MEDICAL PROVISION

In accordance with official University policy, health and accident insurance is mandatory for all students studying abroad. Early in the months leading up to departure, students' parents receive a Parental Confirmation form which asks for up-to-date information regarding a student's insurance and health condition(s). We cannot release an airline ticket to a student until the student's parents have returned this form to the London Program Office on campus. If there is a change in a student's insurance coverage, we must be notified as soon as possible so that our records may be kept up to date.

Students should review their insurance policies to ascertain whether those policies will cover medical expenses and accidents incurred outside the USA. It is also worth checking whether reimbursement is possible for out-of-pocket expenses and what documentation is required for such reimbursement. In cases where existing coverage is inadequate (for example, where coverage is limited to the USA or does not cover the full period of time abroad), students may elect to supplement it with coverage from HTH Worldwide. For further information regarding this coverage, please contact Notre Dame's director of risk management and safety at (574) 631 5037 or visit the HTH website.

In the UK, Notre Dame students are considered to be "private patients" for the purposes of routine medical care and, as such, must pay in cash (usually £60-£90) at the time of their visit. In many cases, the doctor's fee can be reimbursed through students' own or their parents' medical insurance. Students should be sure to ask for receipts at the end of their appointments.

Initial treatment of genuine medical emergencies is provided free of charge in the Accident & Emergency departments (the A&E) of hospitals allied to Britain's National Health Service (the NHS). This service - including doctors' fees and emergency room fees (for example, x-rays, medication and supplies) - is free, irrespective of nationality and length of time spent in the UK. Subsequent treatment for the stabilization of medical conditions which require hospitalization, such as operations and the care of broken and fractured limbs, are provided to non-residents only for a fee.

Students with special medical needs should contact the London Program Office on campus as soon as possible before departure.

Students with medical conditions requiring on-going treatment should contact a surgery (doctor's office) in London directly. For information on surgeries where Notre Dame students have received satisfactory routine medical care in the past please consult our Medical Care page.