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EAA013 Medical Student Liability Insurance Policy

Policy Number: EAA013
Policy Title: Medical Student Liability Insurance Policy

A. Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to provide clear guidelines for the requirement that all medical students must obtain medical liability insurance and medical insurance.

B. Persons Affected

This policy will cover the students participating in the UTRGV SOM curriculum.

C. Implementation Date

This policy is effective with the UTRGV SOM inaugural class, the Class of 2020, and will remain in effect for future classes unless otherwise amended.

D. Policy

UTRGV SOM adheres to the University of Texas Board of Regents rules regarding liability coverage. This rule can be found at the following link:
https://www.utsystem.edu/board-of-regents/rules/50501-liability-insurance-students.

Students of the UTRGV SOM are covered by the UTRGV medical liability plan only when participating in approved activities of UTRGV SOM. Coverage for UTRGV SOM medical students shall be limited to claims arising from assigned teaching activities and supervision of medical students performed within the course and scope of the medical student’s assignments. The University of Texas system carries a professional medical liability benefit plan for medical or dental students of a medical or dental school of the system only when participating (with prior approval of such medical or dental school) in a patient-care program of a duly accredited medical or dental school under the direct supervision of a faculty member of the school conducting such program. Students are billed for this coverage when their fees are assessed. The full liability plan can be accessed at: https://www.utsystem.edu/documents/docs/general-counsel-documents/2020/university-of-texas-system-professional-medical-liability-benefit-plan.