7.04 Reproductive Health

Waiving the Student Health Insurance Plan

Students enrolled in a comparable health insurance plan may be eligible to waive the Student Health Insurance Plan. Waivers must be completed by the appropriate deadline or the charges will remain on the student’s term bill. Information regarding waiving the Student Health Insurance Plan and fees can be found on the HUSHP website, hushp.harvard.edu/waive. Before waiving, students should carefully evaluate whether their existing health plan will provide adequate, comprehensive coverage in the Boston area. Visit the HUSHP website to review a waiver checklist for guidance. Students who waive the Student Health Insurance Plan will be fully responsible for all medical claims and prescription drug costs.

• International students studying on campus at Harvard are not eligible to waive the Student Health Insurance Plan with foreign insurance, including those with a U.S.-based administrator. This is a requirement pursuant to the Massachusetts student health program regulations. Only a limited number of students who meet certain criteria are also able to waive the Student Health Fee. Visit hushp.harvard.edu for additional waiver information and the online waiver application.

7.04 Reproductive Health

Harvard Medical School is committed to providing as safe an environment as possible for all students. Students with specific concerns about reproductive health may wish to contact the Safety Officer in the hospital to which they are currently assigned.

Additionally, if a student will be working with or around radioactive materials, Harvard’s Radiation Protection Office (46 Blackstone St., Cambridge, 617-496-3797 or 24-hour emergency number, 617-495-5560, or radiation_protection@harvard.edu) can provide confidential consultation and can enroll the student in the declared pregnant program.

Masters students involved in clinical rotations who wish to pump breast milk should contact the lactation consultant at the hospital to which they are assigned. Following are hospital-based consultants:

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: 617-667-5765 or 617-667-4695 • Brigham & Women’s Hospital: 617-732-6017 or 1-866-724-4327 • Children’s Hospital Boston: 617-355-0005 • Massachusetts General Hospital: 617-726-6976 • Cambridge Hospital: 617-665-1374 (Labor and Delivery) The Harvard Longwood Campus has several private and comfortable Lactation Rooms in the Longwood area.

Logistics

The rooms are maintained by the Harvard Longwood Campus Offices of Human Resources

All rooms are equipped with Medela Symphony pumps. You would need to bring your own accessories when using Harvard’s Lactation Rooms.

When using a Lactation Room, you may lock the door from the inside for privacy. Note the time you will be finished on the white board on the door.

Log your time on the log sheets inside each Lactation Room.