Insurance

General Accident Insurance — The college requires all students to purchase state-mandated accident insurance at registration. This coverage protects students while they are engaged in college activities during the entire semester. In case of accidents, students are responsible for any expenses not paid by the accident insurance. Accident insurance provides partial (supplemental) coverage for medical expenses related to accidents (accidental injuries or accidental death or dismemberment) as specified below:

• All activities sponsored and supervised by Athens Technical College, including travel with a group in connection with such activities.
• Travel directly and without delay to or from the insured person's residence and the site of such activities.

Except when they need emergency care, students who are injured should go to the Business Office on the Athens Campus, the Student Affairs Office on the Elbert County Campus, the Director's Office at the Greene County Campus, or the Director's Office on the Walton County Campus to obtain claim forms prior to going to their doctors or a hospital. College staff members will verify student enrollment for that academic term. Students must submit the claim forms to their doctors or a hospital. If they need emergency care, students should go directly to a hospital. They should inform hospital personnel that they have coverage under a college accident insurance policy and have the hospital contact the Business Office at (706) 355-5116 for further instructions.

Malpractice Insurance — Students enrolled in the Cosmetology, Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Early Childhood Care and Education, Emergency Medical Technician, Medical Assisting, Nursing, Paramedic Technology, Patient Care Assisting, Phlebotomy Technician, Practical Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiography, Surgical Technology, and Veterinary Technology programs must have malpractice insurance, and they must purchase this insurance from the college's cashier. The group policy runs from August 13, 2014 through August 13, 2015 regardless of the date of payment by students. The insurance company does not prorate student payments.

Students may be required to submit payment receipts to their program chair to verify coverage.