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Effective: 11/1/1983

Revised: 1/17/2007

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[ASU logo] USI 1201–01: Eligibility for ASU Health Center Care

Purpose

To define ASU Health Center care eligibility

Sources
Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual - 5-206
ASU Health Center

Policy

Eligibility for ASU Health Center care is defined in the chart below.D

Category Eligibility/Type of Care
Anyone For life-threatening emergencies
Registered ASU, NAU, or U of A students Students who are enrolled for at least one credit hour are eligible for services during the following dates:

Fall semester: August 16–January 15
Spring semester: January 16–August 15
Summer semester: June 1–August 15

Students also are eligible for services between semesters if they are enrolled in the next fall or spring semester.

ASU employees For primary care services, including preventive health care, illness care, health screening, routine health history, and physical examinations, counseling, and work-related illness or injury, including initial evaluation and treatment.
Special program participants As arranged in advance with the director of the ASU Health Center (ASU HC)
ABOR Student Health insurance participants Year round. Graduating students or students who withdraw during the semester will be seen until termination of their university-sponsored student health insurance.
endtable
Proof of ASU Affiliation

All faculty, staff, and students must present ASU identification and proof of current ASU affiliation (employment or enrollment) to receive services. Verification is required each visit. If questions arise regarding eligibility, the patient services supervisor or a member of the ASU HC Management Team should be consulted.

  1. During semester breaks, continuing students must present proof of completion of the previous semester and proof of registration for the coming semester.
  2. New students must present proof of registration for the semester.
Service and Eligibility Limitations

Eligibility for services does not guarantee that service needs can be met. The director of the ASU HC may determine that a service for an employee, student, or other eligible person cannot be met or may be limited for any of the following reasons:

  1. staff expertise
  2. facility license
  3. patient safety
  4. patient noncompliance
  5. Code of Conduct violation

    or

  6. insufficient ASU HC equipment or financial resources.

Patients will be allowed 30 days to complete follow-up care that was underway while the patient was eligible.

ASU HC laboratory, radiology, and electrocardiography services are provided to employees and students seen by ASU health care providers, residents, and consultants (both on and off campus).

Definition
Continuing student
A student who enrolled in and completed at least one course in the previous fall or spring semester.

Cross-Reference

For additional information on care related to industrial injuries, see the Staff Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual— SPP 504–02, “Workers’ Compensation.”

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