Travel Health
Students in NU-Q sponsored trips benefit from health insurance provided by NU-Q. Students must provide accurate trip data to their trip administrators in order for them to determine the most adequate insurance option. In addition, students are expected to review their determined insurance plan, learn about how to use it and their coverage limitations before traveling. NU-Q provides the following insurance options while traveling:
- Seib: All full time enrolled students and part time enrolled seniors in their last semester participate in a private comprehensive health insurance plan (https://my.qatar.northwestern.edu/student-life/wellness/insurance.html). The policy includes worldwide coverage for a limited period of 90 days abroad. Please, keep in mind that medical services out of the local and regional provider network may be reimbursement based instead of direct billing. Therefore, it is important that when seeking a medical service, students should first contact the customer care representative to verify the medical service is reimbursable or is a covered medical procedure. For more information about this insurance policy please contact Customer Care:customercare@sanadinsurance.com
For students traveling in a NU-Q sponsored trip for more than 90 days:
- Visiting Scholar Plan: students traveling to the United States on academic travel for more than 90 days are enrolled in the Visiting Scholar Plan provided by Home Campus. See details: https://www.northwestern.edu/risk/risk-insurance/university-insurance-programs/visiting-scholars/
- Other insurance providers: for students traveling on short term non-credit bearing travel for more than 90 days, NU-Q will look for the most adequate insurance plan offered by different providers
Other relevant information:
- COVID-19: NU-Q will provide an insurance plan that covers direct or indirect related to COVID-19 expenses.
- Out of pocket medical expenses: Some insurance plans do not provide direct billing when medical services are required out of the plan network, so students may need to pay out of pocket the medical expenses. NU-Q provides a student emergency and essential needs fund that is available for those unable to meet immediate, essential expenses because of temporary hardship related to an unexpected situation: https://my.qatar.northwestern.edu/student-life/wellness/emergency-fund.html
- Travel dates extensions: students who wish to change their scheduled itinerary on a trip arranged and paid by NU-Q are responsible for procuring their own insurance plans for the extended period of time.
Questions related to coverage should be directed to the Qatar Health & Wellness Office at wellness@qatar.northwestern.edu.
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