PROCEDURES FOR

MEDICAL CANCELLATION REQUEST

Request of cancellation of the Housing contract is a serious matter. This procedure

describes the steps that a student needs to take if he or she has an illness (whether

physical or mental) or injuries which occurred after the student signed the Housing

Agreement where such illness or injury prevents the student from living, on a full-time

basis, in a communal setting but has the ability to continue his or her course studies.

If the student needs to withdraw from Housing and his or her classes, the student

should contact the Registrar’s Office at http://registrar.fiu.edu/index.php?id=83. Note

If the student needs a reasonable accommodation for a disability which would allow the

student to stay in Housing, the student to follow the steps contained in the Reasonable

Accommodation Request which can be found at:www.housing.fiu.edu/Forms/index.html.

PROCESS. If a student feels that he or she meets the standard for requesting the

Housing agreement cancellation described above, he or she should take ALL of the

steps below. It is the student’s responsibility to provide supporting documentation. If

the student fails to complete any steps or provides incomplete information, the

cancellation request will be denied.

1.

1)

Complete both the 1) Housing Contract Cancellation Request and the 2) Medical

The Housing Contract Cancellation request form should be sent to the

Medical Withdrawal The University Medical Director Florida

International University, University Health Services (UHS) Modesto A.

Maidique Campus, USHC Room 280, 11200 SW 8

th

Street Miami,

Florida 33199. Contract form

The UHS office will keep the student’s information confidential and will not share it with

the Housing Office. The UHS office will evaluate the information provided, will assess

whether the student’s condition prevents him or her from living on a full-time basis in a

communal setting but has the ability to continue his or her course studies, and will make

a recommendation to Housing as to whether the cancellation request should be

granted, conditionally approved, or denied. In making the evaluation, the student

authorizes the UHS office to consult with his or her health care providers and the

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) and/or Disability Resource Center

(DRC) as appropriate. In making the evaluation, the UHS office refers the student to

the Disability Resource Center (DRC) DRC and/or CAPS as appropriate.

sufficient information to make the evaluation, this assessment may take up to ten (10)

business days. If more time is needed to make the evaluation, the UHS office will

Note that this process should not be used because the student is unhappy about his or

her roommate(s) or room assignment. It is important that the student provides complete

and accurate information. Any evidence of fraud or misrepresentation in this process

inform the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution for appropriate action.

POSSIBLE DECISIONS BY THE HOUSING OFFICE AFTER THE EVALUATION OF

THE MEDICAL CANCELLATION REQUEST.

The Housing Office will take one of the following actions upon receipt of the evaluation

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