{"id":4712,"date":"2019-04-18T12:07:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T17:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=4712"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:11:01","slug":"health-insurance-immunizations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/intl-students\/health-insurance-immunizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Insurance &#038; Immunizations for International Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4712\" class=\"elementor elementor-4712\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3054504b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3054504b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54ad1137\" data-id=\"54ad1137\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c39ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46c39ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health Insurance &amp; Immunizations for International Students<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6824db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6824db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health Insurance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200f7ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"200f7ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All international students are required to have health insurance. All students are automatically enrolled in\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentinsurance.com\/Client\/946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USF\u2019s insurance plan<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0unless there is proof of private coverage that is accepted by USF. Some hospitals and physicians may not accept the health insurance purchased outside of the United States.<\/p><p>It is very important for all international students to have health insurance because health care in the United States can be very expensive. American citizens and international visitors are required to pay medical costs by themselves unless they have health insurance. Insurance provides protection against high costs and gives you access to health care in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e872d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e872d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Immunization<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c7f9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6c7f9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All undergraduate, graduate, and transfer students must have proof of their immunizations based on the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvic.org\/law-policy-state\/vaccine-laws-illinois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois Immunization Law<\/a><\/strong>. If a student does not show documentation of all required immunizations, he or she must pay to receive the necessary vaccinations at USF. Your health care provider must have all official health and immunization records translated into English.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/myusf.stfrancis.edu\/portal\/secure\/content\/15484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/><strong>The required health forms are on the USF Portal. You will need your username and password to log on to the portal to find out what forms you need.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afd27c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3afd27c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Physical Examination for Athletes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6027a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6027a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All athletes must complete a physical examination before the start of their season in order to participate in official practices. 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