Student Handbook
Please click here for the 2011-2012 student handbook.
Residence Hall Handbook
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Student Health Insurance
2011 - 2012 Academic Year
Manhattan School of Music, concerned about the health of its students and their protection against the high cost of medical
care, will continue to assist students in their efforts to obtain adequate health care. Part of that effort involves providing a
Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan.
The brochure describes the Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan for Manhattan School of Music students. Please
click here to view the brochure.The plan provides up to $50,000 of medical expense benefits for each covered Injury or Sickness.
Coverage is provided twenty-four hours a day and is valid worldwide. The Manhattan School of Music Student Accident and
Sickness Insurance “Base Plan” benefits described in the brochure are provided to all full-time students while enrolled at
MSM. The brochure provides benefit information and a hard copy may be obtained in the Office of Student and Residence
Life, room 112.
The fee for enrollment in the Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan for the 2011-2012 academic year is $1,980.
The School has an arrangement for students to see physicians of The University Medical Practice Associates, located on the
forth floor of 1090 Amsterdam Avenue, St. Luke’s - Roosevelt Hospital Center. Students insured under the Student Accident
and Sickness Insurance Plan will be charged a $5.00 copayment for these covered office visits. Students enrolled in the Plan
visit a doctor of the University Medical Practice Associates and if further care is needed, obtain a referral to see a PHCS
Network doctor for optimal benefits.
All returning and new Manhattan School of Music students must complete the online enrollment/waiver process by
June 24, 2011. Those who do not complete the online process by the deadline will be automatically enrolled in the Base
Plan. To waive coverage go online to:
www.cirstudenthealth.com/msmnyc and click on the blue button labeled “Health
Insurance Enroll/Waive”. In order to waive the Student Health Insurance Plan outside coverage must be: comparable to the
plan, valid in New York state, written in English, and cover the student continually through an entire academic year.
Students may also add dependents or partners and purchase additional coverage for dental, vision, travel abroad, personal,
and property insurance through Collegiate Insurance Resources 1-800-322-9901 or
www.cirstudenthealth.com/msmnyc.
Part-time students and doctoral students, who are not required to have insurance, may obtain insurance coverage by going online.
Students who waive benefits for Fall Semester will automatically be waived for Spring Semester. Students who waive
coverage for the Fall Semester may purchase coverage only for the Spring Semester by contacting the Office of Student and
Residence Life before December 2, 2011.
ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: I want to enroll in the school sponsored plan. Will I automatically
be enrolled in the plan if I do not complete the online process?
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A: Every student MUST complete the online process to enroll or waive the school sponsored plan. |
Q: I have already waived the plan, but the charge for health insurance was on my tuition bill. What should I do?
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A: This charge will remain on the bill until after the health insurance
deadline (June 24th). At that time, we will send a list of waived
students to the Students Account office, who will make the adjustments
to your individual accounts. If you would like to pay your bill prior
to that date and have completed the waiver process; simply deduct that
amount from the total due and pay the remaining balance.
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Q: I am a part time student; should I complete the waiver process?
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A: No. Part time students are not required to be on an insurance plan,
and thus do not have to waive the school sponsored plan. This applies
to students who are 3rd year DMA and higher, as well as Barnard students
who are only taking lessons at MSM. If you fall into any of these
categories you can elect to enroll in the plan if you'd like, via the
online process. |
Q: If have tried to complete the online process but keep getting an error message. What should I do?
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A: Please make note of the error message and send an email to
mdorsey@msmnyc.edu. In your email please include the exact wording of
the error message so that your problem can be quickly corrected. |
If you have further questions or concerns, please call us at 917-493-4525. Of summer office hours are 9am-5pm, Monday-Thursday.