Graduating Students

Updated on 3/9/10. Please note changes made to ABA Insurance Plan

If you are currently insured under the UC Hastings Student Health Insurance plan, your coverage ends at 12 a.m. on 1/11/2010 for Fall graduates and 12 a.m. on 8/24/2010 for Spring graduates. COBRA coverage is not available for student insurance.

SHS strongly encourages all students, regardless of age or health status, to arrange for some sort of short term policy. UC Hastings does not endorse any specific policies.  Here are some options for you to consider:

·             Information on individual short term insurance plans is available at http://www.renstudent.com/Students/ShortTerm_Individ.htm.  Pricing for individual policies varies by age, type of coverage and geographic location. 

·             If you have a known chronic health condition, California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB) is an option. For more info, go to http://www.mrmib.ca.gov/mrmib/MRMIB4.html. The wait period varies for this program (sometimes 3 or more months). Apply as soon as possible for MRMIB because of the wait period.

·             The ABA Law Student Division Health Insurance Plan offers a health insurance coverage extension for up to one year from the student’s graduation date. View the health plan benefits at www.uhcsr.com/ABA. The provisions are:

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  1. The student is currently carrying the plan

  2. There is no lapse in coverage between the date of graduation and the first day of this one-year extension.

  3. Students must be enrolled in the ABA to purchase this insurance.  If you are not currently enrolled in the ABA Law Student Division UHCSR plan, you may still enroll in the plan by purchasing the last quarter of the plan no later than March 19, 2010 (for students graduating in the spring).
  4. Students must be enrolled in the ABA to purchase this insurance.  To enroll in the ABA, call 800-2895.2221 or go to www.abanet.org/join.  Enrollment in the plan and the ABA prior to March 19, 2010 are ABSOLUTE requirements.