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Student Health & Wellness!mystudentplan is a benefits plan for students and can provide coverage for prescription drugs, vision care, dental care, mental health counseling, and more. The plan is designed to supplement provincial health insurance and provide additional access to medical services.

 

Plan Enrollment

Want to know if you are eligible for the plan, your plan's start and end date, or how to take advantage of more than one insurance plan?

Eligibility Criteria

All eligible domestic and international students are automatically enrolled in the student health and dental plan, and you will find the fees added as part of your term fees.

The Health and Dental plans were approved by the students' referendum and as a result, are now a requirement of your enrollment at the University of Calgary through your membership in the University of Calgary Students' Union. The plans provide protection and security for eligible students minimizing the effects of injury or ailments. The Health and Dental Plan fees are mandatory and must be paid as well as the Tuition total charges by the applicable deadline to avoid overdue penalties.

The Student Health and Dental Plan provided by the University of Calgary Students' Union is automatically added to students who meet all the following criteria:

  • You are a member of The Students' Union, The University of Calgary; and
  • You are in an applicable UCalgary's Undergraduate program as having full-time status; and
  • You are residing in Canada; and
  • You are under the age of 70.

Students with Accessibility Accommodations

Students who are taking part-time course load but are considered full-time by the institution may be eligible to opt into the Student Health and Dental Plan. Please contact the SU Student Benefits Plan Office for more details prior to any applicable deadline.

Status & Band Sponsored Students or Government Sponsored

Are automatically eligible if the meet the eligibility criteria described above.

Please consult your Band contact regarding payment of your Health and Dental Plan fees. If you are required to opt out, you must opt out by the applicable deadline to avoid overdue penalties.

If you are funded through Employment Insurance you are not included in the Student Health and Dental Program.

Enrollment Confirmation

If you are not sure if you meet the eligibility criteria, please visit My UCalgary and log in using your account. If you see the Health Plan and Dental Plan charges included in your tuition, you are covered by the Health and Dental Plan provided by the University of Calgary Students' Union.

If you are unsure about whether or not you are eligible for the Student Health and Dental plans, please contact your Benefit Plan Office at uofcalgaryplan@mystudentplan.ca prior to any applicable deadlines.

Validation Period

There is a 45-60-day validation period from the start of the term. During this time, you will have to pay out of pocket for all eligible Health and Dental expenses and keep the receipts. After the enrollment process is complete, you will be able to submit online claims for reimbursement and your Plan Card will be automatically activated.

The validation period applies only to new students, students who apply for re-enrolling and family members added to the plan. Returning eligible students may continue using the health and dental plan without disruption.

Plan Card

To get your Plan Card, you must generate your card. Your Plan Card allows direct billing with pharmacies. To access direct billing simply show your Plan Card and only pay for the portion not covered by the plan. You can use the electronic card by showing it on your phone or the physical card by printing it.

Returning students do not need to apply for the card every term that they are eligible for the plan, as the card remains active for future terms the students are eligible for the plan.

The Plan Card does not work for Dental Coverage. The dental benefits provided under the Managed Dental Plan are provided through a specific network of dental centres. For more information, visit the Dental Coverage section.

Canada Life online tool

my.canadalife.com is an online tool that provides you access to your group benefits plan. It is important to register on Canada Life once your plan is active. For new students, there are approximately 45 days from the start date of your program for the enrollment process to be completed. Through my.canadalife.com you can submit claims, check balances, investigate claim status and history, and setup Direct Deposit of claim payments. For more information, please visit the Submitting Claims section.

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Coverage Period

Effective Date

Eligible students will receive coverage starting with the first day of the month their program begins.

  • Fall semester: Coverage begins September 1st and ends August 31st.
  • Winter semester: Coverage begins January 1st and ends December 31st.
  • Spring semester: Coverage begins May 1st and ends April 30th.
  • Summer semester: Coverage begins July 1st and ends June 30th.

Benefit Year

A year or 12 months of benefits coverage under the Student Health and Dental Plan. During the benefit year, eligible students can use their benefits according to the limit amount defined per service. You cannot carry forward any benefits. The benefit year starts the same day as the effective date of your coverage. The benefits will restart every year. For instance, if the effective date of your plan is February 1st, your benefit year starts on January 1st and ends on December 31st.

Termination Date

The termination date of your benefits is the last day of the coverage period starting the effective date of the Plan. For example, If the effective date of the plan is September 1st, the termination date is August 31st. If you want to confirm the termination date of your plan, please contact your Benefit Plan Office at uofcalgaryplan@mystudentplan.ca.

Coordination of Benefits

For eligible students who already have a benefit plan, you can utilize both your private plan and your student plan to obtain more coverage. This is called Coordination of Benefits and allows you to maximize your Health & Dental coverage!

How to Get up to 100% Coverage

Use your Student Health and Dental Plan and another plan from your parents, spouse, government, job, or band to maximize your coverage! Your plans can work together to make sure you're getting the most out of your coverage.

The primary insurer is the first payor of the eligible health or dental care costs. Once paid, a claim can be submitted to the secondary insurer for any remaining amounts that are eligible for coverage and not paid by the primary insurance company.

How to identify your primary insurance

If a student is eligible for the Student Health and Dental plan and the student is covered by another plan under a parent's or spouse's as a dependent, the primary insurance is the Student Health and Dental Plan.

Example:

Students who have Health or Dental coverage through their school: these plans will always pay before any plan where the student is covered as a dependent.

The Student Health and Dental plan pays first.

If a student is eligible for the Student Health and Dental plan and the student is covered by another plan under job, government, or band the primary insurance is the one you have had the longest.

Example:

Students who have Health and Dental coverage through their employer: the student needs to confirm the effective date of all insurances to determine which plan has been in effect the longest.

The plan you have had the longest pays first.

Submitting Claims

After you have identified which is your primary and secondary insurance, submit the claim to your primary insurance first. Once you receive the Explanation of Benefits, you can then submit the remaining unpaid portion to your secondary insurance.

Examples:
Student Health and Dental Plan as Primary Insurance.

Submit the claim to your student plan (Canada Life). Once processed, submit any portion that remains unpaid to your secondary insurance plan.


Student Health and Dental Plan as Secondary Insurance.

If you have an alternative insurance plan that you are also the primary holder of, and that has been in effect longer than your student plan, all eligible claims will be submitted to your alternative plan first. Once the claim is processed, submit any portion that remains unpaid to your student plan.


Submitting Claims for Your Spouse (if applicable).

Submit the claim to your spouse's primary plan first. Next, any unpaid portion can be submitted to your student plan.


Submitting Claims for a Dependent Child (if applicable).

Submit the claim to the parent's plan whose birthday falls first in the year (this is their primary benefit plan). Next, any unpaid portion can be submitted to the parent’s plan whose birthday falls second in the year.


Important notes:
  • Take a copy of your original receipt before you send it to your primary plan as you will need to send a copy to the secondary plan.
  • Include a copy of the Explanation of Benefits statement received from the first claim submission (primary plan), as well as a photocopy of the originally submitted receipt when you submit to your secondary plan.

Not Eligible

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My personal insurance solutions fit the needs of students who are not eligible for the Student Health and Dental Plan. This may apply to you because you may not meet the eligibility criteria for the student plan, or you may be changing enrollment status, graduating, or leaving school. There are many coverage and enrolment options at cost-effective rates, including options that do not require medical questionnaires or exams to qualify for coverage.

Personal Insurance Scenarios

  • I don't have mystudentplan: I am not eligible to have mystudentplan and want information on purchasing personal insurance. This option also applies to students who missed the re-enroll or opt-in deadline for their student plan.
  • I am losing mystudentplan: I am graduating or leaving school and want information on purchasing personal insurance.
  • I want to cover my family: I missed the deadline to add family members to mystudentplan and want information on purchasing personal insurance for my family.

The personal insurance solutions are offered in partnership with Canada Life through their Freedom to Choose™ individual insurance products.