All new full-time students are required to complete a health history form. The health history form is available online at http://af.gallaudet.edu/shs/shs.asp. Please print the health history form and send the form to the Student Health Service at Gallaudet University. Students will be unable to register for classes until proof of immunizations is submitted to Student Health Services. The District of Columbia law 3-20 requires that all full-time students under the age of 26 enrolled at a school within the District provide proof of the following immunizations:

• Two vaccinations against measles, mumps, and rubella, given after the age of one and at least 30 days apart.
• One tetanus/diphtheria booster given within the preceding ten years
• Tuberculosis (TB) test within the past 12 months. If the results are positive, a chest x-ray will be required

All full-time students over the age of 26 are required to have the following:

• Tuberculosis (TB) test within the past 12 months
• Tetanus inoculation within the past 10 years

Health insurance is required of all full-time students. If you are covered by your own private insurance or you are under your parent's plan and the insurance covers you in the District of Columbia metropolitan area, you do not need to purchase student health insurance available through Gallaudet University. However, if you decide not to purchase Gallaudet University's insurance, you must waive the insurance online by accessing your Bison account. Mail or fax a copy of your current health insurance card in order for your insurance to be waived.

The waiver must be renewed annually. If you do not complete the waiver online and submit a copy of your insurance card, front and back, you will automatically be billed a one-year non-refundable health insurance fee which will be charged to your student account. Information on the exact annual fee will be available online at http://af.gallaudet.edu/shs/shs.asp during the summer at time of policy renewal. The deadline to waive the insurance is the first day of class.

Students who have Medicaid insurance from the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia may waive the Gallaudet insurance. However, if you have Medicaid insurance from any other state other than the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia you must purchase the Gallaudet insurance or obtain other insurance that will cover your medical needs in the District of Columbia metropolitan area.

The University charges a mandatory health service fee of $50 per semester for all full-time students. The health service fee is not for insurance. The fee allows the student to be seen at the Student Health Services center for an unlimited number of office visits.