WLUSU Health Plan Co-ordinator: Charlene LaCelle, <clacelle@wlu.ca>, ext. 3557
Office Location: Third floor, Fred Nichols Campus Centre
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WLUSU Health Plan Web Site: <http://www.wlusu.com/services/services_health.asp>

The Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union provides for the needs of students. One of the many services WLUSU offers is a self-operated Extended Health Benefits Plan. The health plan is mandatory for all students enrolled in the fall term, in an undergraduate course. The plan is also mandatory for co-op students in a fall work term. An opt-out option is available to students who have alternate coverage; however, even if students have coverage, they are encouraged to remain on this plan, as benefits from various plans can be co-ordinated to offer even better coverage.

Students can obtain benefits information or the appropriate opt-out forms from the above-listed Students' Union Web site or from the Health Plan Office. In order to opt-out of the plan, students must complete the appropriate opt-out form and are required to provide sufficient proof of alternative coverage (as indicated on the opt out form). The documents must be received in the Students' Union Health Plan office no later than the last Thursday in the month of September, of the current year. Fees for the Health Plan are assessed only once per year, in the fall term. Coverage begins September 1st and expires on August 31st of the following year. The plan covers 80 percent of prescription drugs and preventative vaccines, chiropractor (up to $500), registered massage therapy (up to $500), physiotherapists (up to $500), and most other practitioners (up to $500 each), vision care (reimbursement of $50 every 12 months), out of province/country benefits and a full range of accidental insurance benefits.

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Official electronic version updated at 10:33 a.m. March 31, 2005

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