Dear Greyhound Team Member,
I would like to begin by welcoming you back to the UIndy and wish you luck in your upcoming athletic season. All of us in the Athletic Training Office hope it will be a safe, fun and successful athletic year.
Enclosed is the UIndy’s AG Administrators student athlete insurance policy and information regarding financial responsibility. Please have your parents read this as well as yourself.
Please note, it is important you provide current, correct and detailed insurance information to facilitate your medical care. With the predominance of HMO’s and PPO’s, it is essential we know your policies and how they work. The University of Indianapolis and AG Administrators Insurance cannot be responsible for bills based on false or non-current insurance information. Use the last two pages of this document to update your insurance information, home/school address or any other new information. Even if your insurance and other information has not changed please complete this form. No student athlete will be allowed to practice or compete with out proof of personal health insurance coverage.
EVERY STUDENT ATHLETE MUST HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE.
A photo copy of the front and back of the insurance card attached to the Parent Insurance Information form enclosed will move the process along faster. Please return the fully completed insurance form by July 31.
If you have any questions, please call the Athletic Training Office at (317) 788-6112.
Go Greyhounds,
Ned B. Shannon MS LAT ATC
Head Athletic Trainer
University of Indianapolis
UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS STUDENT-ATHLETE MEDICAL INSURANCE
Accidents and injuries do occur, and we attempt to provide U of I athletes with the very best possible care. Medical bills are incurred when the athlete is treated, whether it is locally or during away competitions. The NCAA does not permit the University of Indianapolis or any college/ university to provide coverage or to pay bills incurred for expenses related to illnesses or conditions which are not sustained as the direct result of an accident or injury in an intercollegiate sports program. Each athlete is required by the UIndy Athletic Department to provide their own primary insurance. No athlete will be permitted to participate in UIndy athletics with out proof of personal medical insurance.
Please complete the enclosed Parent Insurance Information form in its’ entirety. Please note it is important you provide correct and detailed insurance information to facilitate your medical care. INCLUDE A COPY OF YOUR INSURANCE CARD. With the predominance of HMO’s and PPO’s, it is essential we know your policies and how they work. The UIndy cannot be responsible for bills based on false or non-current insurance information.
The student-athlete insurance program at the University of Indianapolis is purchases through AG Administrators Insurance of Fort Wayne, Indiana. It provides secondary coverage for athletic accidents or injuries while participating in the play of official practice and/or competition of intercollegiate sports during the 21 regularly scheduled sports seasons/activities. The AG Administrators insurance policy covers only those injuries sustained during participation in these athletic events/ activities. All official practices or competitions due to post-season tournaments are covered. Injuries sustained in voluntary conditioning or play, or during unofficial practices, are not covered by the AG Administrators athletic insurance policy. Injuries/conditions that are deemed preexisting, chronic, disease in nature or aggravated by athletic activity are not covered. It is, as stated above, secondary insurance. It is, therefore, mandatory that you complete and return the Parent Insurance Information Form. The insurance coverage provided by you is the PRIMARY insurance. Payment of bills past 12 weeks from the date of injury will be denied per limitations set by the AG Administrators insurance policy
PREEXISTING INJURIES OR CONDITIONS
The University of Indianapolis will not be responsible for preexisting injuries or conditions that occurred prior to participating in UIndy athletics. Disqualification due to a preexisting problem is at the discretion of the University of Indianapolis team physician(s). Failure to report and document preexisting problems releases University of Indianapolis from any liability in the event of another problem caused by the initial problem. The University of Indianapolis will not be financially responsible for medications for preexisting conditions, or for non-athletic injuries or conditions such as asthma, allergies, diabetes, etc. These conditions should be reported to the Student Health Service and will be dealt with as non-athletic injuries or conditions.
