Eligibility Guidelines for Enrollment in the WSU Student
Medical Insurance Plan:
1. WSU students who are admitted through the Undergraduate or
Graduate Admission Office, who are paying tuition and fees
for 7 or more credit hours, and who remain in an academic
program through the first two weeks of instruction in the semester
are eligible.
2. International Students with non-immigrant visas (except
Canadians) are automatically enrolled in the Plan, but may be
exempt from purchasing the Plan if they provide proof of coverage
under a substitute plan that meets the University
requirements.
3. The spouse of the Covered Student and the Covered Student's
eligible dependent children who are under age 26. If continuously
enrolled under this Plan, or a Plan previously issued to the
University, prior to age 26, a developmentally disabled or
physically handicapped dependent child, upon reaching age 26, may
continue
coverage. Dependents are eligible for coverage up to their 26th
birthday.
4. A
domestic partner of the Insured Student, who qualifies under
the eligibility requirements as defined by the University.
5. Coverage for a Dependent must be requested during the
Enrollment Period. If both husband and wife are eligible as
Students, each should enroll separately.
6. Newly acquired eligible dependents (e.g. new marriage,
newborn) must be enrolled and premium must be paid for them within
31 days after becoming eligible in order to become insured.
Coverage begins on the day after premium is paid for them. If a
newly acquired Dependent is not enrolled within 31 days after
becoming eligible, such Dependent cannot be enrolled until the next
enrollment period.
7. A child born to a Covered Student is automatically covered
from the moment of birth until such child is 31 days old. Coverage
for such child will be for Sickness and Injury, including medically
diagnosed congenital defects, birth abnormalities, prematurity and
nursery care. However, the Covered Student must enroll the child
within 31 days of such birth and pay the required additional
premium in order to have coverage for the newborn child continue
beyond such 31 day period.
