Student Health and Wellness! mystudentplan provides health, prescriptions, dental, mental health care plus additional benefits for eligible students.

 

Additional Benefits

The student health plan provides specific coverages for unfortunate circumstances that can help manage the situation.

These are the complementary insurances included:

Additional Benefits Coverage
Emergency Travel Assistance - Emergency Out of Province Medical and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage -

Provides coverage of up to a maximum of $5 million per insured person per benefit year for certain expenses incurred as a result of an emergency while travelling on trips that originated from your Canadian province or territory of residence.

It is important to remind you that this coverage is not available in the province where you attend the school or in your country of origin.

Your coverage period is 180 days per trip, or coverage can be extended to 365 days when travel is required to complete an eligible program or course of study, following confirmation from an academic supervisor.

Coverage is subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Benefits Booklet.

This insurance product is underwritten by AIG Insurance Company of Canada. If you are travelling, download and print your Travel Medical Assistance Card.

Policy Number: SRG 9429054

You are eligible for this travel coverage when you are:

  • an active member of the health plan,
  • under the age of seventy (70), and
  • are covered under a hospitalization and medical plan of a Canadian province or territory or equivalent.

Spouse and Dependent Children of a person eligible for this coverage who are, under the age of seventy and covered under a hospitalization and medical plan of a Canadian province or territory or equivalent, are eligible if the additional family health coverage was purchased for the current benefit period.

Dental Accident Insurance 80%

80% coverage, limited to $1000 per accident. The plan covers the services of a dental surgeon, limited to the fees provided in the current General Practitioners fee guide, including dental prosthesis, required for the treatment of a fractured jaw or accidental injuries to natural teeth or jaw if caused by external, violent and accidental means.

Services must be performed within 12 months of accident. If treatment is scheduled to occur more than 90 days after the impact, a treatment plan must be submitted before the end of the 90-day period.

Pre-authorization required. An estimate for all dental accident services MUST be submitted to People Corporation. If you go ahead with treatment without a pre-determination being approved, you are doing so at the risk of the expenses being yours.

Critical Illness Insurance -

Your plan provides coverage for a Critical Illness benefit of up to $5,000 which is paid upon diagnosis of a covered illness or injury and survival after 30 days, 365 days for paralysis and a 90-day waiting period for Cancer applies. This benefit is limited to students who are under age 65. For further details on this benefit, download your Critical Illness Brochure. The forms necessary for submitting a Critical Illness claim are available from the Benefits Plan Office.

Tuition Insurance -

Your plan provides coverage for Tuition Insurance and covers a student who has left school and medically cannot continue studies, as a result of death or severe and prolonged disability. The student must be enrolled in the Health Plan and must be under the continuous care of an appropriate specialist for a period of at least 60 days prior to applying for this benefit. The student will receive a benefit up to a lifetime maximum of $10,000 in accordance with any tuition, and ancillary fees paid by said student to cover:

  1. Tuition for courses the student was unable to complete.
  2. Mandatory, non-negotiable/non-refundable fees, which will be amortized to the point of disability.
  3. Book allowance of up to $1,000 (receipts required).

Please contact the Student Benefits Plan Office regarding Tuition Insurance Claims as it falls within a specific category of claims which involve specialized claim forms that will be supplied to you.

Tutorial Insurance -

Your plan covers 80% up to $15/hour to a maximum of $2,000 per benefit year for private tutorial service if the student is confined to home or hospital for a minimum of 15 consecutive school days.

Accidental Death and Dismemberment -

Your plan provides coverage for the loss of life or limb and for paralysis caused by an accident. The amount of your life benefit is $5,000. Please contact the health and dental plan office for a complete schedule of losses.

Other Services

Explore more services the SAMU - Students' Association of MacEwan University offers.

Plans Coverage
mywellnessplan Virtual Mental Health Support

mywellnessplan provides access to specific tools, resources and support such as Mental Health Assessment, Video Counselling, Financial Education, and other mental health resources.

mywellnessplan is open to all students regardless of their enrollment in their Student Health and Dental Insurance Plan, and what's even better is that you can continue to use mywellnessplan even after you've graduated!

mylegalplan Virtual Legal Support

mylegalplan provides access to legal resources such as customizable legal documents, 24/7 legal hotline to speak with a legal assistant and consultation with a lawyer from the national network to pursue any civil legal issues.

Eligible students will be automatically enrolled and assessed the applicable fee to their student account.

Students can choose to opt out of this service within the applicable deadline and will be refunded or credited the fee to their student account.