Northern Illinois University

Student Health Insurance

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Global Emergency Services

  • If you require medical or counseling assistance
  • If you require legal assistance
  • If you experience local language problems

Call Scholastic Emergency Services

  • Inside the USA:  
    (877) 488-9833
  • Outside the USA (precede the phone number by the US access code):
    (609) 452-8570

Scholastic Emergency Services Operations Center is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with trained multilingual and medical personnel, including nurses and doctors, to advise and assist you quickly and professionally in a medical emergency.

NIU Students covered by the Student Health Insurance Plan are eligible for services when traveling more than 100 miles away from their permanent residence or campus location for up to a semester. Medical repatriation and return of mortal remains services are available at campus location.

NIU Students studying abroad are eligible for services both at and away from their new campus location for up to a semester.

Foreign national students studying at NIU are eligible for SES's services both on and away from campus or while traveling in a country that is not their country or origin.

Summary of Global Emergency Services Plan Benefits

  • Medical consultation
  • Evaluation & referral
  • Emergency medical evacuation
  • Critical care monitoring
  • Medically supervised repatriation
  • Prescription assistance
  • Emergency message transmission
  • Compassionate visit
  • Care of minor children
  • Return of mortal remains
  • Emergency trauma counseling
  • Lost luggage or document assistance
  • Interpreter & legal referrals
  • Pre-trip information