$1,000,000 per person
Emergency Evacuation arranges to medically transport a patient to an appropriate medical facility. Medical Repatriation arranges for a patient to return home to receive care. Repatriation of Remains arranges for return of deceased remains back to the place of residence.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION
The Company will pay benefits for Covered Expenses incurred, up to the Maximum Benefit shown on the Confirmation of Coverage, if an Accidental Injury or Sickness commencing during the course of the Trip results in Your necessary Emergency Evacuation. An Emergency Evacuation must be ordered by a Physician who certifies that the severity of Your Accidental Injury or Sickness warrants Your Emergency Evacuation.
Emergency Evacuation means:
a) Your medical condition warrants immediate Transportation from the hospital where You are first taken when injured or sick to the nearest Hospital where appropriate medical treatment can be obtained;
b) after being treated at a local Hospital, Your medical condition warrants Transportation to the United States where You reside, to obtain further medical treatment or to recover; or
c) both a) and b), above.
Covered Expenses are reasonable and customary expenses for necessary Transportation, related medical services and medical supplies incurred in connection with Your Emergency Evacuation. All Transportation arrangements made for evacuating You must be by the most direct and economical route possible. Expenses for Transportation must be:
a) recommended by the attending Physician;
b) required by the standard regulations of the conveyance transporting You; and
c) authorized in advance by the Company or its authorized representative.
Transportation to Join You: If You are traveling alone and are in a Hospital alone for more than seven (7) consecutive days, or if the attending Physician certifies that due to Your Accidental Injury or Sickness, You will be required to stay in the Hospital for more than seven (7) consecutive days, upon request the Company will bring a person, chosen by You, for a single visit to and from Your bedside, provided that repatriation is not imminent.
Transportation services are provided if authorized in advance by the assistance provider, and are limited to necessary Economy Fares less the value of applied credit from unused travel tickets, if applicable.
Transportation means any Common Carrier, or other land, water or air conveyance, required for an Emergency Evacuation and includes are ambulances, land ambulances and private motor vehicles.
The Company will not cover any expenses provided by another party at no cost to You or already included within the cost of the Trip.
REPATRIATION OF REMAINS
The Company will pay the reasonable Covered Expenses incurred to return Your body to Your primary residence if You die during the Trip. This will not exceed the Maximum Benefit shown on the Confirmation of Coverage. This benefit is provided if authorized in advance by the assistance provider.
Covered Expenses include, but are not limited to, expenses for embalming cremation, casket for transport and transportation.