Health Insurance Requirement
All Schreiner students are REQUIRED to be covered under a health care plan.
Nursing students are REQUIRED to be insured under a health care plan and must provide proof to the nursing program administration.
- Please provide the Administrative Specialist of Student Services with a copy of the front and back of your health insurance card, emailed to health@schreiner.edu.
- Please call Student Services at 830-792-7491 for any assistance required
Bacterial Meningitus Policy:
Entering college students required to receive meningococcal vaccination and students not required to receive meningococcal vaccine are defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Rules, Chapter 21, Subchapter T, §21.612, §21.613, and §21.614.
All newly entering students age 22 years and younger need to have a meningitis vaccination within the past five years and at least 10 days prior to participating in any University activity including moving on to campus. This also applies to students who previously attended an institution of higher education and who are enrolling in the same or another institution following a break in enrollment of at least one fall or spring semester.
Schreiner University, in accordance with SB62, provides written notice of a student's right to claim exemption from the immunization requirement under certain circumstances and the importance of consulting with a physician about the need for immunization. Students may request exemption from the vaccination requirement under the following conditions:
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Students submitting an affidavit or a certificate signed by a physician who is duly registered and licensed and in good standing to practice medicine in the United States, stating that, in the physician's opinion, the vaccination required would be injurious to the health and well-being of the student.
Students who submit an affidavit/form signed by the student (or the parent/legal guardian/managing conservator, if applicable) stating the student declines the vaccination for bacterial meningitis for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief
A person claiming exclusion for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief, from a required immunization may only obtain the affidavit form by submitting a request (via online form, mail, fax or hand-delivery) to the department of Texas State Health Services. The request must include the following information:
Affidavit form requests will be processed and mailed within one week from the receipt of the request. You will be notified if additional information is needed to process the affidavit.
Email or telephone requests cannot be processed. Requests for affidavit forms must be submitted to the department through one of the following methods:
Request an Affidavit Online
Request an Affidavit By Mail
A written request for an affidavit may be sent through the United States Postal Service (or other commercial carrier) to:
Texas Department of State Health Services
Immunization Section, Mail Code 1946
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
Request an Affidavit By Fax
Fax written requests for affidavits to: 512-776-7544.
Request an Affidavit In Person
Requests for an affidavit may be made in person at:
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
NOTE: No requests will be filled at the time of hand-delivery.
All affidavit forms will be mailed to you via U.S. Postal Service
Information concerning Bacterial Meningitis can be found at Texas Health and Houman Services, Requirements | Texas DSHS, www.dshs.texas.gov/immunizations/school/requirements