{"id":103,"date":"2016-07-05T13:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T18:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/risk-management\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2024-02-01T13:05:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T19:05:40","slug":"camps-clinics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/risk-management\/camps-clinics\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM Camps & Clinics"},"content":{"rendered":"

I. Purpose<\/h3>\n

The purpose of this page is to explain the Camps and Clinics Blanket Accident Insurance Program and the procedures which campus coordinators should follow when using this program.<\/p>\n

II. Background<\/h3>\n

Camps and clinics insurance is purchased by UW System Risk Management to reduce the potential for liability claims arising out of injuries which occur at the various campus sponsored camps and clinics. This is not a substitute for liability insurance but rather provides \u201cgoodwill coverage\u201d for small medical bills incurred by camp participants. These medical expenses must be the result of a covered accident; this is not an illness policy.<\/strong> The policy gives us the ability to pay the medical expenses of camp participants covered under the policy without being negligent, thus reducing the number of claims and suits from participants and their parents. Coverage is primary to State liability insurance and the camper\u2019s personal insurance for covered medical expenses up to $10,000 per student, but is intended to target injuries incurred related to camp activities.<\/strong> It is not meant to cover a student with allergies or a student who is playing with a pocket knife. Coverage can be provided for camps and clinics based on the following criteria:<\/p>\n