Ou Student Health Insurance

All students in health science programs ouhsc based students on the ou tulsa campus are required by the board of regents to have personal health insurance while attending ou tulsa.
Ou student health insurance. At the beginning of each academic year and periodically throughout the year beginning of each semester students may be asked to show proof of health insurance. Unless you have coverage through an employer s group health plan one of the best ways to obtain health insurance coverage is to enroll in the university of oklahoma student health plan. Deadlines coverage periods spring only option is not available online. The university of oklahoma regent s policy requires students enrolled in ou health sciences center ouhsc programs to have medical coverage prior to the start of their academic program and maintain coverage as long as the student is enrolled in an ouhsc program.
Students in norman based programs are not required to have health insurance but are encouraged to seek coverage. As an ou student you will automatically be covered by the student health plan beginning on the first day of classes. Contact ou tulsa enrollment at 918 660 3474. We re becoming more environmentally friendly by going paperless this year.
Ou offers the student health plan specifically for student health insurance. All ouhsc students are required to have health insurance upon entering and during enrollment. Per university of oklahoma regents policy all students enrolled in ou health sciences center ouhsc programs are responsible for maintaining health insurance and providing coverage information each semester of enrollment in their programs. Enrollment is managed by academic health plans ahp and the benefits and coverage are administered by bluecross blueshield.
A student may request that their health fee be waived if they meet certain enrollment criteria. Covid 19 screening and reporting tool posted july 1. This health fee provides certain and limited student health services at the student health clinic. The student health fee is not health insurance.
Graduate assistants and international students are automatically enrolled. Student employee health clinic the ou physicians student employee health clinic provides acute and chronic care for injuries and illnesses as well as routine preventative care. A student who is found to be uninsured will receive notification from hsc student affairs and their academic dean s office regarding lack of compliance and possible delay in academic program including clinical. Waivers must be requested for each semester.
All ou tulsa students in both hsc based and norman based programs pay a student health fee each semester exception. Graduate assistants gas that receive medical insurance as part of their ga appointment are enrolled in the student health plan. Students graduate assistants. Students will have 10 university business days to provide proof after the request is made.
For more information on student health insurance please visit our new ou tulsa student health insurance page.