SecureHealth Ultimate 6 individual

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SecureHealth Ultimate 6

individual

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Contacting us

While it is important that you read and understand this policy handbook, we understand that it is often easier to call us to obtain information – so we have a team of Personal Advisers to help you. You should always call them on 0845 607 6163 when you need treatment so we can help you to understand the extent of your cover before you incur any treatment costs.

Quick reference guide for important information

SecureHealth Customer Helpline 0845 607 6163

Available: Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm – Saturday 9am to 5pm.

Health at Hand 0800 003 004

Available: day or night, 365 days a year.

Our health information service. See page 42.

Overseas emergency control centre +44(0) 1892 513 999

Available: day or night, 365 days a year.

We may record and/or monitor calls for quality assurance, training and as a record of our conversation.

We are committed to giving customers access to our products. To contact us by Text Relay on any of the numbers listed in this handbook just prefix the number listed with 18001. For example, our team of Personal Advisers can be contacted by Text Relay on 18001 0845 607 6163 and Health at Hand can be contacted on 18001 0800 003 004.

If you would like to receive this handbook or any other of our literature in a

large print, audio (CD or tape) or Braille format, please contact us

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1 Introduction

What is the purpose of this handbook and how to use it?

This handbook sets out the terms of your cover for the SecureHealth Ultimate 6 plan. If you are unsure of which particular Modules you have, please refer to your membership statement. This handbook is an important document as it details:

• the cover you have (both benefits and limitations); • how to make a claim;

• how your policy is administered; and • other services provided by your policy.

Throughout your handbook certain words and phrases appear in bold type to indicate they have a special medical or legal meaning. You will find a glossary of these words on page 55.

Additionally, when we refer to ‘you’ or ‘your’ throughout this document, we mean the policyholder and any family members named on the policyholder’s membership statement. When you see ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’ we are referring to AXA PPP healthcare.

Most of the information given is relevant to all Modules. However, there are instances where information is not relevant to all Modules. Where this occurs, we have drawn your attention to which Module we are referring to as follows:

When a sentence or paragraph starts with a Module name and is in this colour, it means that the information given relates only to the Module stated.

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2 Your cover

Please remember that our policies are not intended to cover all eventualities and are designed to complement rather than replace all the services provided by the National Health Service (NHS). In return for payment of the premium we agree to provide cover as set out in the terms of this policy. Please refer to the definition of ‘policy’ in the glossary for details of the documents that make up your policy.

Summary of the SecureHealth Ultimate 6 Plan

The SecureHealth Ultimate 6 policy offers you cover for necessary treatment of new medical conditions that arise after you join. It does not cover you for treatment of medical conditions that existed, or you had symptoms of before joining. However, in some circumstances you may have joined on a different basis, please refer to the ‘Existing medical conditions’ section for further information. There is also no cover for ongoing, recurrent and long-term conditions (also known as chronic conditions).

SecureHealth Ultimate 6 is a modular private medical insurance policy, so you may choose the

Modules that you require. The core benefits are described as Core cover which includes cover for:

• in-patient and day-patient treatment and associated specialists’ charges • out-patient surgical procedures

• cancer treatment, including radiotherapy and chemotherapy

• computerised tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans

In addition you may have chosen additional Modules and these will be shown on your membership statement. Details of each Module can be found in Section 3.

‘6 Week Option’ plans

This is a ‘6 Week Option’ plan, therefore, if the NHS can give you the hospital treatment you need within six weeks of the date on which the treatment should be undertaken, then you must use the NHS. Please see page 7 for more information.

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Be aware:

Your policy will not cover you for: For more information:

Routine pregnancy and childbirth Page 25

Charges when treatment is received outside of our Directory of Hospitals

Page 35

Any dental procedures. Page 22

Urgent or emergency treatment Page 16

The key limitations listed below also apply if you have Core Cover only. Please refer to your benefits table for details of how your benefits may have been extended to cover some of these items.

Your policy will not cover you for: For more information:

Out-patient diagnostic tests and out-patient consultations Page 22 Out-patient complementary practitioners or clinical practitioners

charges (including physiotherapy)

Page 37

Psychiatric treatment Page 29

Please note:

We will pay eligible fees in full when a specialist, complementary practitioner, clinical practitioner or physiotherapist charges up to the level within our published schedule of procedures and fees. Please see the ‘Who we pay for treatment’ section of this handbook for full details.

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3 Benefits tables and Modules

The tables on the following few pages show the benefits available to you together with the monetary limits of your policy. These benefits are explained fully in this handbook. You must read these tables in conjunction with the rest of your handbook.

Please make sure you call us on 0845 607 6163 prior to treatment so we can confirm the extent of your cover and any limitations that may apply.

This policy will cover the costs of in-patient or day-patient treatment, or any surgical procedure if the NHS could not provide treatment within six weeks after the date on which the treatment should be undertaken. The only exceptions to this provision are shown in the following paragraph (immediate cover) and if you have day-patient or out-patient radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Immediate cover: We will pay as per Benefit 1 in the benefits table for the surgical procedures shown below whether or not the patient could obtain treatment as an NHS patient within six weeks after the date on which the treatment should be undertaken:

• varicose veins surgery • tonsillectomy • insertion of grommets

• removal of bunions (hallux valgus)

• removal of gall bladder (laparoscopic cholecystectomy) • haemorrhoidectomy

• adenoidectomy • correction of squint • cataract surgery.

There is no benefit available for urgent or emergency treatment or if the NHS could provide in-patient or day-patient treatment, or a surgical procedure within six weeks after the date on which treatment should be undertaken.

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Core Cover

Benefits Amount payable

In-patient and day-patient treatment 1. Private hospital and day-patient unit charges.

Including charges for accommodation, diagnostic tests, operating theatre charges, nursing care, drugs and dressings,

physiotherapy, and surgical appliances used by the specialist during surgery.

Paid in full at a private hospital or day-patient unit listed in the Directory of Hospitals.

For more information on the above please see: Page 35 2. Private hospital and day-patient unit charges for

day-patient treatment of radiotherapy (the use of radiation to treat cancers) and chemotherapy (the use of drugs to treat cancers).

Paid in full at a private hospital or day-patient unit listed in the Directory of Hospitals.

For more information on the above please see: Page 30 3. Out of directory cash benefit.

This benefit is payable if you receive private in-patient or day-patient treatment at a hospital or day-patient unit not listed in the Directory of Hospitals.

£150 each day for day-patient treatment. £250 each night for in-patient treatment.

For more information on the above please see: Page 35 4. Specialists’ fees.

(Surgeons’, anaesthetists’ and physicians’).

No annual maximum. For more information on the above please see: Page 37 5. In-patient consultations.

Benefit for a consultation with a second specialist arranged by the treating specialist.

No annual maximum.

For more information on the above please see: Page 37 Out-patient treatment

6. Surgical procedures. No annual maximum.

For more information on the above please see: Page 24 7. Cancer treatment, including charges for

radiotherapy (the use of radiation to treat cancers) and chemotherapy (the use of drugs to treat cancers).

No annual maximum.

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Core Cover

8. (i) Computerised tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET).

(ii) Out of directory scanning cash benefit. This benefit is payable for using a CT, MRI or PET facility not listed as a scanning centre in the Directory of Hospitals.

Paid in full in a scanning centre listed in the Directory of Hospitals.

£50 each visit.

For more information on the above please see: Page 35 Other benefits

9. NHS cash benefit.

This benefit is paid for each night you receive free treatment under the NHS and only if: (i) you are admitted for in-patient treatment before midnight

(ii) the treatment you receive under the NHS would have been eligible for benefit privately under this policy.

There is no requirement for private treatment to have preceded any period in an NHS Intensive Therapy Unit or NHS Intensive Care Unit.

£250 a night up to £2,000 a year for in-patient treatment.

£150 a day up to £300 a year for day-patient treatment.

For more information on the above please see: Page 35 10. Ambulance transport.

When you are receiving private in-patient or day-patient treatment and it is medically necessary to use a road ambulance to transport you between a hospital and another medical facility.

Paid in full.

11. Day-patient and out-patient NHS radiotherapy and chemotherapy cash benefit.

This benefit is paid for day-patient or out-patient radiotherapy or chemotherapy you receive free under the NHS for the treatment of cancer and only if the treatment you receive under the NHS would have been eligible for benefit privately under this policy.

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Core Cover

12. Hospital-at-home.

This is for treatment provided at home or another clinically appropriate setting for the administration of intravenous chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer or intravenous antibiotics which otherwise would require you to be admitted for in-patient or day-patient treatment.

Paid in full when treatment:

• is provided by a nurse under the control of a specialist; and

• is provided through a healthcare services supplier which we have a contract with for such services; and • has been agreed by us before the

treatment begins. 13. Overseas evacuation or repatriation service.

Evacuation and repatriation costs. Paid in full. Immediate emergency in-patient treatment

received while travelling abroad which relates to an evacuation or repatriation we have arranged for you.

Up to £40,000 a year.

For more information on the above please see: Page 39 14. Health at Hand.

Confidential medical information.

Immediate access 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

For more information on the above please see: Page 42

Excess information

Excess for each person covered by this policy each year:

Excess 1 £100 Excess 2 £250 Excess 3 £500 Excess 4 £1,000 Excesses do not apply to the following benefits:

• NHS cash benefit.

• Day-patient and out-patient NHS radiotherapy and chemotherapy cash benefit. • Overseas evacuation or repatriation service.

• Optical cover if you have Module 6.

• Eye test if you have Module 6.

• Dental cash benefits if you have Module 6.

If you make a claim that incurs an excess, and the total cost of the treatment falls entirely within your excess, you must still tell us so that we can apply the excess to your policy correctly.

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Module 1 – Out-patient consultations and diagnostics

Out-patient treatment Level A

1. Specialist consultations.

Please note: your claim will be based on the date it is paid by us, rather than the date the treatment is received. This means that the consultations paid under this benefit may not be the first three consultations carried out.

Up to three specialist consultations per person per year.

2. Diagnostic tests on specialists’ referral. No annual maximum. For more information on the above please see: Page 37 Level B

2. Diagnostic tests on specialists’ referral. 3. Clinical practitioner charges.

These benefits have a combined overall limit of £1,000 a year.

For more information on the above please see: Page 37 Level C

No annual maximum. 2. Diagnostic tests on specialists’ referral.

3. Clinical practitioner charges.

Module 2 – Therapies cover

1. Complementary practitioners’ charges. No annual maximum.

We will pay for up to an overall maximum of ten sessions of treatment a year for GP referred physiotherapy and/or complementary

practitioner treatment. Any further physiotherapy and/or complementary practitioner treatment must be under the

control of a specialist. 2. Physiotherapist charges.

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Module 3 – Additional benefits

1. Recuperative care.

This is to cover the services of:

(i) a nurse for secondary nursing care; or (ii) a care assistant for the following personal

care services:

Up to a maximum of £300 a year when such treatment:

• follows within 90 days of eligible in-patient treatment;

• is certified by your GP or specialist as being necessary because of your medical or domestic circumstances; • is for those domestic duties that would

normally be carried out by the person claiming the benefit.

Household duties • washing • cleaning

• cooking • shopping • general household chores • preparing meals. Help with personal hygiene • washing and bathing • eating and drinking • dressing and undressing • using the toilet. 2. Parent accommodation.

This benefit is for the cost of one parent staying in hospital with a child under 14 years old while the child is receiving eligible private treatment. The child must be covered by the policy and the benefit is paid from the child’s benefits.

Paid in full.

3. Oral surgery.

This is for treatment of the following oral surgical procedures following referral by a dentist:

• reinsertion of your own teeth following a trauma

• surgical removal of impacted teeth, buried teeth and complicated buried roots • enucleation (removal) of cysts of the jaw.

Paid in full at a facility with which we have an agreement for the provision of oral surgical

procedures.

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Module 3 – Additional benefits

4. Investigations into infertility and eligible treatment of medical conditions found during those investigations.

Paid in full once you have had this module on your policy for two consecutive years. For more information on the above please see: Page 26

Module 4 – Psychiatric cover (This Module is only available if you have Module 1B or 1C.)

In-patient and day-patient treatment

1. Private hospital and day-patient unit charges for psychiatric treatment, including charges for accommodation, diagnostic tests and drugs.

Paid in full for up to 28 days a year at a private hospital or day-patient unit listed in the

Directory of Hospitals. For more information on the above please see: Page 35 2. Specialists’ fees for psychiatric treatment. No annual maximum.

For more information on the above please see: Page 29 3. In-patient consultations for psychiatric

conditions.

Benefit for a consultation with a second specialist arranged by a treating specialist.

No annual maximum.

For more information on the above please see: Page 29 Out-patient treatment

4. Specialist consultations for psychiatric conditions.

These two benefits have a combined overall limit of £1,500 a year.

5. Clinical practitioners’ charges for psychiatric treatment.

Module 5 – Extended Cancer Cover (This Module is only available if you have Module 1C)

Core cover includes cover for the in-patient, day-patient and out-patient treatment of cancer, including radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and where treatment is necessary for a prolonged period of time. If you have Module 5 your cover for cancer treatment is extended.

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Module 6 – Routine optical and dental cover

1. Optical cover.

This benefit is for the cost of prescription glasses or contact lenses.

We will pay 75% of the costs incurred up to the maximum amount shown.

Up to £140 each year.

For more information on the above please see Page 43

2. Eye test. Up to £25 each year.

For more information on the above please see Page 43 3. Dental cash benefits

(i) Dental cash benefits • New or replacement Crowns

• New or replacement Bridges and implants • Root canal treatment

• Apicectomy • Extractions

• New or replacement Dentures

• Up to £300 each year. • Up to £200 each year. • Up to £150 each year. • Up to £100 each year. • Up to £150 each year. • Up to £250 each year. (ii) Dental injury benefit

This benefit is subject to a maximum of four claims per year.

Up to £2,500 per claim.

(iii) Emergency call out fees.

This benefit is subject to a maximum of two claims per year.

Up to £50 per claim.

For more information on the above please see Page 43

Module 7 – Travel cover

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4 Arranging treatment and making a claim

What do I need to do before I receive treatment?

Simply call us as soon as your GP refers you for private treatment. We can then make the necessary checks that the treatment is eligible before you incur any costs. Where possible, we will assess your claim over the phone, however we may need to ask for more details about your medical condition particularly if your policy excludes cover for treatment of pre-existing

conditions.

Sometimes we will need to contact your GP or specialist for more information before we can authorise a claim.

Alternatively, we may send you a form that you need to take to your GP to get completed.

Be aware:

Your GP may make a charge for providing information to us and this charge is not covered by the policy.

What will we check when you phone?

Although the exact requirements will depend on your individual circumstances, our Personal Advisers are likely to discuss the following with you:

• If you would like us to support you in identifying a suitable specialist, you can ask your GP for an ‘open referral’. This means your GP makes a general referral by stating what treatment is necessary and the type of specialist you require that treatment from, but they do not specify the specialist’s name. If your GP has referred you to a specific person for treatment we will check they are recognised by us for benefit.

• If you need hospital treatment we will discuss with you the cover available and which hospitals, day-patient units and scanning centres are covered by your policy. Also if you are having a surgical procedure it would be helpful for us to know the procedure code so we can identify the exact treatment you will be having.

How are my medical bills settled?

We normally receive accounts for treatment directly from specialists or hospitals. We can settle eligible bills direct with the hospital or specialist, subject to any excess. If you have paid the accounts, then we will reimburse you.

If you receive any accounts from the hospital or practitioner requesting payment please forward them to us at AXA PPP healthcare, Phillips House, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2PL.

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If you need further treatment that has not already been authorised, please call us to confirm your cover.

What happens if I require emergency treatment?

This policy will only provide benefit for in-patient or day-patient treatment and surgical procedures if the NHS cannot provide treatment within six weeks after the date on which treatment should be undertaken.

Be aware:

This means that conditions for which urgent or emergency treatment is needed are not covered by the policy.

As you will appreciate, if you have a serious or life threatening condition which needs urgent treatment the NHS will treat that condition within six weeks. Your policy therefore will not cover it because of its urgent or emergency nature.

What must I provide when making a claim?

4.1 Before we can consider a claim you must ensure that:

• you obtain and complete any form required by us in order to provide us with the necessary information and necessary legal permissions to handle your medical information and to assess your claim. We will require this as soon as possible and no later than six months from the date the treatment starts (unless this was not reasonably possible); and

• we receive original invoices for treatment costs; and • you promptly give us all the information we request.

Do I need to provide any other information?

4.2 It may not always be possible to assess the eligibility of your claim from the claim form (or patient’s declaration and consent form) alone. In such situations we may require additional information and it is your responsibility to provide any reasonable additional information to enable us to assess your claim.

Be aware:

In order to establish the eligibility of any claim, we may request access to your medical records including medical referral letters. If you unreasonably refuse to agree to such access we will refuse your claim and will recoup any previous monies that we have paid in respect of that medical condition.

4.3 There may be instances where we are uncertain about the eligibility of a claim. If this is the case, we may at our own cost ask a specialist, chosen by us, to advise us about the medical facts relating to a claim or to examine you in connection with the claim. In choosing a relevant specialist we will take into account your personal circumstances. You must co-operate with any specialist chosen by us or we will not pay your claim.

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What should I do if I have cover on another insurance policy?

4.4 You must tell us if you can claim any of the cost from another insurance policy.

If another insurance policy is involved we will only pay our proper share.

What should I do if the benefits I am claiming for relate to an injury or

medical condition caused by another person?

4.5 You must tell us on the claim form or patient’s declaration and consent form if you can claim any of the cost from anyone else. If benefits are claimed for treatment to you when the injury or medical condition was caused by some other person (the ‘third party’), we will pay those benefits you can claim under the policy.

If another insurance policy covers those benefits then we will only pay our proper share of the benefits. However, in paying those benefits, we obtain both through the terms of the policy and by law a right to recover the amount of those benefits from the third party.

In this case, the following shall apply:

• you must tell us as quickly as possible if you believe a third party caused the injury or medical condition, or if you believe they were at fault. We may then write to you or the third party if we require further information; and

• you must include all monies paid by us in respect of the injuries (and interest on those monies) in your claim against the third party (‘our outlay’); and

• you (or your solicitors) must keep us fully informed about the progress of your claim and any action against the third party or any pre-action matters; and

• you (or your solicitors) must keep us informed of the outcome of any action or settlement (providing us with access to the details of any such settlement);

• should you successfully recover any monies from the third party they should be repaid directly to us within 21 days of receipt on the following basis:

• if the claim against the third party settles in full, you must repay our outlay in full; or • if you recover only a percentage of your claim for damages you must repay the same

percentage of our outlay to us; or

• if your claim is repaid as a global settlement (where our outlay is not individually identified), you must repay our outlay in the same proportion as the global settlement bears to your total claim for damages against the third party.

If you do not repay to us such monies (and any interest recovered from the third party), we shall be entitled to recover the same from you and your policy may be cancelled in line with 15.2(d) in the ‘Complaint and regulatory information’ section.

The rights and remedies in this clause are in addition to and not instead of rights or remedies provided by law.

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5 Existing medical conditions

Am I covered for treatment of medical conditions that I had prior to joining?

Medical insurance is designed primarily to provide cover for treatment of new medical conditions that arise after you join. This is the usual position. However, you may have joined on a different basis in which case that fact will be shown on your membership statement. For example, if you have joined from another insurer we may have transferred the medical underwriting terms from your previous policy for medical conditions that existed prior to you joining that policy.

If you completed a medical history declaration when you joined, your membership statement will show the medical conditions or specified related conditions for which we will not cover you for treatment and whether we can review that exclusion.

If you did not provide your medical history when you joined, the following diagram shows how your policy works and the process we go through when assessing your claim. The policy terms are shown on the following pages.

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Was the medical condition a pre-existing condition when you

joined? No Is the medical condition a _{specified related condition to a} pre-existing condition? _Yes No Yes

Your claim is eligible subject to the terms and conditions of the policy. Please call us so we can confirm if your treatment is eligible.

Have you been a member on this plan for at least two consecutive years?

No Your medical condition is not eligible _{for treatment as you have not been a} member for two years.

Yes

Have you had a consecutive two year trouble free period from the pre-existing condition since you joined?

_No

Your claim is not eligible. You must have a consecutive two year trouble free period from the pre-existing condition since you joined.

Yes

Your claim is eligible subject to the terms and conditions of the policy. Please call us so we can confirm if your treatment is eligible.

Please note:

The following defined terms apply to this section:

medical condition – any disease, illness or injury, including psychiatric illness.

pre-existing condition – any disease, illness or injury for which: • you have received medication, advice or treatment; or • you have experienced symptoms;

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specified related condition – the medical conditions listed in the table below that are associated with the following pre-existing conditions: diabetes, raised blood pressure (hypertension) or undergoing monitoring as a result of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test.

trouble free – when you:

• have not had any medical opinion from a medical practitioner including GP’s or specialists; or

• have not taken any medication (including over the counter drugs) or followed a special diet; or

• have not had any medical treatment; or

• have not visited a clinical practitioner, complementary practitioner or physiotherapist; for the medical condition.

We will provide cover for treatment of medical conditions that arise after you join. However, in the first two years of cover there is no cover for the treatment of pre-existing medical conditions or for treatment of specified related conditions where that pre-existing condition is one of those shown in the table below.

If you have the following pre-existing condition:

We will not pay for treatment of the following specified related conditions:

have been diagnosed with diabetes. • Diabetes

• Ischaemic heart disease • Cataract

• Diabetic retinopathy • Diabetic renal disease • Arterial disease • Stroke are currently undergoing treatment for raised

blood pressure (hypertension).

• Raised blood pressure (hypertension) • Ischaemic heart disease

• Stroke

• Hypertensive renal failure are under investigation, having treatment or

undergoing monitoring as a result of a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test.

• Any disorder of the prostate

Once you have been a member for two consecutive years, you may be able to claim for treatment of pre-existing conditions and specified related conditions as long as you have had a trouble free period of two consecutive years for the pre-existing condition since you became a member.

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There are some medical conditions – those that continue or keep recurring – that you will never be able to claim for. This is because you will never be able to have a consecutive two year trouble free period.

What happens when I want to make a claim?

If you completed a medical history declaration when you joined, your membership statement will show any specific exclusions that apply to your policy. You should call us to confirm that the treatment you need is eligible.

If you did not provide your medical history when you joined, we will need to assess your medical history before we can authorise your treatment. We may do this by asking for a medical information form or claim form from your GP or specialist, or by asking for your GP notes.

Be aware:

Because we need to assess your medical history, it is possible that we will not be able to authorise your treatment straight away. There may be a short delay before we can confirm if your treatment is eligible.

5.2 We pay for eligible:

(a) Treatment of a new medical condition that arises after you join.

(b) Treatment of pre-existing conditions and where applicable, their specified related

conditions, once you have been a member for at least two consecutive years and have had a consecutive two year trouble free period.

5.3 What we do not pay for:

(a) Treatment of pre-existing conditions and specified related conditions where that pre-existing condition is diabetes, raised blood pressure (hypertension) or you have been undergoing monitoring as a result of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test for the first two years after you join.

(b) If you completed a medical history declaration when you joined: Treatment of any medical condition which you already had when you joined and which you should have told us about when we asked but which you either:

• did not tell us about at all; or

• omitted to tell us about the full extent of it. This includes:

• any current or previous medical condition(s) or symptoms, (whether or not being treated); and

• any previous medical condition(s) which recur(s) or which you should reasonably have known about (even if you had not consulted a doctor).

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6 Your cover for certain types of treatment

Will my policy cover me for preventive treatment?

No, this policy has been designed to provide cover for necessary and active treatment of disease, illness or injury. Therefore, we do not pay for preventive treatment or for tests to establish whether a medical condition is present when there are no apparent symptoms.

Please note:

We do not pay for genetic tests, when those tests are undertaken to establish whether or not you may be genetically disposed to the development of a medical condition.

What other treatments are not covered?

There are also a number of other treatments (listed below) that your policy does not cover. These include treatments that may be considered a matter of personal choice (such as cosmetic treatment), treatments which are outside of any Modules which you may have chosen and other treatments that are excluded from cover to keep premiums at an affordable level (such as out-patient drugs and dressings).

6.1 We pay for eligible:

(a) Diagnostic tests when performed as in-patient or day-patient treatment. (b) Modules 1A, 1B or 1C only: Out-patient diagnostic tests ordered by a specialist.

(c) Module 3 only: Oral surgical procedures listed below following referral by a dentist:

• reinsertion of your own teeth following a trauma

• surgical removal of impacted teeth, buried teeth and complicated buried roots

• enucleation (removal) of cysts of the jaw.

(d) Initial reconstructive surgery to restore function or appearance after an accident or following surgery for a medical condition, provided that:

• we have covered you continuously under a policy of ours since before the accident or surgery happened

• we agree the cost of the treatment in writing before it is done (see also 6.2(m)). (e) Treatment of astigmatism where the astigmatism arises from the surgical replacement of

the lens of the eye (see also 6.2(o)).

6.2 What we do not pay for:

(a) Diagnostic tests other than detailed in 6.1(a) and 6.1(b)

(b) Any dental procedures including referrals to dental specialists such as periodontists, endodontists, prosthodontists or orthodontists, unless you have Module 6.

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(c) Treatment which is not medically necessary or which may be considered a matter of personal choice.

(d) Treatment which arises from or is directly or indirectly caused by a deliberately self-inflicted injury or an attempt at suicide.

(e) Treatment of, or treatment which arises from or is in any way connected with, alcohol abuse, drug abuse or substance abuse.

(f) Any costs incurred as a consequence of treatment that is not eligible under your policy, including increased treatment costs.

(g) Any treatment of warts of the skin.

(h) Vaccinations, routine preventive examinations or preventive screening. (i) Preventive treatment.

(j) Out-patient drugs or dressings.

(k) If you do not have Module 1A, 1B or 1C: Out-patient consultations, out-patient diagnostic tests or any other out-patient treatment except as detailed in the Core cover benefits table. (l) The costs of providing or fitting any external prosthesis or appliance.

(m) Cosmetic (aesthetic) surgery or treatment, or any treatment relating to previous cosmetic or reconstructive treatment. (See also 6.1(d)).

(n) The removal of fat or surplus tissue from any part of the body whether or not it is needed for medical or psychological reasons (including but not limited to breast reduction). (o) Any other treatment of astigmatism or any other refractive errors. (See also 6.1(e)). (p) Any treatment to correct long or short-sightedness.

(q) Treatment directed towards developmental delay in children whether physical or psychological or due to learning difficulties.

(r) Any charges which you incur for social or domestic reasons (such as travel or home help costs) or for reasons which are not directly connected with treatment, unless you have Module 3.

(s) Any treatment costs incurred as a result of engaging in or training for any sport for which you receive a salary or monetary reimbursement, including grants or sponsorship (unless you receive travel costs only).

(t) Any treatment needed as a result of nuclear contamination, biological contamination or chemical contamination, war (whether declared or not), act of foreign enemy, invasion, civil war, riot, rebellion, insurrection, revolution, overthrow of a legally constituted government, explosions of war weapons or any event similar to one of those listed. Please note, for clarity: There is cover for treatment required as a result of a terrorist act providing that terrorist act does not result in nuclear, biological or chemical contamination.

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(v) Anything outside the terms of cover, which for clarity includes any urgent or emergency treatment. We also do not pay for treatment of any medical condition unless treatment is not available under the NHS within six weeks after the date on which required treatment should be undertaken.

This requirement shall not apply to those surgical procedures listed in the benefits table or day-patient or out-patient radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

Will my policy cover me for new or experimental treatments?

Your policy only covers you for established medical treatments.

Be aware:

There is no cover for any treatment or procedure that has not been established as being effective or which is experimental.

6.3 We pay for eligible:

(a) Surgical procedures listed in a technical document, called the schedule of procedures and fees, which we make available to specialists and which lists the surgical procedures we pay benefits for. We will pay for treatment not listed if, before the treatment begins, it is established that the treatment is recognised as appropriate by an authoritative medical body and we have agreed with the specialist and the hospital what the fees will be. If you would like a copy of the schedule of procedures and fees please refer to the AXA PPP healthcare website: www.axappphealthcare.co.uk

(b) Reasonable costs incurred for a live donor to donate an organ or tissue provided that: • the operations to both the donor and the recipient are carried out simultaneously; and

either

• both the donor and the recipient are immediate relatives (ie parent, child or sibling) and either the donor or the recipient is covered on this policy; or

• both the donor and the recipient are members of AXA PPP healthcare at the time the operations are carried out and both have been members since before the recipient developed the medical condition requiring the transplant. (See also 6.4(c)).

6.4 What we do not pay for:

(a) The use of a drug which has not been established as being effective or which is experimental. This means they must be licensed for use by the European Medicines Agency or the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and be used within the terms of that license.

(b) Treatment which has not been established as being effective or which is experimental. For established treatment, this means procedures and practices that have undergone appropriate clinical trial and assessment, sufficiently evidenced in published medical

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journals and/or approved by The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence for specific purposes to be considered proven safe and effective therapies.

(c) The cost of collecting donor organs or tissue or for any related administration costs (such as, but not limited to, the cost of a donor search).

Childbirth, pregnancy and sexual health

Our policies are designed to provide cover for necessary and active treatment of a medical condition (which we define as a disease, illness or injury). This means for pregnancy and childbirth that we will only pay for eligible additional treatment made necessary by a medical condition that is experienced during that pregnancy and/or childbirth. Your policy is not intended to provide cover for preventive treatment, monitoring or screening. We do not pay for the normal interventions required during pregnancy or childbirth as they are not treatments of a medical condition.

Be aware:

As the extent of cover is limited in pregnancy and childbirth we strongly advise you to call our team of Personal Advisers so we can confirm the extent of the cover we will provide before you undertake any treatment.

6.5 We pay for eligible:

(a) Additional costs incurred for the treatment of medical conditions when they occur during that pregnancy or childbirth. As an illustration we would consider treatment of the following:

• ectopic pregnancy (where the foetus is growing outside the womb) • hydatidiform mole (abnormal cell growth in the womb)

• retained placenta (afterbirth retained in the womb) • placenta praevia

• eclampsia (a coma or seizure during pregnancy and following pre-eclampsia) • diabetes (If you have exclusions because of your past medical history which relate to

diabetes, then you will not be covered for any treatment for diabetes during pregnancy) • post partum haemorrhage (heavy bleeding in the hours and days immediately after

childbirth)

• miscarriage requiring immediate surgical treatment • failure to progress in labour.

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Be aware:

Many medical conditions arising during pregnancy and childbirth would require urgent or emergency treatment. As the NHS would provide this treatment within six weeks, it is unlikely that there will be any cover on your policy for such treatment.

(b) If you have Module 3: Investigations into the causes of infertility and the treatment of eligible medical conditions found during these investigations, for example ovarian cysts or endometriosis, once you have had this module on your policy for two consecutive years.

6.6 What we do not pay for:

(a) Any costs related to pregnancy or childbirth except the additional costs incurred for eligible treatment of a medical condition.

(b) If you do not have Module 3, or you have not had Module 3 for two consecutive years: Investigations into and treatment of infertility or any consequence of any of them or of any treatment for them.

(c) Any costs related to contraception, sterilisation (or its reversal), assisted conception such as IVF or any consequence or them, or treatment for them.

(d) Treatment of impotence or any consequence of it.

(e) Gender re-assignment operations or any other surgical or medical treatment including psychotherapy or similar services which arise from, or are directly or indirectly associated with, gender re-assignment.

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7 Recurrent, continuing and long-term

treatment

Will my policy cover me for recurrent, continuing or long-term treatment?

Your policy covers treatment of medical conditions that respond quickly to treatment – defined in our glossary as acute conditions. This policy is not intended to cover you against the costs of recurrent, continuing or long-term treatment of chronic conditions.

We define a chronic condition in the glossary on page 55 as:

A disease, illness or injury that has one or more of the following characteristics:

• it needs ongoing or long-term monitoring through consultations, examinations, check-ups and/or tests

• it needs ongoing or long-term control or relief of symptoms

• it requires your rehabilitation or for you to be specially trained to cope with it • it continues indefinitely

• it has no known cure

• it comes back or is likely to come back.

Please note:

Your policy will cover you for the following phases of treatment for a chronic condition (subject to the restrictions on this policy for out-patient treatment if you do not have Module 1A, 1B or 1C):

• the initial investigations to establish a diagnosis

• treatment for a period of a few months following diagnosis to allow the specialist to start treatment

• the in-patient treatment of acute exacerbations or complications (flare-ups) in order to quickly return the chronic condition to its controlled state.

What happens if I require recurrent or long-term treatment?

In the unfortunate event that the treatment you are receiving becomes recurrent, continuing or long-term, the costs for treatment of that chronic condition (including long-term monitoring, consultations, check-ups and examinations) will not be covered under your policy. We will write to let you know if this is the case.

There are certain conditions that are likely to require ongoing treatment – such as Crohn’s disease (inflammatory bowel disease) – which require management of recurrent episodes where the condition’s symptoms deteriorate. Because of the ongoing nature of these conditions we will write to tell you when the benefit for that condition will stop.

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Where can I find out more about cover for chronic conditions?

We publish a leaflet which explains how we deal with payment for treatment of chronic conditions. This is available on our website: www.axappphealthcare.co.uk and can also be obtained from us. You will also find further explanation of how we deal with payment for cancer treatments on page 30.

7.1 We pay for eligible:

(a) Treatment of an acute condition and the short-term in-patient treatment intended to stabilise and bring under control a chronic condition.

(b) Kidney dialysis for up to six weeks during preparation for kidney transplant.

(c) Initial diagnosis and immediate treatment of HIV infection, when we will pay in-patient treatment benefit for one stay of up to 28 days.

(d) In-patient rehabilitation of up to 28 days when it is an integral part of treatment; and • it is carried out by a specialist in rehabilitation

• it is carried out in a recognised rehabilitation hospital or unit which is either listed in the Directory of Hospitals or which we have written to confirming it is recognised by us • the costs have been agreed by us before the rehabilitation begins.

We will extend in-patient rehabilitation to a maximum of 180 days in cases of severe central nervous system damage caused by an external trauma.

(e) Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) only when it is medically indicated for the treatment of menopause resulting from medical intervention, when we will pay for the specialist consultations and for the cost of the implants (but not patches or tablets). We will only pay benefits for a maximum of 18 months from the date of the medical intervention.

7.2 What we do not pay for:

(a) Ongoing, recurrent or long-term treatment of any chronic condition. (b) The monitoring of a medical condition.

(c) Any treatment which only offers temporary relief of symptoms rather than dealing with the underlying medical condition.

(d) Routine follow-up consultations.

(e) Any hormone replacement therapy (HRT) except for the treatment of menopause resulting from medical intervention.

What cover do I have for psychiatric treatment?

If you have Module 4: you have cover for the treatment of psychiatric illness, subject to all other benefit limitations and exclusions on your policy.

In-patient and day-patient treatment of psychiatric illness is limited to an overall maximum of 28 days for each person covered each year.

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Should you require in-patient or day-patient treatment of a psychiatric condition, the hospital will contact us prior to your admission to check whether your policy will cover that treatment. If we are able to confirm cover we will agree with the hospital to pay for an initial period of

hospitalisation.

There is no cover for urgent or emergency treatment or for in-patient or day-patient treatment that is available on the NHS within six weeks after the date on which the treatment should be undertaken. Therefore it is unlikely that there will be cover under this policy for such psychiatric treatment.

Should you need to stay in hospital longer than was initially agreed, then we will ask the specialist to provide further details to enable us to assess why further treatment is necessary. Any cover for treatment of psychiatric illness will be subject to our rules on chronic conditions.

If you do not have Module 4 there is no benefit available for treatment of psychiatric illness.

7.3 We pay for eligible:

(a) Module 4 only: Treatment of psychiatric illness. We have an agreement with psychiatric hospitals regarding in-patient treatment of psychiatric illness under which the hospital will contact us directly to confirm whether cover is available.

7.4 What we do not pay for:

(a) If you do not have Module 4: any treatment of psychiatric illness.

(b) Psychiatric treatment which is directly or indirectly related to a deliberately self-inflicted injury or an attempt at suicide (see also 6.2(d)).

(c) Psychiatric treatment of, or treatment which is in any way connected with, alcohol abuse, drug abuse or substance abuse (see also 6.2(e)).

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8 Your cover for cancer treatment

You are covered for treatment of a new cancer which arises after you join and for any recurrence of this cancer. If you have exclusions because of your past medical history which relate to a cancer, then you will not be covered for any recurrence of this cancer.

Please refer to section 5 for further information on your cover for pre-existing medical conditions. Your policy covers the investigation and treatment intended to affect the growth of the cancer by shrinking it, stabilising it or slowing the spread of disease. This includes surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy, alone or in combination.

The policy does not cover the long term management of cancer other than shown below and there is no cover for treatment given solely to relieve symptoms.

Please note:

This cover is subject to the restrictions on this policy on: • out-patient treatment

• any urgent or emergency treatment

• treatment that is available under the NHS within six weeks after the date on which treatment should be undertaken.

NHS or private?

Whilst you are covered for eligible cancer treatment on this policy you may decide that you want to receive treatment on the NHS. If you are diagnosed with cancer you will be referred to one of our specialist nurses in our Healthcare Solutions team. They will be able to give you information on the treatment options open to you and support you through your treatment.

Should you choose to receive your treatment as an NHS patient you will be eligible to receive the NHS cash benefits shown in the benefits table, when you receive eligible day-patient or

out-patient radiotherapy or chemotherapy treatment or eligible in-patient treatment. Our specialist nurses will also be able to discuss other services which we can arrange, to support you whilst you are receiving NHS cancer treatment, for example transport assistance, childcare or domestic help.

The following table is a summary of the cover provided for cancer under this policy and should be read alongside the rest of the handbook, including the benefits table.

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Summary of cancer cover for SecureHealth Ultimate 6

Cover

Where am I covered for treatment?

Treatment of cancer at a private hospital, day-patient unit or scanning centre listed in our Directory of Hospitals.

Charges made for the treatment of cancer at a private hospital, day-patient unit or scanning centre not listed in the Directory of Hospitals.

Intravenous chemotherapy received at home in the circumstances shown in the benefits table. Treatment received at a hospice.

What cover do I have for diagnostic procedures?

In-patient and day-patient:

• consultations with a specialist; and • diagnostic tests.

Surgical procedures as shown below. CT, MRI and PET scans.

If you have Module 1A, 1B or 1C

Out-patient consultations with a specialist and out-patient diagnostic tests ordered by a specialist, subject to any out-patient benefit limits.

If you do not have Module 1A, 1B or 1C

There is no cover for out-patient consultations with a specialist and out-patient diagnostic tests.

Genetic screening required to establish a genetic pre-disposition to certain forms of cancer.

What cover do I have for surgical treatment?

Surgical procedures for the treatment or diagnosis of cancer, as shown on page 24 when that treatment has been established as being effective.

At the time of going to print the NHS was commonly providing treatment of cancer within six weeks and therefore it is unlikely that there will be cover on this policy for such surgical treatment. Experimental or unproven surgery. Please refer to ‘Your cover for certain types of treatment’ section for further information.

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Cover

Am I covered for preventive treatment?

Preventive treatment, for example:

• Screening undertaken as a preventive measure where there are no symptoms of cancer. For example, if you receive genetic screening, the result of which shows a genetic predisposition to breast cancer, you would not be covered for the screening or a prophylactic mastectomy to prevent the development of breast cancer in the future. • Vaccines to prevent the development or recurrence of

cancer, for example vaccinations for the prevention of cervical cancer.

What cover do I have for drug therapy?

Drug treatment of cancer (such as chemotherapy drugs, hormone therapies and biological therapies) where the drug has been licensed for use by the European Medicines Agency or the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and is used within the terms of that license.

There are some drug treatments for cancer that are typically given for prolonged periods of time. Such prolonged treatment normally falls outside benefit. However, in the case of treatment of cancer we make an exception (subject to the limits detailed below) for chemotherapy drugs and biological therapies such as trastuzumab (Herceptin) and bevacizumab (Avastin).

The cover provided by this policy for such prolonged cancer drug treatment is payable once per course of cancer treatment. By ‘course of cancer treatment’ we mean from diagnosis of a primary or secondary cancer (whichever occurs first) through to the final surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy for that primary or secondary cancer (whichever occurs last).

Please note: changes in drug licensing mean that cancer drug

treatments covered under this policy will change from time to time. For further information on licensed cancer treatment please contact our team of Personal Advisers.

If you have Module 5

These drug treatments will be covered when they are used within the terms of their license, and up to the period of the drug license.

Experimental drug treatments for cancer will be covered as long as they are given as part of an ethically approved trial, and the costs are agreed by us in writing before treatment commences.

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Cover

There are also some drugs given to treat conditions secondary to cancer, such as intravenous bisphosphonate treatment, which will be covered whilst you are undergoing eligible chemotherapy for cancer.

If you do not have Module

5

These drug treatments will be covered for up to: • one year of such treatment; or

• the period of the drug license whichever is the shorter. The time limit starts from when you first started receiving the drug treatment, funded by us.

In any event, these drugs will only be eligible for benefit when they are used within the terms of their license and in

circumstances where they are proven to be effective treatments.

If you have Module 5

Cover for drug treatment given to prevent a recurrence of cancer, for the maintenance of remission or where its use is continuing without a clear end date.

If you do not have Module

5

Except for the cover provided for chemotherapy drugs and biological therapies previously described there is no cover for drug treatment given to prevent a recurrence of cancer, for the maintenance of remission or where its use is continuing without a clear end date. Such ongoing treatments are not eligible although, if they are given by injection, for example goserelin (Zoladex), we would pay for up to three months to allow the treatment to be established.

Chemotherapy for cancer given solely to relieve pain.

Out-patient drugs and drugs prescribed by your GP. For example, hormone therapy tablets (such as Tamoxifen) are out-patient drugs and therefore are not covered by our policies. Am I covered for

radiotherapy?

Radiotherapy, including when used to relieve pain. Am I covered for

terminal care?

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Summary of cancer cover for SecureHealth Ultimate 6 Cover Am I covered for monitoring? If you have Module 1A, 1B or 1C AND Module 5

Follow up consultations and reviews of cancer will be covered as long as you remain a member of AXA PPP healthcare, subject to policy terms and conditions.

Please note:

Some cancer patients may need follow-up procedures, such as colonoscopies or cystoscopies, which are needed not in order to provide treatment, but to monitor the patient as part of the planned management. These procedures can be scheduled in advance on the NHS for whenever they are needed and are not covered by this policy, as they would be available under the NHS within six weeks from the date on which they should take place.

If you have Module 1A, 1B or 1C but

not Module 5

Follow up consultations and reviews of cancer will be covered for ten years from your last surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy for that cancer, subject to any out-patient benefit limits. Cover will be provided as long as you remain a member of AXA PPP healthcare, subject to policy terms and conditions.

If you do not have Module 1A, 1B or 1C

Monitoring of cancer usually takes place during out-patient consultations which are not covered by this policy. Therefore you do not have cover for the monitoring of cancer.

Am I covered for bone marrow or stem cell treatment?

Stem cell treatment and bone marrow treatment, including the reasonable costs incurred for a live donor to donate bone marrow or stem cells as shown in section 6.3(b).

Any related administration costs (such as, but not limited to, transport costs and the cost of a donor search).

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9 Where you are covered for treatment

Which hospitals and day-patient units do I have cover for?

The Directory of Hospitals lists the hospitals and day-patient units in the United Kingdom for which we provide cover. We have chosen these hospitals based on the quality, value and range of services that they provide and we have an Agreement with them under which they will provide services to our customers.

The Directory of Hospitals is available on our website: www.axappphealthcare.co.uk or by contacting our Personal Advisory team.

Please note:

If we are unable, after reasonable negotiation, to conclude the Agreement in whole or part, it may be necessary from time to time for us to suspend the use of a hospital, day-patient unit or scanning centre listed in the Directory of Hospitals to protect the interests of all our customers. In such an event we will indicate the suspension on our website: www.axappphealthcare.co.uk If it is medically necessary for you to use a hospital, day-patient unit or scanning centre not listed in the Directory of Hospitals and we have specifically agreed to this in writing before the

treatment begins then we will pay those hospital charges.

We also have specific arrangements in regard to eligible cataract and oral surgical procedures as detailed on the next page.

What happens if I choose to have treatment at a hospital which is not in the

Directory of Hospitals?

If you have in-patient or day-patient treatment in any private hospital which we do not list in the Directory of Hospitals then we will pay you only a small cash benefit shown in the Core Cover benefits table. You will be entirely responsible for paying the hospital bills.

If you have eligible in-patient treatment as a National Health Service (NHS) patient incurring no charges at all, then we will pay any NHS cash benefit shown in the Core Cover benefits table.

Which scanning centres and out-patient facility charges are covered?

Your policy includes cover for eligible computerised tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and positron emission tomography (PET). If you require CT, MRI or PET we will make full payment, or set the charges against any excess you may have, if you use a scanning centre listed in the Directory of Hospitals.

We will pay for eligible charges made by a provider we have an agreement with for the use of their facilities on an out-patient treatment basis (which may include charges for the use of drugs).

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If you use a scanning centre that is not listed in the Directory of Hospitals, then we will only pay the cash benefit shown in the Core Cover benefits table.

Where can I receive eligible oral surgical and cataract surgical treatment?

If you have Module 3 we will pay for those oral surgical procedures detailed in 6.1(c) when your dentist refers you directly to a facility with which we have an agreement to provide a range of oral surgical procedures.

If you require a cataract surgical procedure we will pay for eligible treatment when your GP refers you directly to a facility with which we have an agreement to provide cataract surgical procedures.

Please note:

We recommend that you call us prior to receiving any treatment to ensure that the treatment you need will be covered.

9.1 We pay for eligible:

(a) Charges made by, or incurred in, a private hospital or any NHS hospital for ITU (Intensive Therapy Unit, sometimes called Intensive Care Unit) treatment only when ITU treatment immediately follows eligible private treatment and you or your next of kin have asked for the ITU treatment to be received privately.

(b) NHS cash benefit, as shown on the Core Cover benefits table, for each night you receive free treatment in an NHS intensive therapy unit or NHS intensive care unit.

9.2 What we do not pay for:

(a) Any charges from health hydros, spas, nature cure clinics or any similar place, even if it is registered as a hospital.

(b) Special nursing in hospital unless we have agreed beforehand that it is necessary and appropriate.

(c) Any charges made by, or incurred in an NHS hospital for ITU treatment, except as allowed for by 9.1(a).

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10 Who we pay for treatment

Your policy can provide benefit for eligible treatment provided by specialists.

Additionally, Modules 1B and 1C provide benefit for eligible treatment provided by clinical practitioners and Module 2 provides benefit for eligible treatment provided by complementary practitioners and physiotherapists.

How do I find out whether the person I want to see for treatment is

recognised?

You need to call us before receiving any treatment. This will allow us to check our database and confirm whether the person you have been referred to is eligible for benefit.

In addition, you could check the AXA PPP healthcare website: www.axappphealthcare.co.uk which provides relevant information about the specialists we recognise.

What services provided by specialists, complementary practitioners, clinical

practitioners and physiotherapists are eligible for benefit?

If you have: Core Cover and Module

1A

Module 1B or

1C Module 2

We will pay for charges for

treatment from: Specialists*

Clinical practitioners

Complementary

practitioners Physiotherapists

If you are referred

by your GP † †

If you are referred by a specialist If you are referred by your dentist

*Includes in-patient consultations, in-patient diagnostic tests, treatment in hospital and surgical procedures only.

†_{We will pay up to an overall maximum of 10 sessions of treatment a year with a physiotherapist}

and/or a complementary practitioner. If you require more than the overall maximum, such treatment must be under the control of a specialist. The specialist will then be able to establish whether the treatment you are receiving is the most appropriate form of treatment for your particular medical condition.

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Will treatment charges be met in full?

We publish a document called the ‘schedule of procedures and fees’ which sets out what we will pay specialists, complementary practitioners, clinical practitioners and physiotherapists, for the services they provide to our customers. We will pay eligible fees in full when a specialist, complementary practitioner, clinical practitioner or physiotherapist charges up to the level shown within the schedule of procedures and fees. This is available on our website:

www.axappphealthcare.co.uk or by contacting our Personal Advisory Team.

We strongly advise that you call us before you receive treatment, to confirm whether we will pay the treatment charges in full for the person you are planning to see. If we will not pay the fee in full we will tell you how much we will pay towards the cost of your treatment, from the schedule of procedures and fees. We have identified specialists, complementary practitioners, clinical practitioners and physiotherapists whose fees we pay in full, and these make up the majority of all specialists and practitioners.

What if an anaesthetist becomes involved in my treatment?

Before receiving surgical treatment it is advisable to establish which anaesthetist your specialist intends to use. This will mean we can tell you if that anaesthetist is one who we pay in full or, if this is not the case, what fee we will pay (as set out in the schedule of procedures and fees). However, if you don’t know when you call us which anaesthetist your specialist intends to use we will make every effort to notify you whether they commonly work with an anaesthetist who we do not pay in full.

10.1 We pay for eligible:

(a) Treatment charges made at the level set out in our schedule of procedures and fees, or at the amount charged if lower than that level.

10.2 What we do not pay for:

(a) Charges made by a specialist or complementary practitioner when you have been referred to them by a member of your family, or if that specialist or complementary practitioner is a member of your family.

(b) Treatment charges made when they are above the level set out in our schedule of procedures and fees.

(c) Treatment charges made by a specialist, complementary practitioner, clinical practitioner or physiotherapist who we have identified to you as someone whose fees we will pay in full if, without our prior agreement, they charge significantly more than their usual amount for treatment.

(d) Charges for general chiropody or foot care even if this is carried out by a surgical podiatrist.

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