Be aware!

Students participating in Study Abroad/Exchange or Co-op work terms, as well as any Part-Time, or Distance Education students must opt-in for Single Coverage or Single + Family Coverage (if applicable) to be enrolled on the DSU Health & Dental benefits. Opt-ins are only eligible during the academic term in which your studies begin, each policy year.


Please have the following information available to opt-in family members:

Credit Card Information (must be a Canadian Credit Card)

Number of dependants (including spouse and/or dependant children)

Dependants full name(s)

Dependants birthdate(s)






 

Good to Know!

Enrollment in the DSU Health & Dental Policy 0091936000 is based on a student's enrollment in the Fall Term at the start of the academic which runs concurrently with the policy year (September 1st - August 31st). Students who are enrolled as full-time in September (taking three full credit hour courses in the Fall Semester) are automatically enrolled in the Health & Dental plan with coverage running from September 1st to August 31st the following year. If students are automatically enrolled, the cost of the Health & Dental Plan will be included in their tuition.

If you are not automatically enrolled in the Health & Dental Plan and you do not see the cost of insurance in your tuition that means:

You were part-time, on co-op, on an out-bound exchange, or distance study during the Fall term and you must opt-in.

Students in the Fall Term who are not automatically enrolled in the Health & Dental plan have the option to enroll themselves in the plan during the Fall enrollment period that runs from mid-August until the day that tuition is due to the university - the charge for the plan will be paid for out of pocket through http://studentvip.ca/dsu

Part-time and Distance study students are only eligible to opt into the Health & Dental plan during the academic term in which their studies begin, each policy year.

Co-op and outbound exchange students have the option to enroll themselves in the Health & Dental plan either during the Fall Term, or once they return from their exchange/co-op during the Winter Term and their studies for the current policy year begin.

Students whose studies begin in the Winter or Summer Term have the option to opt-into the Health & Dental plan during the enrollment period for these terms. Students are only eligible to opt-into the Health & Dental Plan during the academic term in which their studies begin each policy year.

FAQ

The Health and Dental Plan is an extended health plan which has coverage for prescription drugs, dental and vision care, practitioner services (physiotherapy, chiro, naturopaths, dietitians, etc...) mental health coverage, travel and accident coverage. A summary of coverage can be found at www.studentvip.ca/dsu. The Health and Dental coverage and policy book can be reviewed through the Medavie Blue Cross App or Member portal. There is instructions about how to register for these services on the Student VIP website under the "Make a Claim" section.

Students can enroll family members into their plan during the enrollment period in which their studies begin during the policy year. This is charged in addition to the regular cost of enrollment and is paid for through the Student VIP website.

The following are considered Eligible Dependants:

Spouse/Common-Law: the legal spouse of the Insured Student provided there is no legal separation in effect, or an individual of the same or opposite sex who has been residing with the Insured Student for a period of at least one (1) year and who has been designated as the spouse/common-law partner of the Insured Student in the Policyholders records for insurance purposes, and is a resident of Canada and has provincial health coverage (or equivalent coverage).

Dependent Child(ren): Any natural child, step-child or legally adopted child of the Insured Student, who is under 21 years of age, unmarried and receives full support and maintenance from the Insured Student, or those over 21, but under 25 years of age, unmarried and receives full support and maintenance from the Insured Student for reason of full-time attendance at an accredited institute, college, or university in Canada, or receives full support and maintenance from the Insured Student by reason of mental or physical infirmity, and is a resident of Canada and has provincial health coverage (or equivalent coverage).

Opting out of the Health & Dental Plan:

Students who are automatically enrolled in the Health & Dental Plan during the Fall Term can opt-out from this plan if they can provide proof of alternate, comparable coverage. Opt-outs must be completed during the Fall Term opt-out period which runs from mid-August until the date tuition is due to the university. Students are not eligible to opt-out outside of this period - though exceptions can be made until the end of September for exceptional cases in which the opt-out period was missed.

What is covered under the Health & Dental Plan:

How family coverage works: