Waive Your School's Insurance
Welcome to the Waive Your School’s Insurance Center!
This page is for those students who wish to opt-out (waive) out of the coverage under their school’s student insurance plan. The school’s student insurance plan can only be waived if the student has coverage under another acceptable insurance plan.
The first step to waive out of your school’s student insurance coverage is to verify that you are an eligible student.
2022-2023 Waiver Information
- All Undergraduate students enrolled in 9 or more credits
- All International students regardless of credit hours
Are considered hard waiver students. Hard waiver students are required to have health insurance to attend Hendrix College, both to protect against unexpected high medical costs and provide access to quality care.
All enrollment or waiver selections must be completed by the deadline.
The College reserves the right to audit all waivers in order to ensure compliance with the College insurance requirements. Please be sure to have a copy of your insurance policy as you may be asked to provide this documentation.
Please Note: If you waive the insurance you will not be eligible to enroll until the following school year unless you experience a Qualifying Life Event
Waiver Deadlines:
- Annual Waiver Deadline: 8/1/22 – Closed
- Spring/Summer Waiver Deadline: 1/15/23 (New Incoming Students Only)
For more detailed coverage information, please contact Chris Simon at simon@hendrix.edu.
You must enroll or waive the school-sponsored insurance plan each academic year. It is important for you to make an informed health assessment each year. Make sure you are not left without appropriate health coverage – it could hinder your academic progress.
You may waive coverage under this plan if you have health insurance that meets all of the College plan requirements and is approved by the College. You will need to provide information about your coverage in the waiver section.
Important: If you waive coverage by providing your health insurance information prior to the waiver deadline, the charge for Student Health Insurance will be refunded to your student account. If you do not enroll or waive the insurance by the waiver deadline you will be billed for and automatically enrolled into the College sponsored plan. If you do not enroll for or waive coverage by the designated deadline you will be considered non-compliant. Once you are enrolled there are no cancellations or refunds. (Automatic enrollment will occur AFTER the waiver deadline.)
After you verify that you are a hard waiver student and have other insurance you will need:
- Your current health insurance plan ID card,
- Your health insurance brochure or plan description (or you might want mom & dad’s phone number handy to help answer some of the waiver questions). There might be a few questions about your current plan.
Please Note: If you waive the insurance, you will not be eligible to enroll until the following school year, unless you experience a Qualifying Life Event
Open Enrollment Periods for all students: If you are a student in the Fall semester and eligible to purchase coverage and you choose not to enroll for coverage before the Annual Enrollment Deadline of *August 15, 2022, you will not be eligible to enroll again until the start of next Fall unless you experience a “Qualifying Life Event” during the year.
*For new or renewing students in the Spring semester, your open enrollment deadline is January 15, 2023.
If you did not enroll during your open enrollment period and have since lost coverage under your original plan, you may qualify for a Qualifying Life Event upon providing proof of involuntary loss of coverage and payment within 30 days of losing coverage. (example: marriage, divorce, loss of job, etc) The enrollment form, check or money order, and the letter of creditable coverage must be received within 30 days of losing coverage. After 30 days the student will no longer be eligible to enroll in the plan until Fall of the following school year.
Please Contact Us for cost and enrollment information as a Qualifying Life Event.
If you have any questions about the waiver process, please call
800-505-4160 or CONTACT US
We are always happy to help in any way.
