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For a helpful list of health insurance terms with their definitions, click the link below.

  Health Insurance Terms

• Essential health benefits: Plans must comply with essential health benefits as outlined on .
• Colorado coverage: If you are an out-of-state student, please contact your insurance carrier to confirm coverage in Colorado.
• Coverage time frame: Coverage must be active on the first day of classes and remain active throughout the academic year. 
• US-based company: The insurance company must be owned and operated within the United States.
• Unlimited benefits: There is no limit or cap on the amount of money the insurance plan will pay in total benefits per year.

Pre-existing condition limits: Plans cannot have pre-existing condition limitations.

All students are required to pay the following mandatory health-related fees regardless of insurance coverage:

• BuffCare: $112.50/session

BuffCare is designed specifically for students with private health insurance coverage, the BuffCare Program helps cover out-of-pocket expenses for medical services provided on campus after your primary insurance has been billed. This includes services provided at Wardenburg Health Center and at Health and Wellness Services in the Village Center at Williams Village.

For more information about mandatory health related student fees, please visit the IEC front office or email iecaccounting@colorado.edu.

• Student Health Center (SHC) Fee: $48.55/session

As part of the services covered by this fee, you can get a free flu shot and have access to the 24/7 Nurse Line. 
 

• Mental Health Research Fee: $38.70/session

This fee covers services like SilverCloud online health access and 6 free visits to Couseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS). 

• All full-time International English Center students must show evidence of comprehensive insurance plan coverage by the first day of orientation.
• Students who do not show evidence of coverage by the first day of orientation will automatically be enrolled in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØGold Student Health Insurance Plan.

How to Submit Proof of Health Insurance

Students must submit the Evidence of Health Insurance Form and a copy of their Certificate of Insurance to the IEC by email, fax, or in person.

• Email: delano.suddith@colorado.edu
• Fax: +1 303-492-5515
• In Person: On the first day of orientation

  Evidence of Health Insurance Form

Questions

For more information about health insurance, please email delano.suddith@colorado.edu.

• Colorado State Law requires all University of Colorado students to submit proof of immunization and Tuberculosis (TB) testing. This is a mandatory requirement for all college students born on or after January 1, 1957.
   
• If you cannot verify your immunizations, you can be tested for immunity and/or re-immunized with a free blood test at Wardenburg Health Center after you arrive. Medical, religious, and personal exemptions are allowed by law.

Required Immunizations and Testing

• Measles (two doses)
• Mumps (two doses)
• Rubella (two doses)
• Tuberculosis (TTB) Test

Recommended Immunizations

• Hepatitis B
• Meningitis

How to Submit Proof of Immunizations

  Immunization Instructions

1. Log in to the  with your Identikey username and password.
2. Click on the Immunizations tab.
3. Scroll down to the middle of the page and click on Required Immunizations bar.
4. Enter the dates of your first and second dose of the MMR vaccine as they appear on your immunization record.
5. Click Submit.
6. Next, click on the Upload tab near the top right corner to upload a copy of your record.
7. In the dropdown menu select "Immunization Record", select your file and then click Upload. Once you’ve successfully uploaded your file, you will see the file listed under "Documents already on file." You can view this document at any time.
8. Finally, click on the Forms tab at the top of the page to complete the Immunization Questionnaire:
   • Students 18 or older: On the Forms page, complete the "New Student Immunization Questionnaire"
   • For students under 18: Scroll down the Forms page to the "Downloadable Forms" section to print a copy of the "New Student Immunization Questionnaire." This questionnaire must be completed by a parent or guardian. It should then be uploaded under the "Upload Tab" in MyCUHealth as an "Immunization Record." This can be done either by uploading a scanned copy of the form or by taking a photo of the form with a smartphone and uploading the photo.

Questions

For more information about immunization requirements, please email delano.suddith@colorado.edu.