SUMMARY OF BENEFITS Master Policy #081923-1 Issued to: Catholic Charities
This is a Summary of the benefit provisions of the above Master Policy. For a complete copy of the Master Policy, contact the Plan Administrator.
Table of Contents
Eligibility……….…………Page 2 Coverage Effective Date……….Page 2 Termination of Coverage for Insured Persons………Page 2 Schedule of Benefits and Limits……….Page 3 Pre-Certification Requirements………..Page 3-4 United States Preferred Provider Organization Requirements……...Page 4-5 Eligible Medical Expenses……….Page 5-6 Exclusions………...Page 6-9 Definitions………...Page 9-13 How to File A Claim………...Page 13
ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible for insurance hereunder, the person must meet all of the following requirements:
1. Must be resettled by a Participating Voluntary Agency as herein defined; and 2. Must be a Refugee; and
3. Must be eligible for Wilson-Fish Medical Assistance; and
4. Must not be eligible for any other public health care coverage, except if older than 65 years of age but not yet 80 years of age, must be eligible for and must have made application for government sponsored medical insurance (including SSI and/or Medicaid); and
5. Must be at least 18 years of age and must not have reached the 80th birthday, except if older than 65 years of age but not yet 80 years of age, must have resided in the United States for less than 120 days; and
6. Must have legally entered the United States; and
7. Must have resided in the United States for less than eight months, except as follows: a. those Refugees granted Asylum, whose date of entry into the United States
will be considered the date Asylum is granted; and
b. those Refugees certified as Victims of Trafficking, whose date of entry into the United States will be considered the date of Certification by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
8. Must have been medically screened by the U.S. Department of State; and 9. Must not be a US citizen; and
10. Must have paid the required premium on or before the Due Dates. COVERAGE EFFECTIVE DATE
Coverage hereunder with respect to an eligible person shall become effective on the date the person meets the ELIGIBILITY requirements set forth herein.
TERMINATION OF COVERAGE FOR INSURED PERSONS
Coverage hereunder with respect to an Insured Person shall terminate effective the earliest of the following dates:
1. The end of the period for which Premium has been paid; or
2. The date the Insured Person no longer meets the Eligibility requirements set forth herein; or 3. The cancellation date specified pursuant to ARTICLE 2 or ARTICLE 4A of the Master
Policy; or
4. The expiration of the Master Policy.
Benefit Limit Deductible $50 per Insured Person, per Incident. The
Deductible will be waived to the extent Eligible Expenses are incurred within the PPO
Daily Room and Board and Nursing Services
The Hospital’s most common daily Semi-Private room rate
Intensive Care Room and Board and Nursing Services
Up to 3 times the Hospital’s most common daily Semi-Private room rate
Extended Care Facility Daily Maximum Benefit - $100
Policy Period Maximum Benefit - $5,000 Home Nursing Care Daily Maximum Benefit - $100
Policy Period Maximum Benefit - $5,000 Emergency Ambulance Transportation Policy Period Maximum Benefit - $2,500 Mental Health Disorders & Substance
Abuse
Usual, Reasonable and Customary
(when referred by Refugee Assistance Program and subject to Deductible if Out of Network) Chiropractic Treatment Policy Period Maximum - $5,000
Treatment must be prescribed by a Physician Short Term Rehabilitation Includes coverage for occupational, physical and
speech therapies;
Policy Period Maximum - $5,000
Treatment must be prescribed by a Physician Routine Eye Exam 1 exam per Insured Person per Policy Period Routine Physical Exam 1 exam per Insured Person per Policy Period Emergency Dental Treatment to Alleviate
Acute Onset of Pain $250 Maximum per Policy Period, not subject to Deductible All Other Eligible Medical Expenses Usual, Reasonable and Customary Charges Pre-certification Penalty 50% of Eligible Medical Expenses for Out of
Network
Hospice Care Inpatient: 30 Days Policy Period Maximum Outpatient: $5,000 Policy Period Maximum Global Emergency Assistance Informed Health Line (24-Hour Nurse Line)
Non-English Support Materials International Disease Management
Online Global Health and Travel Information Policy Period Maximum Benefit $75,000 per Insured Person under age 75
$50,000 per Insured person age 75 and above PRE-CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
A. The following expenses must always be Pre-Certified for Out of Network: 1. Inpatient care; and
2. Any Surgery or Surgical Procedure; and 3. Care in an Extended Care Facility; and 4. Home Nursing Care; and
5. Durable Medical Equipment; and 6. Artificial limbs; and
7. Computerized Tomography (CAT Scan); and 8. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
B. To comply with the Pre-certification requirements, the Insured Person must:
1. Contact the Plan Administrator at the telephone number contained on the Insured Person’s Identification Card as soon as possible before the expense is to be incurred; and
2. Comply with the instructions of the Plan Administrator and submit any information or documents they require; and
3. Notify all Physicians, Hospitals and other providers that this insurance contains Pre-certification requirements and ask them to fully cooperate with the Plan Administrator.
C. If the Insured Person complies with the Pre-certification requirements, and the expenses are Pre-certified, Underwriters will pay Eligible Medical Expenses subject to all terms, conditions, provisions and exclusions herein. If the Insured Person does not comply with the Pre-certification requirements or if the expenses are not Pre-certified:
1. Eligible Medical Expenses will be reduced by 50%; and 2. The Deductible will be subtracted from the remaining amount.
D. Emergency certification: In the event of an Emergency Hospital admission, Pre-certification must be made within 48 hours after the admission, or as soon as is reasonably possible.
E. certification Does Not Guarantee Benefits- The fact that expenses are Pre-certified does not guarantee either payment of benefits or the amount of benefits. Eligibility for and payment of benefits are subject to all the terms, conditions, provisions and exclusions herein.
F. Concurrent Review- for Inpatient stays of any kind; Underwriters will Pre-certify a limited number of days of confinement. Additional days of Inpatient confinement may later be Pre-certified if the Insured Person receives prior approval.
UNITED STATES PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION (PPO) REQUIREMENTS
Nothing contained in this insurance restricts or interferes with the Members’ right to select the Hospital, Physician or other medical service provider of the Members’ choice. Nothing
contained in this insurance restricts or interferes with the relationship between the Member and the Hospital, Physician or other provider with respect to treatment or care of any condition, nor the right of any Member to receive, at his or her own expense, services and/or supplies that are not covered under this insurance.
To comply with the United States Preferred Provider Organization requirements, the Member must receive medical treatment from PPO providers while in the United States. If the Member chooses to seek treatment from a PPO provider, Underwriters will remit payment for Eligible Expenses directly to the provider and will waive any part of the Deductible applicable to the expenses. If expenses are Incurred with a non-PPO provider (also referred to herein as Out of Network), and it is determined by Underwriters that a PPO provider qualified to perform the services received by the Insured Person is not located within a 25 mile radius of the location of the non-PPO provider who provided the services to the Insured Person, then Underwriters will waive any part of the Deductible applicable to such expenses.
Members may review a listing of Hospitals, Physicians and other medical service providers included in the PPO Network for the area where the Member will be receiving treatment by accessing the Internet website for HCC Medical Insurance Services at: www.hccmis.com.
ELIGIBLE MEDICAL EXPENSES
Subject to the Deductible and Limits set forth in the Schedule of Benefits and Limits, Underwriters will pay the following expenses incurred while this insurance is in effect: 1. Charges made by a Hospital for:
a. Daily room and board and nursing services not to exceed the amount specified in the Schedule of Benefits and Limits; and
b. Daily room and board and nursing services in Intensive Care Unit not to exceed the amount specified in the Schedule of Benefits and Limits; and
c. Use of operating, treatment or recovery room; and
d. Services and supplies which are routinely provided by the Hospital to persons for use while Inpatients; and
e. Emergency treatment of an Injury, even if Hospital confinement is not required; and
f. Emergency treatment of an Illness; however, charges for use of the emergency room itself will not be covered unless the Insured Person is directly admitted to the Hospital as Inpatient for further treatment of that Illness
2. For Surgery at an Outpatient surgical facility, including services and supplies; and 3. Charges made by a Physician for professional services, including Surgery. Charges for
an assistant surgeon are covered up to 20% of the Usual, Reasonable and Customary charge of the primary surgeon, but standby availability will not be deemed to be a professional service; and
4. For dressings, sutures, casts or other supplies which are Medically Necessary; and 5. For diagnostic testing using radiology, ultrasonographic or laboratory services
(psychometric, behavioral and educational testing are not included); and
6. For artificial limbs, eyes or larynx, breast prosthesis or basic functional artificial limbs, but not the replacement or repair thereof; and
7. For Reconstructive Surgery when the Surgery is directly related to Surgery or Accident which is covered hereunder. For the purpose of this coverage, Reconstructive Surgery means Surgery performed on abnormal body structures caused by trauma, infection, tumors or disease to correct adverse physical effects. Reconstructive Surgery will also
include breast Reconstructive Surgery following a covered mastectomy and skin grafts following a covered Accident; and
8. For radiation therapy or treatment and chemotherapy; and
9. For hemodialysis and the charges by the Hospital for processing and administration of blood or blood components but not the cost of the actual blood or blood components; and 10. For oxygen and other gasses and their administration; and
11. For anesthetics and their administration by a Physician; and
12. For drugs which require prescription by a Physician for treatment of Injury or Illness, but not for the replacement of lost, stolen, damaged, expired or otherwise compromised drugs, and for a maximum supply of 60 days per prescription; and
13. Expenses for the full cost of one (1) hearing aid per hearing-impaired ear, up to one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400), and all related services prescribed by a licensed audiologist dispensed by an audiologist or licensed hearing instrument specialist. The Insured Person may choose a higher priced hearing aid and may pay the difference in cost above the one thousand four hundred dollar ($1,400) limit as provided in this section without any financial or contractual penalty to the Insured Person or to the provider of the hearing aid. For the purposes of this benefit,
(a) "Hearing aid" means any wearable, nondisposable instrument or device designed to aid or compensate for impaired human hearing and any parts, attachments, or accessories, including earmolds, but excluding batteries and cords; and
(b) "Related services" means those services necessary to assess, select, and appropriately adjust or fit the hearing aid to ensure optimal performance. 14. For the following wellness benefits:
a. One Routine Physical Exam
b. One office visit for a routine gynecological exam
c. One screening mammogram for female Insured Persons age 40 and above 15. For care in a licensed Extended Care Facility upon direct transfer from an acute care
Hospital; and
16. Home Nursing Care in bed by a qualified licensed professional, provided by a Home Health Care Agency upon direct transfer from an acute care Hospital; and
17. Emergency Local Ambulance transport necessarily incurred in connection with Injury or Illness resulting in Hospitalization; and
18. Emergency Dental Treatment and Dental Surgery necessary to restore or replace sound natural teeth lost or damaged in an Accident, which was covered under this insurance; and
19. Emergency Dental Treatment, including extractions, to alleviate Acute Onset of Pain, provided treatment is obtained within 24 hours of the Acute Onset of Pain; and
20. For a Routine Eye Exam administered by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist; and 21. For testing strips related to the Medically Necessary treatment of diabetes.
WAR, TERRORISM, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, NUCLEAR EXCLUSION Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within this insurance or any endorsement or rider attached hereto, it is agreed that this insurance excludes loss, damage, cost or expense of
the following regardless of any other cause or event contributing concurrently or in any other sequence to the loss, damage, cost or expense:
1. war, invasion, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities or warlike operations (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection, civil commotion assuming the proportions of or amounting to an uprising, military or usurped power; and
2. the use of any biological, chemical, radioactive or nuclear agent, material, device or weapon; however, this exclusion shall not apply where the Member is exposed to nuclear radioactive and/or radioactive material for the purpose of medical treatment; and
3. any Act of Terrorism.
For the purpose of this insurance, an “Act of Terrorism” means an act, including but not limited to the use of force or violence and/or the threat thereof, of any person or group(s) of persons, whether acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with any organization(s) or government(s) committed for political, religious, ideological or similar purposes including the intention to influence any government and/or to put the public, or any section of the public, in fear. This insurance also excludes loss, damage, cost or expense of whatsoever nature directly or indirectly caused by, resulting from or in connection with any action taken in controlling, preventing, suppressing or in any way relating to (1), (2) or (3) above.
If Underwriters allege that by reason of this exclusion, any loss, damage, cost or expense is not covered by this insurance, the burden of proving the contrary shall be upon the Member.
In the event any portion of this exclusion is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder shall remain in full force and effect.
OTHER EXCLUSIONS
The following charges, treatments, care, services, supplies and/or conditions are excluded from coverage hereunder:
1. Charges which exceed Usual, Reasonable and Customary; and
2. Telephone consultations or failure to keep a scheduled appointment; and
3. While confined primarily to receive Custodial Care, Educational Care or nursing services; and
4. Weight modification or surgical treatment of obesity, including wiring of the teeth and all forms of intestinal bypass Surgery; and
5. Modifications of the physical body in order to improve the psychological, mental or emotional well-being of the Insured Person such as sex-change Surgery; and
6. Surgeries, treatments, services or supplies for cosmetic or aesthetic reasons, except for reconstructive Surgery when such Surgery is directly related to and follows a Surgery which was covered hereunder; and
7. Surgeries, treatments, services or supplies which are Investigational, Experimental or for Research purposes; and
8. Any treatment or procedure that either promotes or prevents conception including but not limited to: artificial insemination, treatment for infertility or impotency, sterilization or reversal of sterilization and abortion; charges incurred for any drug relating to these
services and procedures are also excluded, except birth control pills or similar contraceptive prescriptions are covered; and
9. Willful and/or therapeutic termination of pregnancy; and
10. Any drug, treatment or procedure that either promotes, enhances or corrects impotency or sexual dysfunction; and
11. Dental Treatment, except for Emergency Dental Treatment necessary to replace sound natural teeth lost or damaged in an Accident covered hereunder or for the Emergency relief of Acute Onset of Pain; and
12. Eyeglasses, contact lenses, and visual therapy; and 13. Expenses for hearing aid replacements and repairs; and
14. Eye surgery, such as radial keratotomy, when the primary purpose is to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism; and
15. Treatment of the temporomandibular joint; and
16. Biofeedback, acupuncture, and recreational, sleep or music therapy or rehabilitation; and 17. For care of newborn infants; and
18. For premarital examinations or educational programs; and 19. For marriage, family or child counseling; and
20. For animal to human organ or tissue transplant, artificial or mechanical devices designed to replace human organs or tissue temporarily or permanently; and
21. For procurement or transportation of organ or tissue, or procedures necessary to keep a donor alive for a transplant operation; and
22. Willfully self-inflicted Injury or Illness; and
23. For treatment of any sexually transmitted disease or Illness; and 24. Injury resulting from participation in the following activities:
a. Amateur Athletics, Contact Sports, and professional sports or athletic activities. Non-contact and non-organized/non-sanctioned amateur sports or athletic activities engaged in by the Insured Person solely for leisure, recreational,
entertainment or fitness purposes are not excluded unless they are excluded by (b) through (j) of this provision; and
b. mountaineering where ropes or guides are normally used; and
c. aviation) except when traveling solely as a passenger in a commercial aircraft); and
d. hang gliding, sky diving, parachuting or bungee jumping; and
e. snow skiing or snowboarding, except for recreational downhill and/or cross country snow skiing or snowboarding (no cover provided whilst skiing away from prepared and marked in-bound territories and/or against the advice of the local ski school or local authoritative body); and
f. racing by any animal or motorized vehicle; and g. spelunking; and
h. subaqua pursuits involving underwater breathing apparatus; and i. jet skiing; and
j. any other sport or athletic activity which is undertaken for thrill seeking and exposes the Insured Person to abnormal or extraordinary risk of Injury.
25. Any services performed or supplies provided by a Relative of the Member or any family member of the Member or any person who ordinarily resides with the Member; and
26. Any services performed or supplies provided by the Assured or any provider owned, operated or sponsored by the Assured unless agreed by Underwriters; and
27. Charges resulting from or occurring during the commission of a violation of law by the Insured Person, including without limitation, the engaging in an illegal occupation or act, but excluding minor traffic violations; and
28. Charges which are not incurred by an Insured Person while covered hereunder; and 29. Charges for any benefit hereunder which are not presented to Underwriters for payment
within the Policy Period or the 180 days beginning on the last day of the Policy Period; and 30. Treatment, services or supplies which are not administered or ordered by a Physician; and 31. Treatment, services or supplies which are not Medically Necessary; and
32. Treatment, services or supplies provided at no cost to the Insured Person or for which the Insured Person is not legally obligated to pay; and
33. Services or supplies which are not included as Eligible Expenses as described herein; and 34. Care and treatment for hair loss including wigs, hair transplants or any drug that
promises hair growth, whether or not prescribed y a Physician; and 35. Treatment of sleep disorders; and
36. Exercise programs, whether or not prescribed or recommended by a Physician; and 37. Treatment required as a result of complications or consequences of a treatment or
condition not covered hereunder; and
38. Charges for travel or accommodations, except as provided for in the Local Ambulance; and 39. Treatment incurred as a result of exposure to non-medical nuclear radiation and/or
radioactive material(s); and
40. For Pregnancy, including prenatal care and childbirth; and
41. For the treatment of AIDS, HIV+, Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome, AIDS Related Complex or any manifestation of AIDS or an AIDS related disease or complex; and 42. Any and all charges which are recoverable from or attributable to any other medical or
hospitalization benefit plan or insurance; and
43. Any and all charges arising from Injuries or Illnesses arising out of or in the course of any occupation or employment for wage or profit or for which the Insured Person is entitled to benefits under any Workers Compensation or Occupational Disease law; and 44. With respect to expenses for Mental Health Disorders & Substance Abuse, all medical
services rendered unless referred by Refugee Assistance Program personnel. DEFINITIONS
Accident: A sudden, unintentional and unexpected occurrence caused by external, visible means and resulting in physical Injury to the Insured Person.
Acute Onset of Pain (Emergency Dental): A sudden and unexpected occurrence of pain which occurs spontaneously and without advance warning, either in the form of Physician or Dentist recommendation or symptoms, including pain, which would have caused a prudent person to seek medical or dental attention prior to the onset of pain. Treatment must be obtained within 24 hours of the sudden and unexpected occurrence of pain.
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, as that term is defined by the United States Centers of Disease Control.
Amateur Athletics: A sport or other athletic activity that is organized and/or sanctioned,
not include athletic activities that are non-contact and engaged in by an Insured Person solely for recreational, entertainment or fitness purposes.
Application: The fully answered and signed Application which is attached to this Master Policy and the fully answered and signed Application which is attached to the Summary of Benefits provided to the Insured Person.
Assured: Catholic Charities of Louisville for and on behalf of Participating Voluntary Agencies. Chiropractic Treatment: Therapy prescribed by a Physician and performed by a licensed chiropractor, and Medically Necessary for the recovery of a covered Injury or Illness.
Contact Sports: A sport or other athletic activity that necessarily involves physical contact with opposing players as part of normal play. Contact Sports include but are not limited to American football, boxing, ice hockey, rugby, soccer, and wrestling.
Custodial Care: That type of care or service, wherever furnished and by whatever name called, that is designed primarily to assist an Insured Person in performing the activities of daily living. Custodial Care also includes non-acute care for the comatose, semi-comatose, paralyzed or mentally incompetent patients.
Declaration: The Declaration is attached to and forms a part of this Master Policy.
Deductible: The dollar amount of Eligible Expenses, specified in the Schedule of benefits and Limits, which the Insured Person must pay per Certificate Period.
Dental Treatment: The care o teeth, gums or bones supporting the teeth, including dentures and preparation for dentures.
Educational or Rehabilitative Care: Care for restoration (by education or training) of one’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, vocational or occupational therapy and speech therapy.
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 24 hours.
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 in which it operates; and is regularly engaged in providing 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 active treatment of an Illness or Injury. Extended Care Facility does not include a facility primarily for rest, the aged Substance Abuse treatment, Custodial Care, nursing care or for care of Mental or Nervous disorders or the mentally incompetent.
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 toi 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 by a Physician.
Home Nursing Care: Services provided by a Home Health Care Agency and supervised by a Registered Nurse, which are directed toward the personal care of a patient, provided always that such care is provided in lieu of Medically Necessary Inpatient care in a Hospital.
Hospice Care: A hospice is a program designed to provide care for an insured Person who is terminally ill. Eligible services include but are not limited to professional services at a facility or home.
State or Country in which it operates; and operates primarily for the reception, care and treatment of sick or injured persons as Inpatients; and provides 24-hour nursing service by Registered Nurses on duty or call; and has a staff or one or more Physicians available at all times; and provides organized facilities and equipment for diagnosis and treatment of acute medical
conditions on its premises; and is not primarily a long-term care facility, Extended Care Facility, nursing, rest, Custodial Care or convalescent home, a place for the aged, drug addicts, alcoholics or runaways; or similar establishment.
Illness: A sickness or disease. Illness does not include learning disabilities, attitudinal disorders or disciplinary problems.
Incident: All Illnesses that exist simultaneously and which are due to the same or related causes are considered to be an Incident. Further, if an Illness is due to causes which are the same as or related to the causes of a prior Illness, the Illness will be deemed to be a continuation of the prior Illness and not a separate Incident. All Injuries due to the same Accident shall be deemed to be one Incident.
Incurred: A charge is incurred on the date the service is provided or supply is purchased. Injury: Bodily Injury resulting from an Accident.
Inpatient: A person who is an overnight resident patient of a Hospital, using and being charged for room and board.
Insured Person: A person who meets the eligibility requirements and is covered under this insurance. Intensive Care Unit: A Cardiac Care Unit or other unit or area of a Hospital that meets the
required standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals for Special Care Units. Investigational, Experimental or for Research Purposes: Terms used to describe procedures, services or supplies that are by nature or composition, or are used or applied, in a way which deviates from generally accepted standards of current medical practice.
Medically Necessary: A service or supply which is necessary and appropriate for the diagnosis or treatment of an Illness or Injury based on generally accepted current medical practice as determined by Underwriters. A service or supply will not be considered Medically Necessary if it is provided only as a convenience to the Insured Person or provider, and/or is not appropriate for the Insured Person’s diagnosis or symptoms, and/or exceeds in scope, duration or intensity that level of care which is needed to provide safe, adequate and appropriate diagnosis or treatment of an Illness or Injury.
Medically Necessary: A service or supply which is necessary and appropriate for the diagnosis or treatment of an Illness or Injury based on generally accepted current medical practice as determined by Underwriters. A service or supply will not be considered Medically Necessary if is provided only as a convenience to the Insured Person or provider, and/or is not appropriate for the insured Person’s diagnosis or symptoms, and/or exceeds in scope, duration or intensity that level of care which is needed to provide safe, adequate and appropriate diagnosis or treatment of an Illness or Injury.
Mental Health Disorder: A mental or emotional disease or disorder which generally denotes a disease of the brain with predominant behavioral symptoms; or a disease of the mind or
personality, evidenced by abnormal behavior; or a disorder of conduct evidenced by socially deviant behavior. Mental Health Disorders include; psychosis, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, and those psychiatric illnesses listed in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. Outpatient: An Insured Person who receives Medically Necessary treatment by a Physician for Injury or Illness that does not require overnight stay in a Hospital.
Out of Network: A provider that is not participating in the PPO network
Participating Voluntary Agency: A Voluntary Agency whose national body has signed a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of State, for the purpose of resettling Refugees who are eligible for medical assistance under a Fish-Wilson Demonstration as
approved by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of Health and Human Services. Physician: A doctor of Medicine (MD), doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM), doctor of Podiatry (DPM), doctor of Osteopathy (DO), doctor of Chiropractic (DC), a licensed Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist, and a doctor of Psychiatry (Psy.D) and a doctor of Psychology (Ph.D). Physician also includes a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) under the direction of a Medical Doctor for Outpatient services. In connection with covered treatment for Mental Health Disorders & Substance Abuse, Physician also includes a Licensed Professional Counselor. A Physician must be currently licensed by the jurisdiction in which the services are provided, and the services must be within the scope of that license.
Plan Administrator: HCC Medical Insurance Services, 251 N. Illinois, Suite 600, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone (317) 262-2132, Fax (317) 262-2140.
Policy Period: Twelve months beginning on the effective date indicated on the Declaration attached to this Master Policy. With respect to Insured Persons, the period between the effective date and termination date per Articles 5 and 7 herein.
Refugee: All persons who are eligible to participate in refugee program services, including the Wilson-Fish program. These persons include: refugees, asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, certain Amerasians from Vietnam, special immigrants from Afghanistan and Iraq, and victims of a severe form of trafficking who receive certification or eligibility letters from ORR.
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.
Routine Eye Exam: Tests administered by an optometrist or ophthalmologist that include taking the patient's medical history, and performing an eye muscle test, visual acuity test, color vision test, visual field test, and eye dilation test.
Routine Physical Exam: Examination of the physical body by a Physician for preventative or informative purposes only, and not for the diagnosis or treatment of any condition. The
examination may include but is not limited to Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), Digital Rectal Exam, and standard blood screening. For individuals age 65 and above, immunizations are included.
Short Term Rehabilitation: Therapy prescribed by a Physician and performed by a licensed physical therapist or occupational therapist, and medically necessary for the recovery of a covered Injury or Illness.
Substance Abuse: Alcohol, drug or chemical abuse, overuse or dependency.
Surgery or Surgical Procedure: An invasive diagnostic 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.
U.S.: The United States of America including all states, districts, territories, and possessions. Usual, Reasonable, and Customary: The most common charge for similar services, medicines or supplies within the area in which the charge is incurred, so long as those charges are
Reasonable. What is defined as Usual, Reasonable, and Customary Charges will be determined by Underwriters. In determining whether a charge is Usual, Reasonable and Customary,
training, and experience required to perform the procedure or service; the length of time required to perform the procedure or services as compared to the length of time required to perform other similar services; the severity or nature of the Illness or Injury being treated; the amount charged for the same or comparable services, medicines or supplies in the locality; the amount charged for the same or comparable services, medicines or supplies in other parts o the country; the cost to the provider of providing the service, medicine or supply; such other factors as Underwriters, in the reasonable exercise of discretion, determine are appropriate.
HOW TO FILE A CLAIM
Notice of Claim, Claimant’s Statements, and Proof of Claim must be mailed to: HCC Medical Insurance Services
P.O. Box 863
