Student Health Fees and Requirements
Services Covered by the Student Health Fee
The student health fee covers most primary health care and psychological services that are provided at the Center. The following list summarizes services and medications with no additional charge to students:
- Counseling and Psychological Services
- Diagnostic Tests
- Procedures
- Medications
- Allergy Injections
- Nutritional Advice
- Health Education & Outreach
Services Not Covered by the Student Health Fee
The student health fee does not cover the following list of health care services. Students incur nominal charges for these services and pharmaceuticals, payable at the time of each visit. All fees are subject to change without written notice. Payment for the following may be made in the form of cash, personal check, or cardinal cash.
Contraceptives
- Birth Control Pills: $12 per pack
- Condoms: 6 for $1 or 33 for $5
- Emergency Contraception: $15
Equipment
- Knee Immobilizer: $25
- Sling: $5
- Wrist Splint: $10
- Ice Packs: $5
- Air splint: $25
Immunizations
- Hepatitis B: $60 per shot, series of 3 shots
- Menactra: $95
- MMR: $5
- Tetanus/Diphtheria: $15
- Tuberculosis Test: $5
Procedures
- GYN Clinic (Routine): $40 ($10 deposit required at time of appointment for all GYN procedures)
- GYN Clinic (Limited): $15/36
- GYN Clinic (Complex): $60
- Men's Clinic: $25
- Physical Exams: $30
- Office visit (health fee not paid): $30
- Suturing Materials: $20
X-rays: done by referral to the Outpatient Department of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). Students are responsible for all charges incurred at CVPH.
Requirements
The State of New York and Plattsburgh State University require that all students enrolled in six or more credits must:
- be immunized against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR);
- forward a completed Medical History , Immunization Record , and Physical Examination Report to the Center within thirty days from the first day of classes; and
- enroll in the Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan or be covered by comparable and adequate insurance through another source. Failure to comply may result in dis-enrollment from the college.
Note that students need a physical from their physician in order to complete the Medical History, Immunization Record , and Physical Examination Report . Also note that if a student is covered by a comparable and adequate insurance company, the student has the opportunity to decline the Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan on their bill.
Students who are covered by managed care plans outside of Plattsburgh are recommended to investigate the out-of-network benefits of their plan. If these out-of-network benefits significantly restrict the use of health care services in the Plattsburgh area, then we recommend that the student purchase the Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan in addition to their managed care plan.
For the 2004-2005 academic year, the student health fee is $110 per semester for full-time students and $9.20 per credit hour for part-time students. This fee is included on the bill that students receive for each semester.
Students exempt from this fee are:
- registered students enrolled in programs that require them to be away from Plattsburgh State campus;
- full-time employees of the college or the Research Foundation at Plattsburgh State who are enrolled in 3 or less credit hours;
- registered students living off-campus and enrolled in classes all of which begin after 4:00 p.m.; and
- registered students enrolled in 3 credit hours or less who commute more than 35 miles to campus one way. All other refunds are not available after the first week of classes.
Contact Information
Location: We are located directly behind Saranac Hall and Macomb Hall. View Center hours and availability.
Telephone
- Student Health: (518) 564-2187
- Psychological Services: (518) 564-3086
- Emergency Services: Call 911 or University Police 564-2022
- Toll-free: (866) 858-4089
Fax:
- Health (518) 564-2188
- Psychological Services (518) 564-2376
E-mail: healthcenter@plattsburgh.edu
Mailing Address:
Center for Student Health & Psychological Services
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
