Changes of Insurance
Changes to health insurance between semesters
You do not need to be concerned about insurance if you do not change your funding status from semester to semester. That is, if you move from a TA to a GRA or GRA to TA, your funding is still coming from Payroll so you do not need to be concerned about a break in your insurance. Similarly, if you are moving from funding tied to work (TA or GRA) to a fellowship, you do not need to be concerned about a break in your insurance.
However, if you are transitioning from a fellowship, where you are on student health insurance, to a work appointment there is a two-week period where there is no insurance. Student health insurance ends at the end of December and employee health insurance (UT Select) begins January 15th.
If you are an international student, you will see a charge for approximately $215 (the exact amount changes from year to year) on your tuition bill called “Supplemental Ins.” Your PI can pay this as a tuition payment and it should be taken care of without any discussion.
If you are a domestic student, you will need to purchase health insurance to cover the two-week gap. Student health insurance can be purchased here: https://utexas.myahpcare.com/. You will have to communicate with the insurance company about purchasing a single month (that is the smallest increment). To cover the payment, you will be issued an additional “scholarship” for the amount of the insurance. If your fellowship is routed through the graduate school, you were likely paid this additional fellowship amount in your final fellowship payment. The only way to know this is to do the math, or you can ask the graduate coordinator. It is your responsibility to know when your insurance begins and end.