? for those that have health insurace...

[windmill182]

My program requires that have health insurance. Luckily, I still have private insurance through my parents. Those of you who had your own insurance and were required to provide proof, did you just show your instructor your insurance card? Obviously, each school may require different things, but I was just curious.

[anonymousstudent]

I was actually super freaked out by this. I had to type it into the web site, and when I did, my information popped right up! FREAKY.

[virgo,student nurse, CNA]

Hello. I showed my insurance card directly to the school. The nursing department then called my job, to see if the insurance was up to date. I am in NY,so they require more crap than you can imagine.

[33762FL]

I made a photocopy of the card & gave it to the school.

[IUstudent]

yeah all i had to send was a copy of the card to my school

[going2BaNurse2014]

Since I have tricare, they just verified that my husband was active duty still by simply looking at my ID card. But they also require that all nursing students sign a statement agreeing to keep their health insurance throughout the program.

[LadyinScrubs, ASN, RN]

hello. i showed my insurance card directly to the school. the nursing department then called my job, to see if the insurance was up to date. i am in ny,so they require more crap than you can imagine.

amazing that the insurance company or your employer would take such a call and provide any information.

[turnforthenurse, MSN, NP]

They just made a photocopy of my card.

[CrazierThanYou]

I think this is one of the stupidest requirements ever. I just now qualified for medicaid. If I had to have insurance to be in nursing school, I would have been screwed because there is NO room in my budget for an insurance premium.

I had to have insurance for my first degree but the university provided it.

[sunny0009]

Had to provide a copy of insurance card as well as apply on line for a waiver of university health coverage by providing the same info.

[LadyinScrubs, ASN, RN]

i think this is one of the stupidest requirements ever. i just now qualified for medicaid. if i had to have insurance to be in nursing school, i would have been screwed because there is no room in my budget for an insurance premium.

i had to have insurance for my first degree but the university provided it.

it is illegal to discriminate against people or use specific rules to discriminate. if you are poor but do not have medicaid/medical and cannot afford private insurance the school is using this requirement to deny admittance to the program. i would absolutely love to see a lawsuit based on the requirement to have personal health insurance to be admitted into nursing school. there is no rationale for the requirment and it is invasive. sooner or later the lawsuit will happen.

[CrazierThanYou]

It is illegal to discriminate against people or use specific rules to discriminate. If you are poor but do not have Medicaid/MediCal and cannot afford private insurance the school is using this requirement to deny admittance to the program. I would absolutely love to see a lawsuit based on the requirement to have personal health insurance to be admitted into nursing school. There is no rationale for the requirment and it is invasive. Sooner or later the lawsuit will happen.

Interesting. I haven't thought of that before. I was considering transferring to another school because it was a bit closer for me. They told me that unless I had insurance, I couldn't be accepted. I applied for Medicaid but by the time it was approved (I'm finally poor enough, I guess! I've always been turned down in the past) it was too late to transfer as my classes begin tomorrow.