Plan Administrator: International Medical Group | AM Best Rating: A "Excellent" | Underwriter: Sirius International
ELIGIBILITY
If an Insured Person is not eligible, this Certificate is void ab initio and all Premium paid will be refunded. In order to be eligible and qualified for coverage under this insurance, a person must meet all of the following requirements:
(1) complete and sign an Application as the Insured Person (or be listed thereon by proxy as an applicant and proposed Insured Person), and/or as the Insured Person’s Spouse and/or Child
(2) pay the required Premium on or before the Effective Date of Coverage
(3) receive written acceptance of his/her Application, renewal or extension from the Company
(4) be an individual at least fourteen (14) days old
(5) on the Effective Date and on subsequent renewal dates, must have legally departed the Country of Residence and legally entered the Destination Country
(6) not be Pregnant, Hospitalized or Disabled on the Initial Effective Date
(7) not be HIV + on the Initial Effective Date
(8) not have established a permanent residency in the Destination Country
Once the Insured Person and/or Spouse reaches the ages of seventy(70) and eighty (80) and at the time of their renewal, the Period of Coverage limit will be reflective of their new age range as listed in the BENEFIT SUMMARY.
TERMINATION OF COVERAGE FOR INSURED PERSONS
Coverage and benefits for the Insured Person under this insurance will terminate effective at 12:01 AM EST on the earliest of the following dates:
(a) the date the Master Policy is terminated pursuant to the CONDITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS, TERMINATION OF MASTER POLICY provision
(b) the next day following the end of the coverage period for which Premium has been fully and timely paid
(c) the termination date as shown on the Declaration for this Certificate
(d) the date the Insured Person first fails to meet or no longer meets the eligibility requirements for this insurance as set forth in the Master Policy and outlined in this Certificate
(e) the date the Insured Person returns to his/her Country of Residence unless covered as an INCIDENTAL TRIP
(f) the date the Company, at its sole option, elects to cancel from this plan all Insured Persons of the same sex, age, class or geographic location as the Insured Person, provided the Company gives no less than thirty (30) days advance written notice by mail to the Insured Person's last known residence or mailing address of its intent to exercise such option
(g) the cancellation date specified by the Company pursuant to the CONDITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS, CANCELLATION BY INSURED PERSON provision
(h) the cancellation date specified by the Insured Person pursuant to the CONDITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS, RENEWAL; AMENDMENTS provision
(i) the next day following the maximum time period pursuant to the CONDITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS, RENEWAL; AMENDMENTS provision
(j) the date specified by the Company in any notice of cancellation, forfeiture or rescission issued pursuant to or as a result of the circumstances described in the MISREPRESENTATION, FRAUDULENT CLAIMS and RIGHT OF RECOVERY subparagraphs of the CONDITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS, or as otherwise permitted by the Terms of this insurance.
Coverage for the Insured Person shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated pursuant to this provision, except as otherwise provided in the Master Policy, the Declaration, or this Certificate.
DEFINITIONS
Certain words and phrases used in this Certificate are defined below. Other words and phrases may be defined elsewhere in this Certificate, including where they are first used.
Accident: An Unexpected occurrence directly caused by external, visible means and resulting in physical Injury to the Insured Person.
Acute Onset of Pre-existing Condition: A sudden and Unexpected outbreak or reoccurrence that is of short duration, is rapidly progressive, and requires urgent medical care. A Pre-existing Condition that is chronic or congenital, or that gradually becomes worse over time is not an Acute Onset of Pre-existing Condition. An Acute Onset of Pre-existing Condition does not include any condition for which, as of the Effective date, the Insured Person (i) knew or reasonably foresaw he/she would receive, (ii) knew he/she should receive, (iii) had scheduled, or (iv) were told that he/she must or should receive, any medical care, drugs or Treatment.
Adventure Sports: Activities undertaken for the purposes of recreation, an unusual experience or excitement. These activities are typically undertaken outdoors and involve a medium degree of risk.
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, as that term is defined by the United States Centers for Disease Control.
Amateur Athletics: An amateur or other non-professional sporting, recreational, or athletic activity that is organized, sponsored and/or sanctioned, and/or involves regular or scheduled practices, games and/or competitions. Amateur Athletics does not include athletic activities that are non-organized, non-contact, non-collision, and engaged in by the Insured Person solely for recreational, entertainment or fitness purposes.
Ancillary Services: All Hospital services for a patient other than room and board and professional services. Laboratory tests and Radiology are examples of Ancillary Services.
Application: The fully answered and signed individual or Family Application/enrollment form submitted by or on behalf of the Insured Person for acceptance into, renewal of coverage under this insurance plan, which Application shall be incorporated in and become part of the Master Policy and this Certificate and the insurance contract. Any insurance agent/broker or other person or entity assigned to, soliciting, or assisting with the Application is the agent and representative of the applicant/Insured Person and is not and shall not be deemed or considered as an agent or representative for or on behalf of the Company or the Plan Administrator.
ARC: AIDS-related complex, as that term is defined by the United States Centers for Disease Control.
Assured: The Global Medical Services Group Insurance Trust, c/o Mutual Wealth Management Group, Carmel, IN.
Certificate; Certificate of Insurance: This document as issued to the Insured Person, that describes and provides an outline and evidence of eligible coverages and benefits payable to or for the benefit of the Insured Person under the insurance contract, which includes the Master Policy, Application, Declaration and any Riders.
Charges: Any cost, fee or tax incurred for Eligible Medical Expenses incurred in the Treatment of an Injury or Illness.
Checked Luggage: The Insured Person’s Luggage placed in possession of the Common Carrier during travel in exchange for a receipt for the Luggage.
Child; Children: An Insured Person who is at least fourteen (14) days old but less than nineteen (19) years of age.
Class VI: A section of a river, stream or other waterway or watercourse where the current moves with enough speed or force to meet, but not to exceed, the qualifications of Class VI as determined by the International Scale of River Difficulty or as commonly published by a local authority or government agency.
Coinsurance: The payment by or obligations of the Insured Person for payment of ELIGIBLE MEDICAL EXPENSES at the percentage specified in the BENEFIT SUMMARY contained herein and not including any applicable Deductible.
Collision Sports: A sport in which the participants purposely hit or collide with each other or inanimate objects, including the ground, with great force and limited to the following: American football, boxing, ice hockey, lacrosse, full contact martial arts, rodeo, rugby and wrestling.
Common Carrier: A company or organization that holds itself out to the public as engaging in the business of transporting persons from place to place by air, rail, bus and/or water for compensation, offering its scheduled services to the public generally, and is licensed by a recognized and approved government authority to transport fare-paying passengers. The term Common Carrier does not include taxi, motorcar, motorcycle, or limousine services, or transportation by animal or human means (for example, by horse, camel, elephant or rickshaw).
Company: The Company, as referred to in the Master Policy and this Certificate, is Sirius International Insurance Corporation (publ), headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. This insurance and its risks are underwritten by the Company as the insurer and carrier, and the Company is solely obligated and liable for the coverage and benefits provided by this insurance.
Congenital Disorder: Any abnormality, deformity, disease, Illness, Injury or medical condition present at birth, whether diagnosed or not.
Convalescent: Treatment, services and supplies provided to aid in the recovery of a patient to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self-care in essential daily activities.
Copayment: The amount the Insured Person is responsible to pay for each Urgent Care or Walk-in Clinic visit.
Country of Residence: The Country of Residence is the country in which the Insured Person maintains his/her current primary residence or usual place of abode and any country to which the Insured Person pays income taxes based upon employment in that country. In the event there is more than one Country of Residence under the above-listed criteria, the Country of Residence is the country meeting the above-listed criteria and listed by the Insured Person as his or her Country of Residence on the Application.
Custodial Care: Those types of Treatment, care or services, wherever furnished and by whatever name called, that are designed primarily to assist an individual in activities of daily life.
Declaration: The Declaration of Insurance issued by the Plan Administrator for and on behalf of the Company to the Insured Person contemporaneously with this Certificate (and/or upon renewal hereof) evidencing the Insured Person’s insurance coverage under the Master Policy as evidenced by this Certificate.
Deductible: The dollar amount, as selected on the Application and specified in the Declaration, that the Insured Person must pay of ELIGIBLE MEDICAL EXPENSES per Period of Coverage prior to receiving benefits or coverage under this insurance, and not including any applicable Coinsurance.
Dental Provider; Dentist: A person duly licensed to practice dentistry in the state or country in which the dental service is rendered.
Dental Treatment: Treatment or supplies relating to the care, maintenance or repair of teeth, gums or bones supporting the teeth, including dentures and preparation for dentures.
Destination Country: All the geographical areas that the Insured Person is traveling to or within other than the primary place of residence declared on the application as the Country of Residence.
Disabled: A person who has a congenital or acquired mental or physical defect that interferes with normal functioning of the body system or the ability to be self-sufficient.
Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Exclusively the following items: a standard basic hospital bed and/or a standard basic wheelchair.
Educational or Rehabilitative Care: Care for restoration (by education or training) of a person’s ability to function in a normal or near normal manner following an Illness or Injury. This type of care includes, but is not limited to job training, counseling, vocational or occupational therapy, and speech therapy.
Effective Date; Effective Date of Coverage: The later of (a) the date of coverage for the Insured Person as indicated on the Declaration or (b) the date that the Insured Person departs his/her Country of Residence.
Emergency: A medical condition manifesting itself by acute signs or symptoms which could reasonably result in placing the Insured Person's life or limb in danger if medical attention is not provided within twenty-four (24) hours, based upon a reasonable medical certainty. Immediate medical intervention and attention is required as a result of a severe, life-threatening or potentially disabling condition.
Emergency Medical Evacuation: Emergency transportation from the Hospital or medical Facility where the Insured Person is located to a non-local Hospital or medical Facility following the recommendation by the attending Physician who certifies, to a reasonable medical certainty, that the Insured Person has experienced:
(a) a medical condition manifesting itself by acute signs or symptoms which could reasonably result in placing the Insured Person's life or limb in danger if medical attention is not provided within twenty-four (24) hours; and
(b) where Medically Necessary Treatment cannot be provided locally, either in the Facility of the attending Physician or another local Facility.
EST: United States Eastern Standard Time.
Experimental: Any Treatment that includes completely new, untested drugs, procedures, or services, or the use of which is for a purpose other than the use for which they have previously been approved; new drug procedure or service combinations; and/or alternative therapies which are not generally accepted standards of current medical practice.
Extended Care Facility: An institution, or a distinct part of an institution, which is licensed as a Hospital, Extended Care Facility or rehabilitation Facility by the state or country in which it operates; and is regularly engaged in providing twenty-four (24) hour skilled nursing care under the regular supervision of a Physician and the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse; and maintains a daily record on each patient; and provides each patient with a planned program of observation prescribed by a Physician; and provides each patient with active Treatment of an Illness or Injury. Extended Care Facility does not include a Facility primarily for rest, the aged, Substance Abuse, Custodial Care, nursing care, or for care of Mental or Nervous Disorders or the mentally incompetent.
Extreme Sports: Recreational activities involving a high degree of risk. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and/or highly specialized gear and often carry the potential risk of serious or permanent physical Injury and even death.
Facility: Licensed health care entity such as a Hospital, clinic, rehabilitation, and/or Extended Care Facility.
Family: An Insured Person, his/her Spouse, and any Child or Children who are covered as an Insured Person under this insurance plan.
Governing Body or Authority: A nationally-recognized controlling organization for a sport or activity, or an organization that provides guidelines and recommendations in safety practices for a sport or activity.
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, as that term is defined by the United States Centers of Disease Control.
HIV +: Laboratory evidence defined by the United States Centers for Disease Control as being positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection.
Home Health Care Agency: A public or private agency or one of its subdivisions, which operates pursuant to law; and is regularly engaged in providing Home Nursing Care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse; and maintains a daily record on each patient; and provides each patient with a planned program of observation and Treatment prescribed by a Physician.
Home Nursing Care: Services and/or Treatment provided by a Home Health Care Agency and supervised by a Registered Nurse that are directed toward the Convalescent care of a patient, provided always that such care is Medically Necessary and in lieu of Medically Necessary Inpatient care. Home Nursing Care does not include services or Treatment primarily for Custodial Care or rehabilitative purposes.
Hospice; Hospice Care: Care provided in an Inpatient Facility or at a patient’s home. Hospice Care must be certified by a Physician and life expectancy is six (6) months or less.
Hospital: An institution which operates as a Hospital pursuant to law; is licensed by the state or country in which it operates; operates primarily for the reception, care, and Treatment of sick or injured persons as Inpatient; provides twenty-four (24) hour nursing service by Registered Nurses on duty or call; has a staff of one (1) or more Physicians available at all times; provides organized Facilities and equipment for diagnosis and Treatment of acute medical or surgical conditions or Mental or Nervous Disorders on its premises; and is not primarily a long-term care Facility, Extended Care Facility, nursing, rest, Custodial Care, convalescent home, place for the aged, drug addicts or abusers, alcoholics or runaways, or similar establishment.
Hospitalization; Hospitalized: Confined and/or Treated in a Hospital as an Inpatient.
Illness: A sickness, disorder, illness, pathology, abnormality, malady, morbidity, affliction, disability, defect, handicap, deformity, birth defect, congenital defect, symptomatology, syndrome, malaise, infection, infirmity, ailment, disease of any kind, or any other medical, physical or health condition. Provided, however, that Illness does not include learning disabilities, or attitudinal disorders or disciplinary problems. All Illnesses that exist simultaneously or which arise subsequent to a prior Illness and which directly or indirectly relate to or result or arise from the same or related causes or as a consequence thereof or from one another are considered to be a single Illness. Further, if a subsequent Illness results or arises from causes or consequences that are the same as or related to the causes or consequences of a prior Illness, the subsequent Illness will be deemed to be a continuation of the prior Illness and not a separate Illness.
Imminent Bodily Harm: The existence of any condition or circumstance that cannot be avoided through reasonable precautionary measures and could be expected to cause death or serious physical harm to the Insured Person if the Insured Person were to remain in the affected area where the Natural Disaster event has occurred.
Implant: Any device, object, or medical item that is surgically imbedded, inserted, or installed for medical purposes within or on a patient’s body, including for orthotic or prosthetic reasons.
Initial Effective Date: The date the Insured Person originally obtains coverage under this insurance plan and maintains continuous unbroken coverage thereafter.
Injury: Bodily injury resulting or arising directly from an Accident. All Injuries resulting or arising from the same Accident shall be deemed to be a single Injury.
Inpatient: A person who has been admitted to and charged by a Hospital for bed occupancy for purposes of receiving Inpatient Hospital services. Generally, a patient is considered an Inpatient if billed by the Hospital for Charges as an Inpatient, and formally admitted as an Inpatient with the expectation that person will occupy a bed and (a) remain at least overnight or (b) is expected to need Hospital care for twenty-four (24) hours or more.
Insured Person: The person named as the Insured Person on the Declaration.
Intensive Care Unit: An area or unit of a Hospital that meets the required standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations for Special Care Units.
Interfacility Ambulance Transfer: Movement of the patient locally within the United States from one licensed health care Facility to another licensed health care Facility via air or land ambulance (examples: Hospital to Hospital, clinic to Hospital,
Hospital to Extended Care Facility). The Interfacility Ambulance Transfer must be Medically Necessary and Pre-certified in advance to be an Eligible Medical Expense.
Investigational: Treatment that includes drugs, procedures, or services that are still in the clinical stages of evaluation and not yet released for distribution by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Local Ambulance Transport; Local Ambulance Expense: Transportation and accompanying Treatment provided by designated, licensed, qualified, professional emergency personnel from the location of an Accident, Injury or acute Illness to a Hospital or other appropriate health care Facility.
Luggage: Bags, cases, and containers that hold clothing, personal items and toiletries while the Insured Person is traveling.
Master Policy: The applicable Master Policy issued by the Company to the Assured, and under which insurance coverage and benefits are provided by the Company to the Insured Person, subject to the Terms thereof, and as outlined and evidenced by this Certificate and subject to the Terms hereof. The Company, as insurance carrier and underwriter of the Master Policy, is solely liable and responsible for the coverage and benefits provided thereunder.
Maximum Limit: The cumulative total dollar amount of benefit payments and/or reimbursements available to an Insured Person under this insurance. When the Maximum Limit is reached, no further benefits, reimbursements or payments will be available under this insurance.
Medically Necessary; Medical Necessity: A Treatment, service, medicine or supply which is necessary and appropriate for the diagnosis or Treatment of an Illness or Injury based on generally accepted standards of current medical practice as determined by the Company. By way of example but not limitation, a service, Treatment, medicine or supply will not be considered Medically Necessary or a Medical Necessity if it is provided or obtained only as a convenience to the Insured Person or his/her provider; and/or if it is not necessary or appropriate for the Insured Person's Treatment, diagnosis or symptoms; and/or if it exceeds (in scope, duration or intensity) that level of care which is needed to provide safe, adequate, and appropriate diagnosis or Treatment.
Mental or Nervous Disorders: Any mental, nervous, or emotional Illness which generally denotes an Illness of the brain with predominant behavioral symptoms; an Illness of the mind or personality, evidenced by abnormal behavior; or an Illness or disorder of conduct evidenced by socially deviant behavior. Mental or Nervous Disorders include without limitation: psychosis; depression; schizophrenia; bipolar affective disorder; learning disabilities and attitudinal or disciplinary problems; any disease or condition, regardless of whether the cause is organic, that is classified as a Mental Disorder in the current edition of the International Classification of Diseases as published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and those psychiatric and other mental Illnesses listed in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. For purposes of this insurance, Mental or Nervous Disorders does not include Substance Abuse.
Mortal Remains: The bodily remains or ashes of an Insured Person.
Natural Disaster: Widespread disruption of human lives by disasters such as flood, drought, tidal wave, fire, hurricane, earthquake, windstorm, or other storm, landslide, or other natural catastrophe or event resulting in migration of the human population for its safety. The occurrence must be a disaster that is due entirely to the forces of nature and could not reasonably have been prevented.
Newborn: An infant from the moment of birth through the first thirty-one (31) days of life.
Outpatient: A person who receives Medically Necessary Treatment by a Physician or other healthcare provider and is not an Inpatient, regardless of the hour that the person arrived at the Hospital, whether a bed was used, or whether the person remained in the Hospital past midnight.
Period of Coverage: The period beginning on the Effective Date of Coverage of this Certificate and ending on the earliest of the following dates:(a) the termination date specified in the Declaration; or
(b) the termination date as determined in accordance with the CONDITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS, TERMINATION OF COVERAGE FOR INSURED PERSONS provision.
The Period of Coverage can be no less than five (5) days and no more than twelve (12) consecutive months.
Physician: A duly educated, trained and licensed practitioner of the medical arts. A Physician must be currently and appropriately licensed by the state or country in which the services are provided, and the services must be within the scope of that license, training, experience, competence, and health professions standards of practice.
Plan Administrator: The Plan Administrator for this insurance is International Medical Group®, Inc., 2960 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46208, Telephone Number +1.317.655.4500, or +1.800.628.4664, Fax Number +1.317.655.4505, Website: http://www.imglobal.com, Email: insurance@imglobal.com. As the Plan Administrator, International Medical Group, Inc., acts solely as the disclosed and authorized agent and representative for and on behalf of the Company, and does not have, and shall not be deemed, considered or alleged to have any, direct, indirect, joint, several, separate, individual, or independent liability, responsibility or obligation of any kind under the Master Policy, the Declaration, any Riders or this Certificate to the Insured Person or to any other person or entity, including without limitation to any Physician, Hospital, Extended Care Facility, Home Health Care Agency, or any other health care or medical service provider or supplier.
Pre-certification; Pre-certify: A general determination of Medical Necessity only, made by the Company in reliance and based upon the completeness and accuracy of the information provided by the Insured Person and/or the Insured Person’s healthcare or medical service providers, guardians, Relatives and/or proxies at the time thereof. Pre-certification is not an assurance, authorization, pre-authorization or verification of coverage, a verification of benefits, or a guarantee of payment.
Pre-existing Condition: Any Injury, Illness, sickness, disease, or other physical, medical, Mental or Nervous Disorder, condition or ailment that, with reasonable medical certainty, existed at the time of Application or at any time during the three (3) years prior to the Effective Date of this insurance, whether or not previously manifested, symptomatic or known, diagnosed, Treated, or disclosed to the Company prior to the Effective Date, and including any and all subsequent, chronic or recurring complications or consequences related thereto or resulting or arising therefrom.
Pregnancy; Pregnant: The process of growth and development within a woman’s reproductive organs of a new individual from the time of conception through the phases where the embryo grows and fetus develops to birth.
Premium: The Premium payments required to effectuate and maintain the Insured Person’s insurance coverage and benefits under this insurance, in the amounts and at the times (“Due Dates”) established by the Company in its sole discretion from time to time.
Professional Athletics: A sport activity, including practice, preparation, and actual sporting events, for any individual or organized team that is a member of a recognized professional sports organization; is directly supported or sponsored by a professional team or professional sports organization; is a member of a playing league that is directly supported or sponsored by a professional team or professional sports organization; or has any athlete receiving for his or her participation any kind of payment or compensation, directly or indirectly, from a professional team or professional sports organization.
Proof of Claim: Duly completed and signed claim form, authorization to release medical information, Physician, Hospital and other healthcare provider’s statement detailing the cost and services rendered and proof of payment for services rendered. Refer to the CONDITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS, CLAIMS NOTIFICATION, Proof of Claim provision for further details.
Radiology: Specialty services that use medical imaging to diagnose and Treat an Illness or Injury seen within the body. Imaging techniques used in Radiology include x-ray, radiography, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine, including positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Reasonable and Customary: A typical and reasonable amount of reimbursement for similar services in the geographic area in which the Charges are incurred for services related to the necessary notification of the identity theft, such as filing and/or notarizing legal documents, notifying credit reporting agencies, long distance telephone calls and/or postage for mailing documentation.
Registered Nurse: A graduate nurse who has been registered or licensed to practice by a State Board of Nurse Examiners or other state authority, and who is legally entitled to place the letters "R.N." after his or her name.
Relative: A parent, legal guardian, Spouse, son, daughter, or immediate Family member of the Insured Person.
Rider: Any exhibit, schedule, attachment, amendment, endorsement, Rider or other document attached to, issued in connection with, or otherwise expressly made a part of or applicable to, the Master Policy, this Certificate, the Declaration, or the Application, as the case may be.
Routine Physical Examination: Examination of the physical body by a Physician for preventative or informative purposes only, and not for the Treatment of any previously manifested, symptomatic, diagnosed or known Illness or Injury.
Self-inflicted: Action or inaction by the Insured Person that the Insured Person consciously understands will or may cause or contribute, directly or indirectly, to his or her personal Injury or Illness. Self-inflicted specifically includes failure of an Insured Person to follow his or her doctor’s orders, complete prescriptions as directed, or follow any health care protocol or procedures designed to return or maintain his or her health.
Spouse: An Insured Person’s legal Spouse or domestic partner. Such relationship must have met all requirements of a valid marriage contract, domestic partnership, or civil union in the state or Country of Residence where the parties’ ceremony was performed.
Substance Abuse: Alcohol, drug or chemical abuse, misuse, illegal use, overuse or dependency.
Surgery; Surgical Procedure: An invasive diagnostic or surgical procedure, or the Treatment of Illness or Injury by manual or instrumental operations performed by a Physician while the patient is under general or local anesthesia.
Treated; Treatment: Any and all services and procedures rendered in the management and/or care of a patient for the purpose of identifying, diagnosing, treating, curing, preventing, controlling and/or combating any Illness or Injury, including without limitation: verbal or written advice, consultation, examination, discussion, diagnostic testing or evaluation of any kind, pharmacotherapy or other medication, and/or Surgery.
Unexpected: Sudden, unintentional, not expected and unforeseen.
Uninhabitable: The Insured Person’s location within the Destination Country is deemed unfit for residence, as determined by the Company and local authorities within the Destination Country, due to lack of habitable shelter, food, heat and/or potable water available within one hundred (100) miles of the disaster site.
Urgent Care Clinic: A standalone Facility or a Facility located inside a Hospital that staffs Physicians, nurse practitioners (NP) or physician assistants (PA). Urgent Care Clinics provide medical services that are not life-threatening Injuries or Illnesses. Urgent Care Facilities have onsite x-ray equipment and provide Treatment for more severe urgent care services such as broken bones, burns and other non-emergent conditions that Walk-in Clinics are unable to treat.
Usual, Reasonable and Customary: A typical and reasonable amount of reimbursement for similar services, medicines, or supplies within the area in which the Charge is incurred. In determining the typical and reasonable amount of reimbursement, the Company may, in its reasonable discretion, consider one or more of the following factors, without limitation: the amount charged by the provider; the amount charged by similar providers or providers in the same or similar locality; the amount reimbursed by other payors for the same or comparable services, medicines or supplies in the same or similar locality; whether the services or supplies were unbundled or should have been included in the allowance of another service; the amount reimbursed by other payors for the same or comparable services, medicines or supplies in other parts of the country; the cost to the provider of providing the service, medicine or supply; the level of skill, extent of training, and experience required to perform the procedure or service; the length of time required to perform the procedure or service as compared to the length of time required to perform other similar services; the length of time required to perform the procedure or service as compared to national standards and/or benchmarks; the severity or nature of the Illness or Injury being Treated; and such other factors as the Company, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, determines are appropriate.
Walk-in Clinic: A medical Facility that provides medical services for a minor Injury or Illness. The clinics are often found in or near retail establishments or pharmacies. The staff providing medical services are nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Affected Area(s): Any and all countries states, provinces, territories, cities or other areas experiencing ongoing transmissions of an Epidemic, Pandemic or other disease outbreak, or Natural Disaster.
Against Medical Advice; Discharge Against Medical Advice: Against Medical Advice, or AMA, sometimes known as DAMA,Discharge Against Medical Advice is a term used with a patient who checks himself or herself out of a hospital against the advice of their Treating Physician.
Authorization for Release of Medical Information: A written authorization by the insured person for health providers to release medical records and information regarding their past and current Treatment.
Emergency Use Authorization(EUA): A temporary authorization issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) to allow the use of unapproved medical product, service, a surgery or Surgical Procedure, prescription medication, drug, biological product, Durable Medical Equipment (DME) or device; or device or by allowing an otherwise unapproved use or application of an approved medical product, service, surgery or surgical procedure, prescription medication, drug, biological product, Durable Medical Equipment(DME) or device.
Epidemic: The occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time.
Global Travel Warning: A published statement, warning or advisory, including any website document, issued by the world health organization (WHO), United States Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), United States Department of State, United States Bureau of Consular Affairs, or similar government or non-governmental agency of the Insured Person’s Country of Residence Destination Country, warning that any global travel (Travel anywhere) poses serious risks to health, safety and security or exposes the Insured Person to a greater likelihood of life-threatening risks, including all United States Department of State global advisories or global warnings Levels 3-reconsider travel and 4- do not travel and CDC global advisories or global warnings Level “3-avoid nonessential travel “ or any higher level . For the avoidance of doubt, a Global Travel Warning covers all Affected Areas, including the United States of America and all of its territories.
Public Health Emergency of International Concern: A formal declaration by the world health organization (WHO) of an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk through the international spread of disease, Epidemic, Pandemic and potentially requires a coordinated international response.
Superbill: An itemized list of all services provided to the Insured Person by a Physician or medical provider.
Teleconsultation: Treatment of an illness or injury involving the Insured Person and a physician at different locations, and who are connected by video audio and computers.
Travel Warning; Emergency Travel Advisory: A published statement, warning or advisory, including any website document, issued by the world health organization(WHO), united states centers of disease control and prevention (CDC),United states department of state, United states Bureau of consular Affairs, or similar government or non-government agency of the Insured Person’s country of Residence or Destination Country, warning that travel to Affected Areas poses, serious risks to health safety and security or exposes the Insured Person to a greater likelihood of life-threatening risks, including all United states Department of state travel advisories or warnings Levels “3-reconsider travel and “4-do not travel “ and CDC Travel Advisories or Warnings level”3- avoid nonessential travel” or any higher level. For the avoidance of doubt, a Travel Warning covers all specified Affected Areas,including United States of America as applicable.
Treating Physician: A physician providing Treatment to an insured Person.
Universe Billing Form: UB 04 and CMS 1500 forms which are standard and uniform forms in the healthcare industry to submit insurance claims to Medicare or other healthcare insurance companies for reimbursement.
Virtual Physician Visit: A live consultation conducted over the internet or phone between Physician and the Insured Person.
Worsening: Deterioration of an insured person’s medical condition, symptoms or diagnosis that may lead to further complications following discharge against Medical Advice or an increased likelihood or an need for readmission.