The university and clinical sites require documentation of current health insurance coverage. All costs associated with injuries, including needle sticks, or illnesses acquired during clinical training including physician visits, diagnostic tests, treatment, and prophylactic medications or immunization will be incurred by the student. The university and all clinical sites require that students have current health insurance while enrolled. Students should evaluate their health insurance coverage as hospital treatment and prophylactic medications can be costly.
Students are automatically enrolled in the Touro University California Student Health Insurance Plan unless a waiver is granted. Enrollment and waivers come from the Bursar's office, not Student Health. Each student must have health insurance to cover those rare circumstances where they may become seriously ill. Students new to the area may contact their local Medi-Cal representatives to establish local care. Changing to Medi-Cal can be a long process and may take over 6 weeks to be fully enrolled.
For students in the Colleges of Education and Health Sciences, Osteopathic Medicine, and Pharmacy, the university provides mandatory Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). Each student will be automatically enrolled in SHIP during the registration process. The student health insurance premiums have been budgeted into financial aid. Students who do not receive financial aid will also be automatically enrolled in the program and student accounts will be charged. Military students may bill the military directly.
Students may apply for a waiver of SHIP upon providing proof of insurance, and documentation that their insurance meets the waiver criteria (including the university deductible standard). Submission of this information needs to be completed by the deadline date of each new academic year. Applications after waiver deadline are not accepted. Contact the Bursar's office for monthly premium rate. E-mail: Tuc.bursar@tu.edu or call 707-638-5253.
All waiver information and notices are sent to students via their official Touro e-mail address. See the TUC Bursar's website for more WAIVER information. Waivers are for one year. New and continuing students must reapply each year for a waiver. Contact the Bursar's Office for questions, not Student Health.
If the student's application for waiver is granted, it is the student's responsibility to make certain that their individual health insurance policy remains in effect throughout the time that he/she is a Touro University California student. Proof of coverage is a requirement to matriculate. At the time of registration, if a student does not have such a policy, or they have not been officially approved to waive out of the SHIP, they will be automatically enrolled in and charged for the Touro University Student Health Insurance Plan.
Students in the Graduate School of Education and School of Nursing are required to provide their own health insurance to cover those rare circumstances where they may become more seriously ill. Proof of such coverage is a requirement to matriculate. At the time of registration, if a student does not have such a policy, they will be required to purchase a policy provided by an independent agency. It is the student's responsibility to make certain that this individual health insurance policy remains in effect throughout the time that they are a Touro University California student.
The student has exclusive responsibility for his/her own medical bills. The university assumes no responsibility to seek reductions or waivers. Prior to receipt of a diploma, students must be free from any medical financial responsibility with any of the university's affiliated hospitals or clinics
