Covered Accident and Sickness Medical Expenses
Only such expenses, incurred as the result of a Disablement, which
are
specifically enumerated in the following list of charges, and which
are not
excluded in the Exclusions section, shall be considered as
Covered Expenses:
• Charges made by a Hospital for semi-private room and board, floor
nursing while confined in a ward or semi-private room of a Hospital
and other Hospital services inclusive of charges for professional service
and with the exception of personal services of a non-medical nature;
provided, however, that expenses do not exceed the Hospital’s average
charge for semiprivate room and board accommodation.
• Charges made for Intensive Care or Coronary Care charges and nursing
services.
• Charges made for diagnosis, Treatment and Surgery by a Physician.
• Charges made for an operating room.
• Charges made for Outpatient Treatment, same as any other Treatment
covered on an Inpatient basis. This includes ambulatory Surgical
centers, Physicians’ Outpatient visits/examinations, clinic care, and
Surgical opinion consultations.
• Charges made for the cost and administration of anesthetics.
• Charges for medication, x-ray services, laboratory tests and services,
the use of radium and radioactive isotopes, oxygen, blood, transfusions,
and medical Treatment.
• Charges for physiotherapy, if recommended by a Physician for the
Treatment of a specific Disablement and administered by a licensed
physiotherapist.
• Dressings, drugs, and medicines that can only be obtained upon a
written prescription of a Physician.
• Local transportation to or from the nearest Hospital or to and from the
nearest Hospital with facilities for required Treatment. Such
transportation shall be by licensed ground ambulance only, within the
metropolitan area in which the Insured Person is located at that time the
service is used. If the Insured Person is in a rural area, then qualified
licensed ground ambulance transportation to the nearest metropolitan
area shall be considered a Covered Expense.
Exclusions
For benefits listed in Section II, Schedule of Benefits, Accidental Death and
Dismemberment, this Insurance does not cover:
1. Suicide or attempt thereof by the Insured Person while sane or self
destruction or any attempt thereof by the Insured Person while insane;
2. Disease of any kind;
3. Bacterial infections except pyogenic infection which shall occur
through an accidental cut or wound;
4. Injury sustained while the Insured Person is riding as a pilot, student
pilot, operator or crew member, in or on, boarding or alighting from,
any type of aircraft;
5. Being under the influence of alcohol or having taken drugs or narcotics
unless prescribed by a legally qualified Physician or surgeon;
6. Injury occasioned or occurring while the Insured Person is committing
or attempting to commit a felony or to which a contributing cause was
the Insured Person being engaged in an illegal occupation.
7. Hernia of any kind;
8. Injury sustained while the Insured Person is riding as a passenger in
any aircraft (a) not having a current and valid Airworthy Certificate and
(b) not piloted by a person who holds a valid and current certificate of
competency for piloting such aircraft;
9. Any consequence, whether directly or indirectly, proximately or
remotely occasioned by, contributed to by, or traceable to, or arising in
connection with:
a) war, invasion, act of foreign enemy hostilities, warlike operations
(whether war be declared or not), or civil war.
b) mutiny, riot, strike, military or popular uprising insurrection, rebellion,
revolution, military or usurped power.
c) any act of any person acting on behalf of or in connection with any
organization with activities directed towards the overthrow by force of
the Government de jure or de facto or to the influencing of it by
terrorism or violence.
d) martial law or state of siege or any events or causes which determine
the proclamation or maintenance of marital law or state of siege
(hereinafter for the purposes of this Exclusion called the
“Occurrences”).
e) Any consequence happening or arising during the existence of abnormal
conditions (whether physical or otherwise), whether directly or
indirectly, proximately or remotely occasioned by, or contributed to by,
traceable to, or arising in connection with, any of the said Occurrences
shall be deemed to be consequences for which the Company shall not
be liable under this Policy except to the extent that the Insured Person
shall prove that such consequence happened independently of the
existence of such abnormal conditions.
10. Service in the military, naval or air service of any country;
11. Flying in any aircraft being used for or in connection with acrobatic or stunt
flying, racing or endurance tests;
12. Flying in any rocket-propelled aircraft;
13. Flying in any aircraft being used for or in connection with crop dusting or
seeding or spraying, fire fighting, exploration, pipe or power line
inspection, any form of hunting or herding, aerial photography, banner
towing or any experimental purpose;
14. Flying in any aircraft which is engaged in any flight which requires a
special permit or waiver from the authority having jurisdiction over civil
aviation, even though granted;
15. Sickness of any kind;
16. While riding or driving in any kind of competition;
17. Pregnancy, childbirth, miscarriage or abortion;
For benefits listed in Section II, Schedule of Benefits, Accident Medical,
Sickness Medical, Emergency Medical Reunion, this Insurance does not cover:
• Charges for treatment which is not Medically Necessary;
• Pre-Existing conditions, defined in this policy. This exclusion does not
apply to Emergency Evacuation/Repatriation;
• Injury or Illness claim which is not presented to the Company for payment
within 6 months of receiving treatment;
• Charges for treatment which exceed Reasonable and Customary charges;
• Charges incurred for Surgery or treatments which are,
Experimental/Investigational, or for research purposes;
• Services, supplies or treatment, including any period of Hospital
confinement, which were not recommended, approved and certified as
Medically Necessary and reasonable by a Physician;
• Injury sustained while participating in professional athletics;
• Routine physicals, immunizations or other examinations where there are no
objective indications or impairment in normal health, and laboratory
diagnostic or x-ray examinations, except in the course of a Disablement
established by a prior call or attendance of a Physician unless otherwise
covered under this Policy;
• Treatment of the Temporomandibular joint;
• Vocational, speech, recreational or music therapy;
• Services or supplies performed or provided by a Relative of the Insured
Person, or anyone who lives with the Insured Person;
• Travel arrangements that were neither coordinated by nor approved by the
Assistance Company in advance;
• Cosmetic or plastic Surgery, except as the result of a covered Accident; for
the purposes of this Policy, treatment of a deviated nasal septum shall be
considered a cosmetic condition;
• Elective Surgery which can be postponed until the Insured Person returns to
his/her Home County, where the objective of the trip is to seek medical
advice, treatment or Surgery;
• Treatment and the provision of false teeth or dentures, normal ear tests and
the provision of hearing aids;
• Eye refractions or eye examinations for the purpose of prescribing
corrective lenses for eye glasses or for the fitting thereof, unless caused by
Accidental bodily Injury incurred while insured hereunder;
• Congenital abnormalities and conditions arising out of or resulting there
from;
• Treatment in connection with alcoholism and drug addiction, or use of any
drug or narcotic agent;
• Expenses as a result or in connection with the commission of a felony
offense;
• Injury sustained while taking part in mountaineering where ropes or guides
are normally used; hang gliding, parachuting, bungee jumping, racing by
horse, motor vehicle or motorcycle and parasailing;
• Treatment paid for or furnished under any other individual or group policy
or other service or medical pre-payment plan arranged through the
employer to the extent so furnished or paid, or under any mandatory
government program or facility set up for Treatment without cost to any
individual;
• Expenses incurred while the Insured Person is in their Home Country,
unless otherwise covered under this Policy;
• Treatment for human organ tissue transplants or bone marrow
transplants and their related Treatment;
• Dental care, except as the result of Injury to natural teeth caused by
Accident;
• Routine Dental Treatment;
• Drug, Treatment or procedure that either promotes or prevents conception,
or prevents childbirth, including but not limited to: artificial insemination,
Treatment for infertility or impotency, sterilization or reversal thereof, or
abortion;
• Charges provided at no cost to the Insured Person;