New Reinhardt Student-Athletes

We do require all student-athletes to maintain a major medical primary insurance policy, either through themselves or as a part of your family insurance. As an added benefit to your child, we do utilize a supplemental athletic accident insurance policy. What this means is that if any time your child is injured and needs to be seen by a physician or have anything further that we cannot provide on campus, we will submit all costs through your primary insurance first, and then submit all remaining costs to our supplemental policy. All claims are subject to review. Please see the attachment on our guidelines for insurances we accept. If at this time, the student-athlete does not have insurance, we will be sending out more information later in the summer.

All student-athletes are required to have physical examinations prior to their participation in intercollegiate athletics at Reinhardt University through our department. Please see the attachment on how you/your student-athlete receives the physical and what is involved.

We do require all student-athletes to maintain a major medical primary insurance policy, either through themselves or as a part of your family insurance. As an added benefit to your child, we do utilize a supplemental athletic accident insurance policy. What this means is that if any time your child is injured and needs to be seen by a physician or have anything further that we cannot provide on campus, we will submit all costs through your primary insurance first, and then submit all remaining costs to our supplemental policy. All claims are subject to review. Please see the attachment on our guidelines for insurances we accept. If at this time, the student-athlete does not have insurance, we will be sending out more information later in the summer.

All student-athletes are required to have physical examinations prior to their participation in intercollegiate athletics at Reinhardt University through our department. Please see the attachment on how you/your student-athlete receives the physical and what is involved.

Kellen Shervington, MA, ATC, LAT

Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine

April 2023

Dear Reinhardt Athletes, Parents and Guardians:

As we approach the 2023-24 academic year, we wanted to take this opportunity to update you on the Reinhardt University student-athlete insurance policy. In order to participate in intercollegiate athletics, it is mandatory that all student-athletes carry and show proof of primary major medical health insurance before they are allowed to start any team conditioning/ drills/ individuals/ practices/ games. The policy they pay for as a part of their tuition/fees is a SUPPLEMENTAL policy that will only take effect after the primary insurance. Please do not get this confused with a primary policy. Reinhardt University Athletics has the following guidelines on the type of primary major medical insurance that will be accepted:

· No student-athlete will be allowed to have Medishare/Christian Share as a primary policy, it is not considered insurance

· Primary policies must have general health benefits (i.e. no emergency services policy only) that allow them to receive medical care in the state of Georgia

· Primary policies preferably be PPO or POS

· Deductible choices recognized by Reinhardt will be $5000, $2500, $1000 and $500.

· IF primary insurance is an HMO athlete MUST change their primary care physician to a Canton, GA area MD

· No student-athlete will be allowed to have out of state Medicaid policy

· IF primary insurance is Medicaid the athlete MUST change their primary care physician to a Canton, GA area MD.

· We ask that you send us a copy of the front/back of the Insurance card

With all policies, if you chose to pay month-to-month or for only six months at a time, injuries are susceptible to be considered pre-existing, and Reinhardt supplemental insurance cannot consume that cost.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.

Thank you,

Kellen Shervington MA, ATC, LAT

Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Reinhardt University

kjs@reinhardt.edu

770.720.9231

Reinhardt University requires all student-athletes to receive approval/certification from the Reinhardt University Sports Medicine department before participating in any practice, strength and conditions sessions or compete in intercollegiate events. The pre-participation physical examination must be administered by a Reinhardt University Team Physician and/or his/her designee. This procedure must be completed on an ANNUAL basis. No member of the Reinhardt University Sports Medicine Department will knowingly permit an athlete to participate, nor will the University Sports Medicine Department provide insurance coverage to any student-athlete who has not completed the pre-participation physical examination procedure.

Any additional costs associated with any tests, consultations, and/or medical procedures needed to gain medical clearance for participation in intercollegiate athletics at Reinhardt University will be the responsibility of the student-athlete and/or his/her primary health insurance.

INCOMING FRESHMAN AND/OR TRANSFER STUDENT-ATHLETES:

Incoming transfer and freshman student-athletes must have the following materials completed and on file in the Reinhardt University Sports Medicine Department in order to be considered for medical clearance:

· Medical Examination Form

· Health History Questionnaire Form

· Student-Athlete Information Form

· Photocopy (front and back) of Health Insurance Card

· Medical Information & Authorization Waiver

· Authorization for the Use, Disclosure & Release of Protected Health Information Form

· Supplement Notification Form

· Substance Abuse Policy Authorization

· Policy and Procedures Acknowledgement Form

Every incoming transfer and freshman student-athlete must undergo a pre-participation physical examination done by a Reinhardt University Team Physician or his/her designee. Pre-participation physical examinations for first year athletes will include the following:

· Medical history review

· Height, weight, vision screen

· Pulse and blood pressure

· Sickle Cell Trait Testing

· Concussion management screening

· Medical Physical examination

· Orthopedic Screening examination

Selected individuals may also be required to complete additional tests, such as:

· Urinalysis

· EKG and/or Echocardiogram

· X-ray, MRI or bone scan

· Other diagnostic test as prescribed by Team Physician

If, for any reason the incoming freshman and/or transfer student-athlete is not medically cleared for intercollegiate athletics participation, he/she will be notified by a member of the Reinhardt University Sports Medicine Department at the end of the pre-participation physical examination. The Reinhardt University Sports Medicine reserves the right to refuse medical clearance for participation in athletics based on the medical opinion of the Reinhardt University Team Physician. Under no circumstance may a student-athlete seek medical clearance from a private physician.