Health Services FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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How do I report illness?
To help protect the entire campus, we ask that you let Health Services know if you test positive for COVID-19 or the flu. We do not, however, notify your faculty regarding your absence.
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Does the university offer health insurance to students?
All full-time undergraduate students are required and are automatically enrolled and charged for Student Medical Insurance offered through the University. If you are already covered by similar or better coverage, you can waive this insurance requirement. You must waive the insurance EVERY YEAR BY OCTOBER 1. To waive the requirement, log into your Lion’s Den account; choose the My Finances tab; go to “Waive Your Student Medical Insurance” and click on “Student Medical Insurance Plan.” You will be asked to provide information pertaining to your existing medical insurance.The alternate insurance plan must meet all of the following criteria for students to waive Molloy University Student Medical Plan. The waiver application will be denied if the plan does not provide all of the following:· Routine, non-emergency care as well as emergency care (medical and mental) provided in the NY metropolitan area· Treatment for pre-existing conditions (with no waiting periods or exclusions)· Plan has a claims administrator based in the U.S., a U.S. telephone number and address for submission of claims, and the insurance policy must have been issued in the U.S.· Active coverage from the day the student arrives on campus through the end of their academic/collegiate sport program as evident by uploading insurance card without expired date.
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Does Health Services provide excuse notes?
If a student is seriously injured or ill and requires emergency care or admission to the hospital, Health Services will contact the Office of Academic Affairs for the student as per student’s request and consent. Health Services does not provide excuse notes for absences from class. If a student misses class due to illness, the student must contact their professor according to class policies.
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I presently have health insurance. Can I waive the school health insurance?
All full-time undergraduate students are required and are automatically enrolled and charged for Student Medical Insurance offered through the University. If you are already covered by similar or better coverage, you can waive this insurance requirement. You must waive the insurance EVERY YEAR BY OCTOBER 1. To waive the requirement, log into your Lion’s Den account; choose the My Finances tab; go to “Waive Your Student Medical Insurance” and click on “Student Medical Insurance Plan.” You will be asked to provide information pertaining to your existing medical insurance.The alternate insurance plan must meet all of the following criteria for students to waive Molloy University Student Medical Plan. The waiver application will be denied if the plan does not provide all of the following:· Routine, non-emergency care as well as emergency care (medical and mental) provided in the NY metropolitan area· Treatment for pre-existing conditions (with no waiting periods or exclusions)· Plan has a claims administrator based in the U.S., a U.S. telephone number and address for submission of claims, and the insurance policy must have been issued in the U.S.· Active coverage from the day the student arrives on campus through the end of their academic/collegiate sport program as evident by uploading insurance card without expired date.
- I am enrolled in the student health insurance plan – how do I get a copy of the insurance card?
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I don’t have any records of my immunizations. Where can I get them?
You may obtain these records from your:
- Health care provider
- High school
- Previous college you attended
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Do I have to complete and submit the meningitis vaccination response form?
Students MUST complete the meningitis vaccination response questionnaire in the STUDENT IMMUNIZATION FORM in the MY FORMS section of the Molloy Health Portal.
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Where can I find the Student Health Services health forms?
In the MY FORMS section of the Molloy Health Portal
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I am trying to register, (or drop/add a class), and I can’t because I have a student health services hold.
If you have student health services hold and cannot register, or drop/add a class, you need to come to, or call, the student health services office to see what health information is missing.
The student health services office must have your immunization records and your meningitis form completed in the Molloy Health Portal for you to continue with registration matters.