Accessing UHS Services

UHS services are available to and prioritized for UO students. Select UHS Medical and Allied Health Services are available for other UO community members, and for non-UO affiliated individuals who may be visiting the UO campus. 

Availability of UHS Counseling Services is funded by the Student Administrative Health Fee (SAHF), and therefore availability of Counseling Services is generally limited to students who have paid the SAHF.

What the Student Administrative Health Fee (SAHF) Pays For

All registered students must pay the health fee, part of the UO tuition and fees package. The health fee ensures a healthy and safe campus. The fee supports the following:

  • Drop-in access to the Mental Health Access Team
  • Access to Counseling Services’ individual and group therapy sessions and outreach programming
  • Access to the UHS Wellness Center and well-being programming
  • Communicable disease response including immunization compliance
  • Access to safer sex supplies and resources at UHS and around campus
  • The ability for UHS to plan for and respond to campus health emergencies
  • Medical support for students who are victims of sexual assault
  • Triage nursing advice
  • Triage nurse advice
  • Two 24/7 phone lines for mental health support and medical advice
  • And much more

The SAHF is not health insurance. For more information, go to the Health Insurance page.

Student Access to UHS Medical and Allied Health Services

  • Any UO student can access services at UHS.
  • Students become eligible for Medical and Allied Health Services once their status with the University is A-decision (accepted and deposited, generally up to two terms prior to their date of matriculation).
  • Student eligibility continues through one term (or semester for Law students) after their last enrolled term/semester (for example, a student who graduates in spring is eligible through the summer term/semester).
  • Under extenuating circumstances, a students may be eligible for one additional term, extended access for medical and allied health services on a case-by-case basis with Medical Director approval. 

Faculty/Staff Access to UHS Medical and Allied Health Services

Select UHS services are available to actively employed faculty and staff (including temporary staff hired through UO directly, but not through temp agencies) as noted below:

  • Select occupational medicine services
  • Select vaccination services
  • Physical therapy services
  • Acupuncture services
  • Pharmacy services (including OTC purchases, prescription services, and clinical services)
  • Dental services

UHS Access for Non-UO Affiliated Individuals

  • Prescriptions and OTC purchases are available to non-UO affiliated individuals and must be paid for in full at the time of service.
  • Select medical services are available to non-UO affiliated individuals on an acute basis with the focus of stabilizing and transferring to the next level of care.

Student Access to UHS Counseling Services

  • Availability of UHS Counseling Services is funded by the Student Administrative Health Fee (SAHF), and therefore the availability of Counseling Services is generally limited to students who have paid the SAHF. Note: If the SAHF is refunded in a term, the student is no longer eligible for services that term. Follow-up visit(s) may apply.
  • Most Counseling Services are provided to eligible students on an as needed basis.
  • Counseling Services does not provide court-mandated assessment or treatment.
  • Student eligibility begins one week prior to the term in which they have paid the SAHF and continues through the last day of the term break immediately following their eligible term (example: fall eligibility begins one week prior to classes and continues through the last day of the winter break). 

Participants in UO Affiliated Programs Access to Emergency Counseling Services

Other individuals participating in UO affiliated programs may have access to one-time support from Counseling Services with the purpose of stabilizing and recommending appropriate care. Note: This is subject to staffing capacity within Counseling Services and ability to continue prioritizing of UO students. Fees will apply.