Confirm your eligibility to opt out of the Student Benefits Plan by completing the following questions.
You meet the eligibility criteria to opt-out of the plan at this time.
The deadline to submit your health and dental opt-out application is 30 days from the official start date of your program. After the deadline, your application will be denied.
Complete the online form below to submit your application. Completing the questionnaire does not mean that your application is approved, the Student Benefits Plan Office will confirm your eligibility and process your application.
You must provide documentation such as a scan/picture of your plan card, a confirmation letter from the employer of the insurance company, or a screenshot of your account on the insurance website when you are completing the online form. The documentation must show the name of the insurance company, the policy number, the student's name, and the current date.
Opting out of the health and dental plans is a one-time process. This means students do not need to apply every term or year. Once approved, the opt-out remains active on your account for future terms and you will not be assessed the SA Health fee on your student account.
The only time you can get back on this student plan is at the anniversary of starting your program (every year) OR within 30 days of the loss of your comparable coverage.
You may receive an email to advise that the opt-out application is being audited - as per the Terms and Conditions associated with the Opt-out of the Health and Dental Plan.
myvirtualdoctor - The virtual health care service is included as part of the health plan. If you opt out of the Student Health Plan, you will not have access to this service.
Once you submit the opt-out form, you will receive an automated email confirmation. Please keep this email for your records as it is your only proof of submitting an opt-out request.
It appears you do not meet the criteria to opt-out at this time.
If you have not been assessed the SA Health Fee on your student account, you are either not eligible for the Student Benefits Plan or currently have an active opt-out on file.
Only new students or returning students enrolled on the anniversary of starting their program, who have been charged the SA Health fee and are enrolled in a designated full-time study program that is 16 weeks or longer at BCIT may apply to Opt-Out.
The SA Health Plan Fee is mandatory and must be paid as well as the Tuition total charges by the applicable deadline to avoid overdue penalties.
The next opportunity to submit your online application would be on the anniversary of the date of starting your program.
If you have any questions, please initiate a chat by clicking on the right-bottom corner icon or contact the Benefits Plan Office by email at healthplan@bcitsa.ca or by phone at 604-456-8056.
It appears you do not meet the criteria to opt-out at this time.
Only Students who are covered by a comparable Health and Dental Plan from parents, spouse, work, government, or band may apply.
The SA Health Plan Fee is mandatory and must be paid as well as the Tuition total charges by the applicable deadline to avoid overdue penalties.
If you have any questions, please initiate a chat by clicking on the right-bottom corner icon or contact the Benefits Plan Office by email at healthplan@bcitsa.ca or by phone at 604-456-8056.
It appears you do not meet the criteria to opt-out at this time.
Opting out of the health and dental plans is a one-time process. This means students do not need to apply every term or year. Once approved, the opt-out remains active on your account for future terms and you will not be assessed the SA Health Fee on your student account.
The BCIT system automatically adds the fee if the student is eligible for the plan and the BCITSA Benefits Plan office executes a manual process to remove the fee from those students who have the ActiveWaiver on file. Once the process is run, the fee is removed from the student's tuition. This process is not run immediately after the student has been charged for the term tuition. The office executes the process within 2 or 3 business days after the student is charged. Please review your statement of account to confirm that it has not been charged.
If you have any questions, please initiate a chat by clicking on the right-bottom corner icon or contact the Benefits Plan Office by email at healthplan@bcitsa.ca or by phone at 604-456-8056.