Medical & Dental Expense Petitions
Medical and Dental Expense petitions are allowed in certain special circumstances. If you or your parents had unusual out-of-pocket medical or dental expenses paid in 2021, you may petition for a reevaluation of financial aid eligibility for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Common reasons for Medical and Dental Expense petitions
- Large, out-of-pocket expenses for necessary surgeries due to injury or illness
- Large, out-of-pocket expenses for physical therapy necessary due to injury or illness
- Large, out-of-pocket expenses due to extended hospital stays due to injury or illness
- Large, out-of-pocket pharmacy expenses
Circumstances less likely to qualify for a petition
- Medical/dental expenses paid by insurance or another agency
- Routine co-payments absent additional unusual expenses
- Medical/dental expenses that do not exceed the allowance already accounted for in the calculation to determine the Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
- Expenses for elective medical or dental procedures
- Expenses paid for through Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
Instructions
1. Write a letter of explanation describing the unusual out-of-pocket medical expenses paid in 2021.
2. Provide documentation of paid expenses. Paid expenses may include:
- Doctors
- Hospitals
- Prescriptions
- Health Insurance Premiums
- Dentists
- X-rays
- Orthodontics (if required by accident or injury)
- Other
Documentation may include copies of bills, canceled checks, prescription statements from the pharmacy, insurance premium statements or wage statements showing premium amounts withheld, etc.
Contact us
If you have any questions about petitions for medical and dental expenses, or to find out if you may be able to petition your particular circumstance, we invite you to contact Enrollment Services to make an appointment to discuss your situation. Counselors are happy to assist you.