Additional Activity Insurance Procedure
1. Additional Activity Insurance must be purchased for any activities not covered under Plan 1.
Plan 1 Members Accident – The Basic Plan:
Every registered member of the Girl Scouts of the USA is automatically covered under the
basic Accident Insurance during normal supervised program activities lasting two
consecutive nights or less (three nights when one of the nights is a federal holiday, like
Memorial Day). Coverage begins when girls and adults are registered with the council. For
more details, please refer to the Activity Accident Insurance – Basic Coverage brochure
found online at www.gswpa.org.
Following are descriptions of the GSWPA additional activity insurance plans:
Plan 2 – Participant Accident – Provides Accident Insurance for non-members attending any
Girl Scouts events lasting two consecutive nights or less.
Recruitment events, family events and programs held in conjunction with other
organizations where Girl Scouts is the primary sponsor are examples of events requiring
additional insurance coverage for the non-member attendees.
Plan 3E – Extended Event – Provides Accident & Sickness Insurance for members and non-
members as participants during events lasting more than two overnights. After paying the
first $130, GSWPA will not duplicate family health insurance payments. Day Camps do not
require this plan as they do not have girls staying overnight but will need insurance for non-
members.
Plan 3P – Extended Event Primary – Provides Accident & Sickness Insurance for members
and non-members as participants during events lasting more than two overnights. This is an
alternative to Plan 3E if a first dollar or primary medical reimbursement coverage is desired.
Plan 3P-I – International Extended Event – Combines primary Accident & Sickness insurance
coverage with emergency travel assistance service as “safety-net” feature for international
trips lasting more than two overnights. A full roster with names and ages is required.
2. Additional insurance is requested by completing an Additional Insurance Request Form (one per
event) and including a check in the proper amount made payable to Girl Scouts Western
Pennsylvania (GSWPA). This form is located on the GSWPA Web site on the “Forms” page.
3. Volunteers will submit their Additional Insurance Request Form with payment to their GSWPA
staff contact. If applicable, the Trip and High-Risk Activity Application will accompany the
Additional Insurance Request Form.
4. GSWPA staff will forward all Additional Insurance Request Forms with payment to:
GSWPA, Additional Insurance Request, 30 Isabella Street, Suite 107, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (after
approving the Trip and High-Risk Activity Application, if applicable).
5. Regarding Tag-A-Longs: If there is a planned activity that is age appropriate for all attending,
then any registered members will be covered by the basic plan (as long as the event is no longer
than two consecutive overnights). Any non-registered attendees will need additional insurance
purchased– as long as there are planned and supervised events that are age appropriate.
If there is no planned, supervised activity that is age appropriate, then Tag-A-Long’s are not