Insurance

General Accident Insurance — State-mandated accident insurance is assessed to all students 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, or the Administrative Offices on the Elbert County, Greene County, or Walton County campuses 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, Early Childhood Care and Education, Emergency Medical Technician, Medical Assisting, Nursing, Nursing Bridges, Paramedicine, Patient Care Assisting, Phlebotomy Technician, Practical Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiography, Surgical Technology, and Veterinary Technology programs must have malpractice insurance. It will automatically be assessed to students upon registration in applicable classes. The group policy runs from August to August, regardless of the date of payment by students. The insurance company does not prorate student payments.

Students may be requested to submit payment receipts to their program chairs to verify coverage.