Policy on Mandatory Health Insurance for International Students

All F-1 international students enrolled in Foothill and De Anza colleges are required to purchase and subscribe to the health insurance selected by the FHDA district. The policy provided through Scholastic Insurance Services (SIS) offers our F-1 students the best possible medical coverage at the best possible price. Its provisions allow students to choose from a large number of health care providers in our local communities using a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) called Blue Cross: http://www.bluecrossca.com This insurance is mandatory for all F-1 international students. Students will automatically be enrolled in this policy at the time of registration, and automatically billed along with every quarter's tuition and fees.

The Scholastic policy provides excellent benefits, including a generous maximum of $100,000 per condition per year and 90% coverage for most physician and clinic/hospital services within network. The policy has no co-payment if you first seek medical help from the nurse at De Anza Health Services office. If needed, she will refer you to a doctor, and there will be no co-payment for the doctor visit. If you go directly to a doctor without first seeing the nurse at the Health Services, there is a $50 co-payment that you will need to pay; for Hospital and physician outpatient services the co-payment is $100 per visit. Policy specifics are included in a separate brochure (available in our office). Health care in the U.S. is very expensive and complicated. Please READ the insurance brochure carefully to know what illnesses are covered and what are not covered or'Exclusions' since this is a brief description.

When you register for classes, a $402.00 charge (please note this new amount which will go into effect with the Fall 2009 quarter) will be added to your bill each quarter, which will automatically enroll you in the insurance program. You will receive your insurance membership card shortly after purchasing the medical insurance.

Click here for more details on the De Anza Health Insurance plan.