Flex your Health and Dental Plan Application
Spring/Summer deadline to submit applications
June, 6th 2023
Eligible students who have never flexed the plan and meet the following eligibility criteria may apply to flex their plan from the default Balanced Plan to one of the Flex Plan options by the applicable term deadline.
Eligibility Criteria
There are 2 circumstances for flexing your Student Health and Dental Plan:
1 New Students Enrolled in the Plan
- Students starting an eligible program as having full-time status
- Returning students who change from part-time to full-time status and are eligible for the plan for first time
Who have not applied to flex their plan and who wish to suit their health and dental needs by switching to a FLEXible Plan may apply to Flex their plan by the applicable term deadline.
2 Returning Students Active in the Plan
Returning eligible students on the anniversary of enrolling in the student plan who have not applied to flex their plan and who wish to suit their health and dental needs by switching to a FLEXible Plan may apply to Flex their plan by the applicable term deadline.
Deadline to Submit Applications
Eligible students must submit their applications before the applicable term deadline. NO EXCEPTIONS will be made if the deadline is missed. Before submitting an application make sure that you meet the eligibility criteria above.
Winter 2023
February 8th, 2023
Spring/Summer 2023
June 6th, 2023
Fall 2023
October 4th, 2023
FLEXible plan options
The Students' Association - SABVC offers 3 Health and Dental Plans to help students to suit their needs. All eligible students are enrolled by default in the Balanced Plan. However, Students have the following options to flex their plan at no additional charges:
- FLEXible Drug & Parameds
- FLEXible Vision & Parameds
- FLEXible Dental
Want to know what the flex plan options cover? See the Plan Details for more information.
No additional charge to Flex your Plan.
- Students can Flex their benefit plan only once during their program. Once their Flex plan is approved, it will remain in effect for future terms.
- If you were enrolled in the Health and Dental Plan in a different term than the current one, your request to flex your plan will not be approved at this time. Your next opportunity to flex your plan would be the next anniversary of enrollment in the student benefits.
- There is a 60 day validation period from the start of the term. Your flex plan option will be not reflected on your account until the end of the validation period. The validation period applies for new and returning students.
- If the student extends the plan to the family, the family will have the same plan that the student has chosen.
- Students choosing to Flex their Benefits must be enrolled in BOTH the Health and the Dental plan.
- NO EXCEPTIONS will be made if the deadline is missed.
- Once you complete the Flex your Plan form, you will receive an automated email confirmation. Please keep this email for your records as it is your only proof of submitting a Flex your Plan request.
Steps to Submitting a Flex your Plan Application:
1 Choose your Plan
Select your preferred plan that best suits your needs. If you wish to switch the balance plan, please don't submit this form because you are enrolled by default in the balance plan. Click NEXT.
2 Student Information
Complete this section below providing true and correct information. Click NEXT.
3 Read and Agree to the Terms and Conditions
Click on the checkbox to indicate that you agree to the
Terms and Conditions agreement.
Click SUBMIT to complete your form.
4 Confirmation email
Check your email and verify if you have received the confirmation email. If you do not receive this email, you must resubmit the form.
5 Application status
You will receive an email with the status of your application.
6 Activation of the Plan
The plan that you chose, will be activated at the end of the validation period (60 days after the start of the term).
Add donotreply@gallivan.ca to your address book. Please do not reply to this email.
Questions? Please contact your Benefit Plan Office: bowvalleyplan@mystudentplan.ca
Flex your Health and Dental Plan Form
The winter Flex you Plan deadline is closed
The winter deadline to apply was February 8th, 2023. The online Flex your Plan Form is not available at this time. The online form was open from December 1st, 2022 until February 8th, 2023.
NO EXCEPTIONS will be made if the deadline is missed.
If you were eligible for the plan for the first time in the fall or winter term and missed the deadline, your next opportunity to apply should be in the fall 2023 or winter 2024 term respectively.
The online form will be open for new or returning students enrolling in the plan for the first time in the Spring-Summer term on April 1st, 2023 and the deadline to apply is June 6th, 2023.
Flex myBenefits
Should you choose to Flex your coverage, the selection you make will remain in effect for as long as you are enrolled in the Student Benefit Plan