Verification / Requirements

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Please note that all international students are required to maintain health insurance and evacuation/repatriation coverage while being a student at Texas A&M University. Below are instructions on how to verify proof of health insurance.

I. On-Campus Employment (e.g. Graduate Assistantships)
II. Sponsored Students
III. All Other Students

Purchase the University Endorsed Plan

* See more information regarding health insurance and health care.

 

Students who are employed on-campus, and whose employment makes them eligible for University health insurance coverage, will need to

1) request that their employing department verify their health insurance benefit eligibility in the Employment Eligibility Certification (EEC) system. Fields in the EEC system allow the department payroll staff, or those authorized to use the system, to input information regarding the dates of assistantship, whether benefits are included, and the date University covered medical benefits begin and end

2) You will need to provide proof of health insurance benefits in person for the 90-day waiting period. There are several things to remember if you choose university medical insurance policies:

 Choosing university covered medical insurance.

  • • If you choose the Scott & White Health Plan, you must purchase medical evacuation / repatriation also known as accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D). There are two ways to do this:
    1) Complete the optional AD&D enrollment form at http://hr.tamu.edu/forms/#general    
    OR
    2) Purchase separate evacuation / repatriation coverage through Associated Insurance Plans at http://tamuinsurance.com      or go in person to Dunlap Financials at 111 University Drive.
  • As a J-1 visa holder, you cannot choose the A&M 1250 plan, it does not satisfy federal requirements.

1.The following sponsored students whose academic programs are coordinated by Sponsored Student Programs (SSP) will have health insurance verified and do not need to come into the SSP office to show proof of health insurance, if one of the following apply:

  • Sponsored students whose sponsor provides health insurance coverage in order to participate in their program.
  • Sponsored students for whom Sponsored Student Programs purchases health insurance on behalf of the sponsor.
  • Sponsored graduate students holding assistantships using TAMU benefits in lieu of or in addition to insurance coverage by their sponsor should follow directions for all other graduate assistants.

2. The following sponsored students whose academic programs are coordinated by Sponsored Student Programs (SSP) will need to come in person to the SSP office (3rd Floor, Bizzell West) and bring proof of health insurance:

  • Sponsored Students whose sponsor does not provide insurance coverage
  • Sponsored students no longer receiving funding from their respective sponsors.
     
 University Endorsed Student Health Insurance Plan

Non-US citizen and non-US permanent resident students who are registered and do not show proof of health insurance will receive a charge on their tuition and fee statement for $303. This is the Spring 2010 premium cost for the Texas A&M University System student health insurance plan: The A&M Basic 50K Plan for International Students only. International Student Services encourages you to go online at http://www.TAMUINSURANCE.com" and view the benefits and reduced premium rate.

All other Insurance Plans

If a student does not qualify for insurance as an employee of Texas A&M University, and has decided not to purchase the University endorsed plan, the student may purchase health insurance coverage "other" than the Texas A&M University System approved Student Insurance Plan if it has "equivalent coverage". This alternate policy must meet all the requirements outlined below to be considered equivalent:

  • Medical benefits of at least $50,000 per accident or illness
  • Repatriation of remains in the amount of $7,500
  • Medical evacuation to one's home country of at least $10,000
  • A deductible not to exceed $500 per accident or illness
  • The health insurance company offering the policy must: Have a Best or Standard and Poor's rating of at least "A-", or a Weiss Research Inc. rating of at least B+, or an Insurance Solvency International, Ltd. rating of at least "A-I", or be backed by the full faith and credit of the student's home country government.

 

Students who participate in another insurance plan that meets University system requirements will need to email proof proof of alternative coverage to healthinsurance@tamu.edu.

Documents submitted to ISS should be written in English or translated into English by a certified translator or professor of TAMU. All financial information must be stated in US dollars or converted to US dollars along with proof of conversion accuracy.
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