Health Professional Health Fee and Mandatory Health Insurance Requirement
Mandatory Health Insurance Requirement
All students enrolled in the MD, DMD, RN (upper division) ARNP, and the Audiology & Speech Pathology programs are required to pay a Professional Health Fee and have major medical insurance. You may waive the major medical insurance (provided by AHP) with proof of similar coverage through the link on our website.
Also, all students in the School of Public Health are required to pay the Professional Health Fee but are not required to have major medical insurance. The Professional Health Fee is $52.50 per semester.
The fee provides:
- Unlimited routine office visits for health maintenance, physicals, blood pressure checks
- Gynecological exams (does not cover outside laboratory charges)
- Medical office visits for acute illnesses at the UofL Campus Health Centers
- Annual surveillance TB skin testing and influenza immunizations once matriculated
- Post-exposure evaluation, and testing for exposures to blood-borne pathogens such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C including prophylactic medications when prescribed by the health service for up to thirty days
- Low cost generic medications dispensed out of the health office
- Low cost birth control pills
- Discounted pharmaceuticals through the UofL Hospital Outpatient Patient Benefits program when paying cash for prescriptions
- Allergy injections
- Phlebotomy services (lab and x-ray fees are paid by patient or patient insurance)
- In-office lab tests such as strep, flu, pregnancy, urinalysis when not covered by insurance
