Important Health Services Reminder

Student Health Center would like to remind parents that all students residing in campus housing and students attending the university on an F-1 or J-1 visa are required to have the following:

• Current health history with documentation of a tetanus diphtheria vaccination within the last ten years. Students born after 1956 must have medical documentation of two measles vaccination or a natural case of measles. (Note: It is strongly recommended that all entering students receive a PPD, physical examination, and a Meningitis vaccination, Hepatitis vaccinations and Varicella vaccinations (if a natural case of chicken pox has not been documented).
• A signed medical authorization form.
• All forms must be completed and on file in the Student Health Center.
• Proof of adequate medical insurance in South Florida by hard wavier.

Many out-of- state and foreign insurance companies do not provide adequate health care coverage in South Florida. If you do have private insurance, you must complete the online waiver form at www.SRwaivers.com. Failure to complete this waiver will result in a non-refundable insurance billing fee on your student account. Please contact your company’s member services to verify primary care coverage in the South Florida region. For your convenience, Barry University offers an affordable student health insurance plan to all undergraduates enrolled in 9 and graduate students enrolled in 4 or more credits per semester.

If you would like more information regarding the student health plan, please contact the Student Health Center at 305-899-3750.