Plan Overview & Documents

IMPORTANT HEALTH COVERAGE TAX DOCUMENTS

In compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), all individuals covered under the Cornell Student Health Plan are required by law to furnish a taxpayer identification number to Cornell, either as a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Tax ID Number (ITIN). 

We use the taxpayer identification number when we submit completed 1095-b forms to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on behalf of all individuals who were enrolled in SHP or SHP Plus during that year. This reporting requirement verifies that plan members had insurance that provides minimum essential coverage.

Please make sure that the University Registrar has your SSN or ITIN on record: Log in to your Student Essentials account to check that your SSN/ITIN number is listed correctly.

If you have not yet provided the Registrar with your SSN/ITIN, please do so by December 31 using one of the following methods:

• In Person – Visit the Office of the University Registrar, located at 245 Day Hall, and bring a copy of your original social security card or taxpayer/ITIN letter and two forms of identification.
• By Secure File Transfer – Take a picture of your SSN/ITIN card and login to Cornell’s SFTP system. Click “prepare upload” and select Go to https://sft.cornell.edu/login/, select univreg@cornell.edu as your recipient and upload an image of your card. Be sure to include a description of what you are sending in the notes section.

If you do not have an SSN or ITIN, please refer to this website for assistance.

International students: We understand that international students and their families who are not receiving fellowship payments or wages will not be eligible to apply for a SSN/ITIN, and therefore will not be able to supply this tax identification number to the university.

If you would like an electronic copy of your 1095-b form, please send an email to shp-finance@cornell.edu. Please include your full name, 7-Digit Cornell ID, and enter “1095-B” in the subject line.