With every tuition payment, students are also paying a fee that supports the Student Health and Counseling Center, which provides access to a number of health services right here on campus, and some beyond.
To be more precise, the fee is only charged to students taking five or more credits. It covers basic health insurance and dental care. It also grants you—the student—access to SHAC. Students should be aware that unlike in years past, SHAC no longer takes walk-ins now. To schedule an appointment for any services, you will need to call 503-725-2800.
So what exactly do you get with your student health fee?
Counseling
Social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists are available at no charge through SHAC. Individual counseling to prescription refills are just a couple of benefits offered at SHAC’s counseling center. It should be noted that prescription refills are not included in the basic insurance plan that comes with the basic student health fee. Students can purchase a supplemental plan for such services.
Physical health
Health Services at SHAC offer quite a lot to PSU students including:
Medical care
Urgent Care
Contraceptive counseling, including prescriptions
Immunizations
Lab and X-rays
Dental
Students can enjoy dental services right here on campus at PSU’s dental clinic. The health fee doesn’t cover insurance for these dental services, but fees at the clinic are far below what you will find elsewhere. For example, a basic teeth cleaning currently cost just $50. An office visit fee runs just $25 and covers a number of services such as routine and emergency exams to periodontal screening.
Health insurance
Students receive basic insurance through Aetna. This provides partial payments for hospitalization, surgeries, ambulance costs, pregnancy costs and more. Those enrolled with Aenta should receive an insurance card to keep with them—this comes in handy for billing purposes at emergency rooms, etc.
Further information
Call 503-725-2800 to schedule an appointment with SHAC.
SHAC
503-725-2800
1880 SW 6th Ave
Open Monday – Thursday 8:00am to 7:00pm
Friday 9:00pm to 5:00pm
Dental clinic
503-725-2611
Open Monday to Saturday 8:00am to 5:00pm
More information about SHAC can be found online at www.pdx.edu/shac/