HUMAN
RESOURCES DEPARTMENT / Benefits Coordinator’s Office
HIP GUIDELINES
TO AUB STUDENTS
SUMMER 2007 & FALL 2007-2008 |
April 16, 2007
Health insurance coverage is mandatory for all
students (2nd class) during their years of
study at AUB, therefore, a student, new or continuing, registered for at least
6 credits, is automatically enrolled under the Health Insurance Plan of AUB
(HIP).
Students, who
register at the University at the beginning of the first semester, will be covered
by HIP for twelve months, provided they do not graduate,
withdraw or be suspended and/or dropped from the University.
HIP fee charged per semester: L.L. 191,600.-
A student may be exempted from enrolling in
HIP if he/she presents proof that he/she is covered by another health
insurance plan. In that respect, he/she
may proceed signing an HIP waiver at the Benefits Coordinator’s Office,
College Hall, 3rd floor or at another location that will be
announced in due time.
Students may sign HIP waivers as per the following
timetable:
|
FALL 2007-2008 All
Students Except Medicine |
July 10 – August 17, 2007 currently registered undergraduate students & new undergraduate students |
|
September 18 – October 12, 2007 all
students |
Graduate students registered
for a thesis are eligible to continue HIP coverage for a period of two
consecutive years only. Eligible students may proceed to enroll in
HIP for Summer 2007 or Fall 2007-2008 during the dates specified in the
previous time table at the Benefits Coordinator’s Office, College Hall, 3rd
floor.
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Students are Expected to be Aware of the Following HIP Regulations.
Kindly Read them Carefully
The Health Insurance Plan (HIP) provides medical and
hospital care to AUB community namely staff, students,
retirees, etc. HIP members are required to use exclusively the University Health Service and
·
HIP coverage for all
students is limited to medical and hospital care
inside
·
An HIP member is entitled
to general or specialist physician consultation
services if referred by the University Health Service. In case of
emergency patients are treated and referred for required care through “AUH
Emergency Services”. In both cases, HIP members are covered for medical care needed
within the resources of
·
Chronic or other conditions or diseases or
injuries which existed on or before the date of original enrolment or re-enrolment will
not be covered unless the member has completed five consecutive years of
membership.
·
Student means a person registered for a
course of study at the University, whether working or not for a degree, on
full-time or part-time basis, provided the student is registered for
at least 6 credit hours. Auditors are not considered students.
·
Students who register at the beginning of
the summer term will be covered for that term only. Coverage during summer will be limited only to the use by students of
the AUBMC facilities provided they do not withdraw, are suspended or
dropped from the University. Under no condition will coverage be allowed for
medical care outside AUBMC (inpatient, outpatient services).
·
Eligible married students may enrol their
spouse and children who are living with them in
·
Members are entitled to the
following hospital stay:
30 days hospital care during the first
calendar year of enrollment in the Plan.
45 days during the second year.
60 days during the third year.
90 days thereafter for uninterrupted or
consecutive years of enrollment.
·
A student will be covered
by HIP from the beginning of a specific term provided he/she registers and pays
his/her fees up to 48 hours from the time he/she graduates or leaves the
University for other reasons.
It is to be noted that the wording of this memorandum is meant to be a
mere summary of the provisions of the Plan and is provided solely as a matter
of convenience and in no way define or limit the scope or intent of
any provision of the Plan.
Wishing
you healthy and successful years of study at the
Benefits Coordinator’s Office
College
Hall, 3rd Floor – Human Resources Department.
Tel: (961) 1 350000 or 374374 or 374444, Ext:
2310, 2329.
E-mail:
benefits@aub.edu.lb, Fax: (961) 1 744475