Student Health Fee: FAQs

UPDATED 9/21/2011

What is the Health Fee?

The health fee is charged to all students to fund district-wide health services.  Services are available to all Peralta students who pay the fee.

 How much is the Health Fee?

All students who register for a fall or a spring semester will pay $17 each semester.  All students who register for a summer session will pay $14 starting with registration for Summer 2011. Starting in Spring 2012, the Student Health fee will be $18.00 per semester, and $15.00 for summer session.

 Who is providing these new services?

This project is jointly sponsored by Asian Health Services, the County of Alameda Health Services Agency and the Peralta Community College District (Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Services).

Where is the health clinic?  During what hours does the clinic operate?

The Peralta Wellness Center is open in the Laney College Student Center, Room SC410 (on the fourth floor).  The outpatient medical clinic will be open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9-5.   On the fourth (and fifth) Wednesday of each month, the clinic hours are from 1-7 p.m.

What health services will be included?

Services offered will include pregnancy testing, family planning, birth control, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, HIV testing, pap smears, health education, mental health counseling, TB testing, flu shots, physical exams, doctor visits and referral services.

Mental health counseling will offer assessment, evaluation, referrals, one-on-one counseling, and crisis intervention.

How do I make an appointment?

Please call (510) 464-3134 to schedule an appointment.

I already have health insurance; do I still have to pay?

Yes, you are still required to pay if you have health insurance.  Campus health services are intended to supplement your present health insurance, and do not cover major medical care such as hospitalization or emergency room fees.

I am an international student and I am required to have health insurance to be in this country, do I still have to pay for the Health Fee?

Yes, all students are required to pay the health fee.  Paying the health fee will not meet your requirement of having insurance in the United States.

 I am a part-time student; do I still have to pay the Health Fee?

Yes, all Peralta students are required to pay the health fee.

Who is exempt from the Health Fee?

Students may be exempt from the health fee if:

• The student is dependent exclusively upon prayer for healing in accordance with the teachings for a bona fide religious sect, denomination, or organization.
• The student is attending a community college under an approved apprenticeship training program.

I think I am eligible to be exempt from the Health Fee, how can I petition for a waiver?

Please contact the Office of Student Services at your campus to receive a waiver petition.

 If I take courses at multiple Peralta campuses, do I have to pay at each campus?

No, you will only be required to pay the health fee once per semester or summer session.

 Can I access services when the campus is closed (winter break, for example)?

No.  Services are provided only when the campuses are open.  Please refer to the Peralta Academic Calendar for campus closures.

Who will have access to my medical records?

Only the Peralta Wellness Center doctors, nurses, and counselors will have access to your medical records. You may request a copy of your records to provide to your medical provider.