UK Health Plan Waiver Appeals Procedures
To comply with US federal Affordable Care Act legislation and to protect students during their time with University of Kentucky, health coverage plans used by international students must meet minimum coverage requirements. Under the following exceptional conditions, students may provide specific documentation to forego the UK minimum standards for health coverage for one (1) coverage period.
Student will not spend any time in the United States during the coverage period
Required documentation to submit to SHP Office
Student will spend a maximum of eight (8) weeks in United States to defend their dissertation AND Student has other health coverage for duration of stay in United States
(Note: travel plans may be acceptable.)
Required documentation to submit to SHP Office
- Documentation of alternate coverage through stay in US
- Travel documents showing entrance and exit dates
Student unaware of enrollment in, or erroneously enrolled in, zero-credit hour course by academic department
Required documentation to submit to SHP Office
- Letter from department official detailing circumstances resulting in course enrollment without the student’s knowledge
Late waiver due to medical emergency AND Student had otherwise qualifying alternate health coverage
Required documentation to submit to SHP Office
- Letter from student describing circumstances
- Documentation of medical emergency
- Documentation of qualifying alternate coverage
Student whose otherwise qualifying coverage ends upon exit of the United States AND Student has access to other health benefits upon exit through the remainder of the coverage period
Required documentation to submit to SHP Office
- Evidence of timely waiver attempt which resulted in denied waiver
- Travel documents showing exit before or on end date of alternate coverage
- Documentation of alternate coverage
BCTC student enrolled in UK courses AND Student meets BCTC’s health coverage requirement
Required documentation to submit to SHP Office
- Evidence of timely waiver attempt which resulted in denied waiver
- Documentation of fulfillment of BCTC’s health coverage requirement
Student whose otherwise qualifying coverage does not include Medical Evacuation and Repatriation coverage AND Student’s family resides in the United States
Required documentation to submit to SHP Office
- Evidence of timely waiver attempt which resulted in denied waiver
- Documentation of family’s address in the US
Student attending UK for no more than one semester under a cooperative agreement AND Student covered under a mandatory student health plan from another US college/university
Required documentation to submit to SHP Office
- Contact information of official to verify cooperative agreement
- Evidence of timely waiver attempt which resulted in denied waiver
- Documentation of alternate coverage
Student attending UK for less than one semester AND Student has other health coverage
(Note: travel plans may be acceptable.)
Required documentation to submit to SHP Office
- Evidence of timely waiver attempt which resulted in denied waiver
- Documentation of alternate coverage
- Contact information for UK official to verify the length of stay
Student enrolled in 6 or less credit hours AND student holds one of the following visa types
- J-1 Physician
- J-1 Summer/work and travel
- J-1 Au Pair
- J-1 Trainee
- J-1 Camp counselor
- J-1 Intern
- J-1 International Visitor
- J-1 Teacher and Student has other health insurance coverage (note: travel plans may be acceptable)
Required documentation to submit to SHP Office
- Documentation of current qualifying visa type
- Documentation of alternate coverage
Notices
- UK ESL students use different enrollment and waiver procedures. UK ESL students with waiver questions should contact studenthealthplan@uky.edu.
- No Waiver or Waiver Appeal can be approved if any prescription or medical claims were submitted under UK SHP during the requesting semester.
- All Waiver Appeal submittals are requests only. UK does not guarantee the approval of any Waiver Appeal. Waiver Appeal approvals and denials are based on the evidence submitted in advance of the listed deadlines.
- Waiver Appeal approval in any given semester does not guarantee approvals in future semesters.
Definitions
- Coverage period: Health coverage period associated with fall and spring academic semesters.
- Requesting semester: Semester student assessed Student Health Plan charge for which student is requesting a waiver/waiver appeal.
- Waiver: Process to document qualifying outside health coverage to cancel UK SHP.
- Waiver Appeal: Process to document qualifying conditions to cancel UK SHP without an Approved Waiver.
Submissions
Submit your documentation and forms to the UK SHP Office by the applicable deadline.
Fax: 859-323-5852
Email: studenthealthplan@uky.edu
Mail: UK SHP Office, Attn: Chavae Mock, University of Kentucky, 1080 Export St., Suite 280, Lexington, Kentucky 40504