please note that costs are subject to change)

$84.60/year - Canadian graduate and undergraduate students with provincial coverage from Canada. This provides for only the evacuation and repatriation benefit ? no emergency medical coverage. Be sure to contact your provincial plan provider to confirm that your provincial coverage will continue while outside of your home province. Some provinces require additional application steps to designate longer periods of travel.

$1113.00/year? International (non-Canadian) students with no or inadequate coverage for study in the U.S.This provides for emergency medical and the evacuation & repatriation benefit.

Waiver Instructions For the MANDATORY International Health Insurance

To Request a Waiver: It is your responsibility to find out if your personal insurance covers you while you are out of your home country and that it is comparable to the SUNY International Student Health Insurance. A summary of the SUNY insurance is listed on the Waiver Request Form (PDF) and is available by contacting International Education & Programs at (315) 267-2507. If you are covered by comparable insurance and you wish to request a waiver follow the steps below:

  1. Complete the Insurance Agreement Form (PDF). Note: This form is completed for your first semester only.
  2. Fill out the Waiver Request Form (PDF)
  3. Attach PROOF that you have the required insurance INCLUDING proof of medical evacuation and repatriation (see definitions below). Please note: If you fail to attach adequate proof of coverage to your waiver form, you will be enrolled in the SUNY Plan for at least one semester and billed accordingly. Please make your own copies and attach them to the waiver form before you bring them in. PROOF includes confirmation of enrollment AND a description of benefits available to you while outside of your home country (copy of your insurance card AND either a paid receipt showing you purchased the insurance or a letter from your insurance company). Be sure to also attach proof that you have medical evacuation repatriation (a copy of the part of your insurance booklet showing that coverage).
  4. Return the Insurance Agreement Form and the Waiver Request Form with proof of your coverage to:
    SUNY Potsdam
    International Education & Programs
    131 Sisson Hall, 44 Pierrepont Avenue
    Potsdam, NY13676-2294
    Phone: (315) 267-2507
    Fax: (315) 267-4890
    Email: international@potsdam.edu

Definitions

Medical Evacuation - in the event you are hospitalized while in the United States, medical evacuation coverage will provide for all arrangements and costs associated with returning the injured/ill person to their home country for medical care.

Repatriation - in the event of death while in the United States, repatriation coverage will provide for all arrangements and costs associated with the return of remains to the home country.

Note to Canadian Students:You must show proof over and above your provincial health insurance plan. While most provincial plans provide for emergency medical care while outside of the US, many do not provide for the necessary evacuation and repatriation coverage. You may need to seek out a secondary insurance plan for this coverage. Some examples of secondary coverage are: parent/spouse employer(s) coverage, CAA, Blue Cross Canada Travel Insurance, RBC Travel Insurance, Bank of Montreal Travel Protection Plan, etc.Please submit proof of your provincial coverage (copy of your insurance card) and proof of your secondary coverage. Failure to meet the required deadline or supply incomplete documentation will result in enrollment in the MEDEX portion of the insurance plan (approximately $84.60 USD per 12 months of coverage). This amount will be included on your student billing account.

Note to Student Teachers: Students doing all of their student-teaching assignments in their home country are automatically eligible for a waiver.