Health Care & Insurance
Health care in the United States can be very expensive and even a short hospital stay can cost thousands of dollars. It is for your protection that Texas State University and the U.S. government require international students to obtain health insurance coverage.
Health Care On Campus and Off Campus
On Campus, the Texas State Student Health Center provides medical services as well as mental health services to students. The center includes a Women's Clinic, a Nurse Clinic that provides a broad range of services such as: Immunizations, allergy injections, blood pressure screenings, wound care and more. There is also a smoking cessation program offtered to students and faculty, an X-ray lab, and much more.
Health Insurance Benefit Requirements
Texas State University’s policy requires all international students on non-immigrant visas to secure, at a minimum, the health insurance benefits listed in the Texas State Health Center website as a condition of enrollment.
What if I have my own insurance?
The health insurance fee is automatically added to the fee bill at the time of registration. Students who wish to have this fee waived must request an insurance waiver from the University Student Health Center, prior to their payment deadline. This must be done for each semester you register. Moreover, to waive, your insurance plan must be comparable to Texas State's insurance plan. In order to insure so, fill in the section "Proof of Comparable Insurance Coverage" of the form. The form is available on University Student Health Center under the link "View or print request for insurance waiver form."
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