• RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE
• Incident/Accident Reporting Requirements
• Worker's Compensation
• Fine Art(s)Property Insurance Coverage
• Field Trip/Event Expectations & Informed Consent Form
• Inland Marine Insurance?/Reporting a loss
• Automobile Physical Damage Insurance
• Liability Coverage Information
• Travel Insurance Assistance Information
• "BSU Department/Faculty Lead Student Program(s) Study or Study Tours Abroad."
• Reporting Newly Acquired Property and Rental/Lease Property
• Scheduling Department Foreign Travel
• Obtaining A Liability Or Property Insurance Certificate
  • Off Campus Facility Use Certificates
  • Outside Service Contractors
  • Practicum Students
• Defensive Driver's Class (DDC), 15-Passenger Van Driver Course Requirements and University Vehicle Use Requirements
• Property Transit Insurance

What Information and Resources Should Be Accessed Before Traveling Abroad?

• Go to the U.S. State Department's web sites at http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html; http://www.studentsabroad.state.gov/ and thoroughly review their posted travel warnings and information on any countries with travel warnings or restrictions (example Cuba).
  • Our RM&I office strongly recommends that you consider all the risks associated with travel to these noted countries before you obtain University administration approval to travel. Depending on the State Department warning level you may want to consider rescheduling your foreign travel to a later time until the travel warning or restriction is removed.
• We strongly suggest you contact our University International Programs office for their recommendations relative to safety, health and travel information relative to your planned foreign travel. Their web site address is http://www.boisestate.edu/international/studyabroadforms.html.
• You need to use:
  • The University's "Terms and Agreement Participation In a Boise State Off - Campus Study Program" form and other applicable Study Abroad course approval forms.
  • The University "Confidential Health History Questionnaire" form which includes emergency contact information.
  • These and other required forms can be found on the International Programs web site noted above.
  • Contact the Office of Risk Management and Insurance (RM&I) to be sure you have reported all planned University staff or faculty foreign travel before your scheduled departure. Report your foreign travel to RM&I with as much lead time as possible.
• As required by our State Insurance Administrator’s Office as well as the U.S. State Department any University employee travel to a restricted country must have an approved License authorization from the U.S. State Department before they travel and a copy of that license must be sent to the University’s RM&I office.

Here is a list of most of the common faculty responsibilities:

• Organize and execute a pre-departure meeting/orientation.
• Check in with home university/study abroad office upon arrival at program site.
• Participate in group excursions and events.
• Provide academic oversight of courses.
• Coordinate with faculty and administrators at the host university/ies.
• Provide students and university/study abroad office with contact information during program free periods; attempt to collect such information from students.
• Provide in-country orientation (including how to get around, change money, use a telephone, etc.).
• Provide housing oversight.
• Supervise of local staff.
• Be responsible for group safety and security.
• Respond in a timely manner to students in crisis (accident, illness, family problems at home, etc.); contact university about serious cases.
• Have an emergency/crisis management plan.
• Monitor group dynamics and activities as is feasible and intervene as needed.
• Promptly report to university and document any inappropriate student behavior.
• Budget and monitor program spending within approved budget for accounting purposes
• Submit program reports and evaluations on a regular basis.
• Administer and collect program evaluations shortly before departure from foreign country.

Review Of Applicable Insurance Coverages For University Travel Abroad

BSU has the following applicable insurance coverages:

• Foreign Liability Insurance
  • Protects the University for accidental injury or property damage to third parties caused by the activities of BSU employees working within the course and scope of their employment duties abroad.
• Contingent auto liability and hired auto physical damage insurance coverage.
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance coverage.
• Accident Insurance Policy – applies to BSU employees traveling on University business to foreign countries but does not include the United States, its territories, possessions or Puerto Rico.
  • The ACE American insurance policy (reference under the "How Do I get Travel Assistance Insurance" section on this web site) includes expert foreign travel assistance and coordination of medical evacuation and repatriation services.
• Worker's Compensation Insurance – covers University employees worldwide who are injured while working within the course of their BSU employment duties. This includes reasonable and necessary related medical evacuation and repatriation cost expenses.
  
  Should any employee have an injury, an accident or suffer a serious illness while working abroad they need to immediately notify their University department head and that department head then needs to notify our Risk Management Office ASAP. Depending on the type of incident our Risk Management office will then report to our State Insurance Administrator's Office who will handle the claim notification to ACE American Insurance Company.

Any questions about these University coverages should be directed to Breck Skinner, BSU Assistant Risk Manager at (208) 426-5955 or via email.

Risk Management is located at 1607 University Drive (Lincoln Parking Structure)., Mail Stop 1245,
Voice: (208) 426-5955 or 426-3636
Fax: (208) 426-4976

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