Mental Health Coverage | UCSF Student Health & Counseling

Mental Health Coverage

Eligible students and scholars enrolled in the Student Insurance Plan must use SHCS for their primary care and have authorization from SHCS for any specialty care, including mental health care. Enrollees are eligible to receive short-term counseling at Student Health and Counseling Services each academic year at no charge. Please see Counseling and Psychological Services for more information about in-clinic counseling services.

After-hours Crisis Line

Student shaving a mental health crisis outside of clinic hours can call 415-476-1281 and choose option 7 to speak to a mental health counselor. For more information, please visit Mental Health Crisis.

Mental Health Plan

Visits at Student Health and Counseling:	10 visits per year / $0 co-pay
Non-parity Conditions Outpatient: Inpatient: Hospital fees: Doctor fees:	80% / $20 co-pay / 40 visits max. / no network requirement 90% network / 70% non-network / 25 days per policy year 90% network / 70% non-network 90% network / 70% non-network / $20 co-pay / maximum of $350
Parity Conditions Outpatient: Inpatient: Hospital fees: Doctor fees:	90% / $20 co-pay / unlimited / no network requirements 90% network / 70% non-network 90% network / 70% non-network 90% network / unlimited visits / $20 co-pay / no network requirements

Visits at Student Health and Counseling:

10 visits per year / $0 co-pay

Non-parity Conditions

Outpatient:

Inpatient:
Hospital fees:
Doctor fees:

80% / $20 co-pay / 40 visits max. / no network requirement

90% network / 70% non-network / 25 days per policy year
90% network / 70% non-network
90% network / 70% non-network / $20 co-pay / maximum of $350

Parity Conditions

Outpatient:

Inpatient:
Hospital fees:
Doctor fees:

90% / $20 co-pay / unlimited / no network requirements

90% network / 70% non-network
90% network / 70% non-network
90% network / unlimited visits / $20 co-pay / no network requirements

Note: The following are considered severe mental or nervous illnesses: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder; major depressive disorders, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, pervasive development disorder of autism, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

Policy Numbers & Network

Billing	Enrollee ID #	Group Policy #	Underwriter	Network
Personal Insurance Administrators (PIA) P.O. Box 6040 Agoura Hills, CA 91376 Tel: 1-800-468-4343	Download	302-078-0407	Nationwide Life Insurance Co.	N/A

To get reimbursed for visits with a mental health provider outside of SHCS, submit a copy of your receipt and a claim form to Personal Insurance Administrators.

Insurance Brochure

Please refer to pages 12 to 16 of the UCSF 2009-2010 Student Insurance Plan brochure for the complete schedule of benefits.

Mental Health Resources

For general information and resources related to Mental Health, visit Mental Health Resources.