Waiving UC SHIP

The online Health Fee Waiver application is only available through TritonLink during scheduled waiver periods. 

1. Select "TritonLinkTools", then under FinancialTools, select "Health Fee Waiver".
2. The "Health Fee Waiver" link will take you to your SSO, where you will log in.
3. You will then be directed to the Health Fee Waiver questionnaire on the AHP website.
4. Complete the insurance information and submit your Health Fee Waiver request.

TIP: If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation from AHP that your waiver was submitted, please contact AHP at (855) AHP CARE or call the UCSD Student Health Insurance Office at (858) 534-2124.

All waivers must be received prior to the waiver deadline date. No exceptions.

The online Health Fee Waiver can only be submitted during an open waiver period (see above chart). Transfer students, students who acquire new insurance coverage, and students who missed the previous waiver period, may apply for a waiver during the next scheduled waiver period to opt out of UC SHIP for the remainder of the academic year.

Waiver is done once per academic year. If your waiver was denied and you would like to have your waiver reconsidered for subsequent quarters of the current academic year, please visit TritonLink under Financial Tools and submit your corrected information directly to the AHP website.  You will receive e-mail correspondence regarding the status of your waiver.

Waiving is an annual process and must be completed each new academic year to avoid being automatically enrolled into UC SHIP.  Even if your insurance has not changed since the previous year, you are still required to submit a new waiver application.

The Health Insurance Fee is charged to ALL students as a mandatory registration fee. If you applied for a waiver, you should see a charge for the Health Insurance Fee AND a credit for the waiver. If you do not see the credit, or if the credit was reversed, it is possible that any one of the following occurred: 

• Your waiver was submitted during the previous academic year and you did not submit a new one this academic year.
• You submitted a waiver and were selected for audit but did not respond to our request for insurance documentation. As a result, your waiver was denied and the waiver credit was reversed.
• You submitted a waiver but it was denied because it did not meet the waiver requirements. As a result, your waiver credit was reversed.
• Your waiver was approved, however a HOLD on your student account may have prevented the waiver from crediting the Health Insurance Fee. You must resolve the HOLD first and then contact the SHS Insurance office to have the waiver credit applied to your account.

If the coverage period (quarter) has not started, you may cancel your waiver by submitting the Waiver Cancellation (PDF) form to enroll in the UC SHIP effective the first day of the quarter.

If the coverage period has already started, you may only cancel your waiver IF your other health insurance coverage has terminated. To cancel your waiver if your other coverage terminated, submit the Exception to Closed Enrollment (PDF) form (and required documentation) to enroll in the UC SHIP as of the date your other coverage terminated. SHS Insurance Office must receive notification within 31 days of the loss of other coverage.

All students who pay full registration fees are entitled to use SHS, regardless of insurance. For students who waive UC SHIP, there will be a fee for all services received at SHS. Please refer to Cost of Services. SHS is not a participating (i.e. in-network, preferred, etc.) provider with any insurance plan, and does not accept or bill private insurance.

If you think there is a possibility that you may use SHS even though you waived UC SHIP, it is recommended that you enroll in the Reduced Access Fee for Tritons (RAFT) program during the waiver process. Students who enroll in RAFT have access to certain SHS services at no or low cost. Refer to RAFT for more information about the program.

All charges incurred at SHS will be billed to the student's campus billing account if not paid for at the time of service.