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The Sliding Fee Discount Program (SFDP) at Iowa State University's Thielen Student Health Center. The SFDP provides discounted medical services to actively enrolled students who have limited means to pay for their medical services. information on eligibility, application process, and services not covered by the program.
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POLICY Manual Number: 900 Name:^ Sliding Fee Discount Program Category: Administration Date Effective:^^6 -^1 -^2017 Departments Affected: All Date Last Revised:^^1 -^18 -^19 Owner: Director Reviewing Authority: Leadership Team
Date of Review: 1 - 18 - 19
Pages: 4 Status: Current
INTRODUCTION : This Sliding Fee Discount Program (SFDP) is designed to provide discounted medical services to actively enrolled students at Iowa State University (henceforth called “patients”) who have no means, or limited means, to pay for their medical services (Uninsured or Underinsured). The SFDP does not apply to those services or equipment that are purchased from external providers and vendors, including reference laboratory testing, medications from the TSHC pharmacy, and other such services, or to travel clinic services.
The sliding fee is intended to be the payor of last resort. All charges must be submitted to applicable insurance prior to application of the sliding fee scale. Patients who elect not to have certain types of charges sent through insurance are not eligible to have the sliding fee scale applied to those charges.
In some circumstances, a withdrawn student or recent graduate may continue to receive care from the Mental Health Department for purposes of continuity of care. In such cases the requirement to be actively enrolled may be waived and the Sliding Fee Scale applied for mental health visits.
NONCOVERED SERVICES UNDER TSHC’S SLIDING FEE DISCOUNT PROGRAM Certain services that are deemed elective and/or involve external providers and vendors are not eligible for a sliding fee discount. Lab tests performed by Reference Labs (tests that TSHC sends out for completion) Medications from the TSHC pharmacy (either prescription or OTC) Services provided by the Travel Clinic
Thielen Student Health Center (TSHC) offers a Sliding Fee Discount Program (SFDP) to patients who are unable to pay for their services. TSHC bases SFPD eligibility on a person’s ability to pay and will not discriminate on the basis of protected class status (e.g., age, gender, race, sexual orientation, creed, religion, disability, national origin, etc.) as identified in Iowa State University’s policy on Discrimination and Harassment.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services determines the Federal Poverty Guidelines which are used by TSHC used in creating and annually updating the sliding fee schedule (SFS) to determine eligibility for discounted medical services.
PROCEDURE: The following guidelines are followed in providing the Sliding Fee Discount Program.
POLICY Manual Number: 900 Name:^ Sliding Fee Discount Program Category: Administration Date Effective:^^6 -^1 -^2017 Departments Affected: All Date Last Revised:^^1 -^18 -^19 Owner: Director Reviewing Authority: Leadership Team
Date of Review: 1 - 18 - 19
Pages: 4 Status: Current
If at any time TSHC determines that insurance coverage was active during a time in which a sliding fee discount was applied and the insurance was not disclosed at the time of service, the awarded eligibility determination period will be reversed and the applicant will be financially responsible for all expenses incurred.
a. To be considered for the (SFDP), verification of income is mandatory.
POLICY Manual Number: 900 Name:^ Sliding Fee Discount Program Category: Administration Date Effective:^^6 -^1 -^2017 Departments Affected: All Date Last Revised:^^1 -^18 -^19 Owner: Director Reviewing Authority: Leadership Team
Date of Review: 1 - 18 - 19
Pages: 4 Status: Current
determination as to the sliding fee percentage. Self-declared patients will be responsible for 100% of their charges until management determines the appropriate category.
Household/Family Size 80% Discount (A)
Discount (B)
Discount (C)
Discount (D)
Discount (E)
No Discount
POLICY Manual Number: 900 Name:^ Sliding Fee Discount Program Category: Administration Date Effective:^^6 -^1 -^2017 Departments Affected: All Date Last Revised:^^1 -^18 -^19 Owner: Director Reviewing Authority: Leadership Team
Date of Review: 1 - 18 - 19
Pages: 4 Status: Current
student is no longer enrolled and inactive retention for seven fiscal years after the student's last appointment.