Eligibility for Care & Fees

Eligibility for care

All registered UF students are eligible for Student Health Care Center services, and students are covered for care during break weeks on either side of the semester. Be sure to check the official UF calendar to see when break weeks begin and end.

Postdoctoral students, students taking a semester off and spouses/domestic partners of students may receive care from the SHCC if they pay the optional health fee; however, services are not available for children. The costs listed below are per semester.

• Fall/Spring/Summer C: $158
• Summer A/B: $80

Students who have graduated and were established patients may be seen for 1-2 visits for continuity of care without paying the optional health fee. Graduated students who have not previously been seen at SHCC may not be seen at SHCC following graduation.

Fees

Costs vary depending on the services provided. Please review the following information about our fees for services.

• The per-credit-hour student health fee, paid as part of tuition, covers the co-pay associated with most SHCC office visits.
• Charges are assessed for things like medical equipment, X-rays, laboratory work, procedures and visits with specialists.
  • Charges are assessed for medical services rendered via phone, such as advice or prescriptions, only if the call is initiated by the patient and if SHCC staff are able to render said services via phone, thereby saving the patient an in-office visit.
  • The SHCC Laboratory charges a $15 handling fee for both in-house and outside tests. This fee is not covered by any insurance policy and is billed directly to the patient’s UF account.
• Unless otherwise requested (for example, the student wishes to self-pay), the insurance company on file is billed for the cost of the visit and any additional services.
  • Although SHCC Patient Financial Services (Phone: 352-273-4546 or e-mail: insurance@shcc.ufl.edu) is here to help, it is the patient’s responsibility to know what their insurance policy covers — and the patient is ultimately liable for any charges not covered by insurance. Use the toll-free number on the insurance card to find out policy benefits in detail from the insurance company in advance of care.
• Patients may be charged a no-show fee if they fail to arrive before the end of a scheduled appointment or fail to cancel within 24 hours of certain types of appointments, such as minor surgery, specialist visits and women’s health.