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Student Health Services

Student Health Services (SHS) serves as the primary advocate for the health of Barry University students by integrating the critical role of college health into the university mission.

SHS provides quality health care utilizing a nursing model in primary care delivery and in collaboration with local physicians to promote a healthy community and healthy individuals as critical components of student learning.

Student Insurance Plan

All graduate students registered for four (4) or more credit hours (excluding fully online and PACE extended learning programs) are automatically enrolled in the United Healthcare Student Resources student insurance plan at registration, and will be billed at the time of registration for one semester of the student health insurance. If you have private insurance coverage that meets the waiver requirement for coverage, you may complete an insurance hard waiver to have your private insurance considered and request to have the student health insurance fee for the semester removed from your account. This waiver needs to be completed once upon entering the University and each subsequent fall semester.

Students MUST complete the insurance waiver and upload a copy of their insurance card within the first 30 days of the semester.

Barry email is the official form of communication for the University. You will receive an email after registering notifying you of the insurance billing. This email will also include instructions for waiving or opting in the student insurance plan. You will not be able to complete the waiver or activation process until you receive the email notice. Please read the instructions carefully as the cost of the insurance plan is non-refundable after the first 30 days of the semester.

All graduate students in the Podiatry, Anesthesia, and Physician Assistants program are automatically billed $25 for a Student Accident Plan. This plan cannot be waived for required students. All other graduate students may request enrollment in this plan by contacting Student Health Services within the first 14 days of the start of the semester. This plan does not replace the need for health insurance. If your health insurance waiver is approved, only the student insurance plan will be waived.

Services provided at Student Health Services and covered by the student health fee:

All graduate students who choose to utilize primary care services at Student Health Services will be billed a $75 semester charge for the Student Health Fee on their first visit. This one-time semester charge covers all subsequent primary care visits for the semester.

  • Evaluation by a Registered Nurse during SHS hours of operation.
  • Primary care visits with a Nurse Practitioner during SHS hours of operation.
  • Select over the counter medications in limited quantities.
  • Select prescriptive medications (high cost medications may have a nominal co-payment).
  • Discounted cost for immunizations at SHS. Immunizations are not covered for students with primary insurance other than the Barry Sponsored UHCSR plan. The cost for immunizations provided at SHS is billed to the student account.
  • TeleHealth services.

The SHS hours are Monday–Friday, 9 A.M.–5 P.M. All students covered by the Barry University student insurance policy have access to a twenty-four hour nurse line.

Immunizations

All graduate students residing in University provided housing or attending classes on an F1 or J1 visa, must comply with the University immunization policy and provide proof of the following immunizations:

  • 2 MMR’s after the first birthday or a titer
  • Hepatitis B or waiver
  • MVC4 Meningitis vaccine after the age of 16 (required only if living in campus housing)
  • Tdap after 2010 with a Td booster every 10 years.

Acceptable records of immunization may be obtained from the following sources: High school transcripts, personal shot records (signed or stamped by a healthcare provider), Health Department or physician, previous college or university (these records do not automatically transfer. This documentation must be received prior to moving into your campus residence and/or beginning classes.

Go to http://barry.studenthealthportal.com and follow the instructions for uploading proof of your immunizations. You will have access to the portal after you have submitted your enrollment deposit or you have registered for the first time at Barry University.

  • All students are strongly encouraged to provide a statement of good health and proof of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, Varicella, annual Influenza, and HPV vaccinations and PPD screenings prior to attending Barry University. Additional immunization requirements may be necessary for certain academic programs.

CLASS EXCUSAL:

According to Barry University class attendance policy it is the responsibility of the student to notify the professor in advance of an absence regardless of the reason. The SHS never provides an excused absence. The excusal is at the professors’ discretion. Reasons for medical absences are limited to hospitalization, communicable disease, or long-term illness, and are only sent at the request of the student seen in the SHS.

For more information about Student Health Services and the University immunization and health requirements, please visit  www.barry.edu/healthservices.