Welcome Letter - Required Information

Immunizations

All full-time students, including student-athletes, must meet Illinois State Law and college admission requirements for immunizations and TB screening. New students will receive admission packets that explain these requirements. Returning students should already have provided immunizations records at their time of admission. You only need to provide immunization records once! However, if an immunization has expired, Lang Health Center will give a booster prior to your athletic participation for that year. All immunization records are to be turned in and monitored by Lang Health Center.

Primary Insurance Coverage

All full-time students, including student-athletes, must have primary health insurance. For those students who come to Rockford College without insurance, the college provides student's the opportunity to purchase a basic health insurance plan at a group rate. Student-athletes should turn in verification of their health insurance to Lang Health Center and a copy of their insurance card to the athletic trainer or their head coach.

Annual Physical Exam

All student-athletes must have a physical exam every year prior to their season in order to be medically cleared for participation. For your convenience, Rockford College hosts Sportlink, Inc., an outside agency to provide physicals on campus preceding the start of the school year. This year Sportlink will be on campus Thursday August 10th . Cost of the physical exam is $35 and includes the exam, screenings and an echocardiogram. Cash or check is paid to Sportlink, Inc. at time of exam. Athletes will be seen in the following order:

Student-Athlete's are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity for a sport physical. However, if you choose to utilize your own family physician for insurance or other reasons, you are free to do so, as long as a copy of your exam is turned into the Athletic Trainer before your pre-season. If you forget to take your physical at home and are not available on the 10th , then you have the opportunity to schedule an exam with Lang's family physician, Dr. Syed Mohiuddin. The cost is $55 and does not include an echocardiogram. Student-athletes should turn in their physical exams to the athletic trainer or their head coach. The original exam will be kept in Lang Health Center with your permanent health file as long as you are a student at Rockford College .

Athletes Who Have Medical/Health Insurance:

• RC must have blue parent information form completed with insurance information and a copy of insurance card
• Must submit claim/bills to their insurance company first
• Bring unpaid bills and explanation of benefits to Head Athletic Trainer
• RC athletic insurance will consider remaining charges including deductibles per the provision of the intercollegiate athletic policy
• Athletes on IPA:
• RC must have blue parent information form completed with insurance information
• Must submit claim/bill to IPA first, they may pay bill.
• If they do not pay bill, bring bill and explanation of benefits to Head Athletic Trainer to be submitted to RC athletic insurance for consideration and payment per the provisions of the intercollegiate athletic policy

RC Insurance for Athletes Does Not Cover:

• Preexisting conditions
• Illnesses
• Injuries sustained outside RC athletics
• Injuries sustained out of season
• Bills attained outside student/athlete's HMO vendor
• Costs above and beyond usual and customary charges
• RC reserves the right to uphold denials from primary insurance company
• Medical bills incurred without RC knowledge of injury

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