1 Eighth Senate Second
Regular Session
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3 In
the Senate
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5 Resolution #05-S006
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Authored By:
Senator Racich/ Senator Caines
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8 Whereas: Student health insurance has been
mandated for all fulltime
9 post
secondary students within the State of
10 Whereas: The students have one of two options
upon registration of classes:
11 1) Waive the coverage
offered by the institution with proof of
12 current insurance possessed by student or
13 2) Procure Lewis-Clark
State College’s student health insurance
14 plan.
15 Whereas: The student is responsible for payment
of such plan.
16 Whereas: The students pay for the plan and
receive the benefits of plan.
17 Whereas: The current student health insurance
plan is inadequate.
18 Whereas: The majority of complaints about the
plan refer to problems
19 associated
with the administration by “PIA”; a subcontractor to
20 Renaissance
Agencies, Inc.
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22 THEREFORE BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE ASLCSC SENATE:
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24 Section 1: That a replacement administrator for “PIA” be implemented.
29 Section 2: That the administration insist: (a)
that timely action be taken by the
25 insurance administrator
when contacted by the student; (b) that the
26 campus
clinic be allowed to complete insurance forms or make
28 contact on behalf of the student.
30 Section 3: That a prescription plan which
addresses more than $200 of
31 medication per semester be provided
and the prescription
32 classification be removed.
33 Section
4: That a small physical therapy
benefit be included if it can be
34 accomplished without increasing
premiums more than 5%.
35 Section
5: That a concerted effort be made
to increase the per injury and / or
36 per
illness maximum dollar benefit from $15,000 to $50,000
37 with options for
each student to increase the benefits plan if so
38 desired and pay
the additional premiums incurred by choice.
39 Section
6: This resolution will pass upon
a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the
40 ASLCSC
Senate and the signature of the ASLCSC President.