Health Insurance

Your Health Insurance Member ID will be sent via email from Relation to your Peralta email address.

To Download your Health Insurance Card click here and then follow the steps in this PDF.

***If you have not received an email with your Member ID number and Health Insurance card, please contact Relation Insurance at (800) 537-1777***

• Students who receive health insurance from their US resident spouse or US resident parents.
• Students who receive government-sponsored health insurance.
• Students who receive health insurance from their place of employment in the US.
• Students who receive health insurance from Non-U.S. resident spouses/parents legally residing in the U.S.
• Students who are taking online classes from their home country

All waiver requests will be carefully reviewed, however, submitting a request for a waiver does not guarantee that your waiver will be approved.

Each semester, the Health Insurance Waiver must be completed by the Monday before the semester begins (see Academic Calendar). Petitions submitted after the deadline will be automatically denied. Refunds will only be provided to students with approved Health Insurance Fee Waivers. No refunds will be issued after the refund deadline. Also, all F-1 status students must apply for the health insurance fee waiver every semester even if approved in prior semesters.

To apply for the Health Insurance Waiver Form, you will need to access your ISP account.

After completing the waiver request, a Program Manager or ISSS will send you an email providing an acceptance letter, denial notice, or request for additional evidence.

• Each college has its own Health Insurance Overview Documents. Please review this to learn more about your health insurance coverage. Coverage between colleges is the same:

  • Berkeley City College Health Insurance Review Guide
  • College of Alameda Health Insurance Review Guide
  • Laney College Health Insurance Review Guide
  • Merritt College Health Insurance Review Guide

Students may search for Behavioral Health professionals through the Aetna Passport site by following these instructions:

1. Visit Passport to Healthcare® https://www.aetna.com/dsepublic/#/contentPage?page=providerSearchLanding&site_id=passport&language=en.
2. Enter your location and range, then click “Search.”
3. Select the Passport to Healthcare® Primary PPO, then click “Continue.”
4. Type the name, specialty, or type of provider you’re looking for into the search bar, or click the corresponding category.
5. Select a provider from the list, and call to make an appointment.
6. Always verify the provider is part of the Aetna Passport to Healthcare® Primary PPO Network before you receive treatment.

DialCare Physician Mental Health Flyer

This flyer includes instructions on how students can reach either a provider through this program which offers access to state-licensed, fully credentialed doctors and mental health professionals via phone and video chat in 30-minute consultations.

Post-Completion OPT:

While on Post-Completion OPT you will not be automatically enrolled in the Peralta Health Insurance Plan. You may choose to enroll and pay for the plan separately by visiting your home campus link below and selecting OPT Enrollment.

Berkeley City College | College of Alameda | Laney College | Merritt College

You must do this within 30 days of the end of my coverage date or you will be ineligible. You also will be responsible for any gaps in coverage.

Pre-Completion OPT:

While on Pre-Completion OPT, you WILL be automatically enrolled into the Peralta Health Insurance plan. You may apply for a Health Insurance Waiver if you believe you meet the conditions for a Health Insurance Waiver.

Students have the option to enroll their dependents in the Relation AETNA plan. 

To enroll your dependents, visit https://4studenthealth.com, select your campus and plan, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Plan Materials” once inside your Relation Insurance Student Portal. 

Once your dependent enrollment form is completed, please return this form with payment to:

Relation Insurance Services, P.O. Box 240042, Los Angeles, CA 90024

or by email (csseligibilityteam@relationinsurance.com)

Please note that dependents must be enrolled before the first day of instruction for normal session classes (see academic calendar).

Enrollment Tip

If you need to enroll in classes and you’re waiting for the health insurance fee waiver to be reviewed, please pay the fee first, so you can enroll. Then, if approved for the fee waiver, your health insurance fee will be refunded.

Additional Information

For more information about your health insurance plan, please visit your Health Insurance Portal through Relation Insurance. This site will answer all of your health insurance-related questions. If, after reading through these online materials and you still have questions please email International Services Manager Drew Gephart at (dgephart@peralta.edu).