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Automatic Enrollment

• All International Students are automatically enrolled in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) and the premium for coverage is added to their tuition billing unless proof of comparable coverage is furnished. All other degree and non-degree seeking students (excluding DUS and Consortium students) enrolled in 4+ credit hours, a 0-credit research/dissertation course, or any other course that is considered to equate to full-time enrollment are automatically enrolled in SHIP and the premium for coverage is added to their tuition billing unless proof of comparable coverage is furnished. Insured students may request to waive SHIP based on Vanderbilt’s waiver policies.
  • Domestic students in their last semester prior to graduation who do not meet the above eligibility requirements but were enrolled in SHIP the previous semester AND wish to stay enrolled in SHIP for the upcoming Fall should email ship@vanderbilt.edu. The SHIP office will confirm eligibility and further directions on how to enroll for Fall coverage.
• If you are eligible for SHIP and withdraw from school, including a leave of absence or a medical leave of absence (MLOA), within the first 31 days of the Plan coverage period* you will not be eligible for SHIP and your coverage will be terminated. If you paid the premium, you will be reimbursed less any claims paid. Graduating or having a degree conferred within 31 days of the start of the Plan coverage period is not considered a withdrawal from school, and you will remain enrolled in the Plan. If you are eligible for SHIP and withdraw from school after 31 days, you will be covered for the remainder of the Plan year.
• For more information on how graduating, withdrawing, or taking a leave of absence may impact your SHIP coverage, please visit the waiver page and review the “Graduating Students, Withdrawals & Leaves of Absence” section.

*the plan year is August 12 through August 11 of the following year.

Early Arrival Enrollment

• Eligible students (those who are required to be on campus early as part of their program, or student athletes) who need insurance prior to the August 12, 2024 annual coverage effective date can enroll in the Student Health Insurance Plan on a voluntary basis with additional premium by visiting vanderbilt.myahpcare.com. Early arrival coverage is effective July 1, 2024.

Enrolling Dependents

• Students may enroll in dependent coverage by visiting vanderbilt.myahpcare.com/enrollment
• Eligible dependents include a student’s married spouse or a child (under the age of 26). Domestic partners (same sex or opposite) are not covered.
• It is the insured student’s responsibility to enroll eligible dependents each year. Dependents are not automatically re-enrolled. Students need to purchase coverage for their eligible dependent(s) at the same time of their initial plan enrollment and must purchase the same period of coverage in which they are enrolled.
• The only time students can purchase coverage for their dependents outside of their own coverage period is if the student experiences one of the following qualifying events: (a) marriage (b) birth of a child (c) divorce (d) if the dependent is entering the country for the first time, or (e) if the dependent loses health insurance coverage under another health insurance plan. If dependent enrollment meets one these qualifying events, supporting documentation and payment must be submitted within 31 days of the qualifying event. Forms received more than 31 days after the qualifying event will not be accepted. Once a dependent is enrolled, coverage cannot be terminated unless the students loses eligibility.

Dependent Enrollment Deadlines