Insurance options for scholars:

*Please note that most insurance plans will not backdate your policy. It is important that you keep your policy up to date. All J visa holders are required to have their insurance start the day of their arrival. Please plan ahead.*

• Missouri S&T Employee Benefits Plan: Available to visiting scholars who are offered benefits through their hosting department. Contact your hosting department for information about how to sign up. Missouri S&T provides different insurance options for employees, but please note that not all options meet the minimum policy requirements for J-1 exchange visitors. Please reach out to mststudentinsurance@mst.edu for more information. You will also be required to purchase an additional medical evacuation and repatriation plan. UHC Global offers this additional insurance.  
• United Healthcare Student/Scholar Insurance Plan: This plan covers all of the insurance requirements. You will be eligible to enroll for monthly terms. J-2 visas (spouses and children) cannot be covered by United Healthcare unless the J-1 is also covered by United Healthcare. Please reach out to mststudentinsurance@mst.edu for more information.
• All other plans must be approved prior to purchase to ensure they meet the J1 Federal requirements. Please send your plans to mststudentinsurance@mst.edu for review. 

For emergent healthcare services:

• Call 911, or
• Phelps Health Emergency Department, 1000 West 10^th Street, Rolla, MO 65401 | 573-458-7800

For acute/urgent healthcare services, the following locations offer walk-in services for acute illness and injuries:

• Phelps Health Walk In Clinic - Rolla, 603 S. Bishop Avenue | 573-426-4411
• Mercy Convenient Care – Rolla, 1605 Martin Springs Drive, Suite 210 | 573-458-6350
• Four Rivers Community Health Center – Rolla, 1081 E. 18^th Street | 573-426-4455

The above clinics also offer primary care and some specialty services by appointment. 

Please visit the CDC and the U.S. Department of State websites for the most up to date information for travelers for the area you will be visiting.

Faculty and staff traveling internationally are encouraged to see their primary care healthcare provider prior to travel. If specific travel vaccinations or medications are needed that they do not provide, the following locations offer travel vaccinations and medications:

MU Healthcare Travel Clinic

Passport Health

CDC yellow fever vaccinations sites in Missouri

State Health Departments - some offer travel vaccinations (not Phelps County HD):  St Charles County Health Department.