Patriot Exchange ProgramSM Exclusions
Charges for the following services,
treatments and/or conditions, among others,
are excluded from coverage under the Patriot
Exchange Program.
- Pre-existing Conditions. A
pre-existing condition is defined as any
injury, illness, sickness, disease, or
other physical, medical, mental or
nervous condition, disorder or ailment
that, with reasonable medical certainty,
existed at the time of application or at
any time during the three years prior to
the effective date of the insurance,
whether or not previously manifested or
symptomatic, diagnosed, treated, or
disclosed prior to the effective date,
including any subsequent, chronic or
recurring complications or consequences
related thereto or arising therefrom.
- Treatment or surgeries which are
elective, investigational, experimental
or for research purposes.
- War, military action, terrorism,
political insurrection, protest, or any
act thereof. The Company will not pay
for a Political Evacuation if there is a
travel advisory in effect on or within
six (6) months prior to the Insured
Person?s date of arrival in the Host
Country.
- Immunizations and routine physical
exams.
- Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint
or dental treatment, except as expressly
provided for in the certificate of
insurance.
- Venereal disease, AIDS virus, AIDS
related illness, ARC Syndrome, or AIDS,
and the cost of testing for these
conditions, and charges for treatment or
surgeries which are incurred by any
Insured who was HIV+ at time of
enrollment into this insurance.
- Pregnancy, childbirth, birth
control, artificial insemination,
treatment for infertility or impotency,
sterilization or reversal thereof, or
abortion.
- Injury sustained while participating
in amateur or professional sports or
other athletic activity which is
organized and/or sanctioned, or which
involves regular or scheduled practices,
games or competition. The following
hazardous activities are excluded:
racing of any kind, aviation (except
when traveling as a passenger in a
commercial aircraft), BMX, BASE jumping,
bobsleigh, bungee jumping, canyoning,
caving, high diving, hang gliding,
heli-skiing, hot air ballooning, inline
skating, jet skiing, kayaking, luge,
motocross (moto-x), mountain biking,
mountaineering, parachuting, rappelling,
rock climbing, rodeo, scuba diving, ski
jumping, sky diving, snow skiing,
snowboarding, snowmobiling, spelunking,
snorkeling, surfing, wakeboarding, water
skiing, wind-surfing and whitewater
rafting.
- Vision or ear tests and the
provision of visual or hearing aids.
- Vocational, recreational, speech or
music therapy.
- Treatment while confined primarily
to receive custodial care, educational
or rehabilitative care, or nursing
services.
- Charges, injuries and/or illnesses
resulting or arising from or occurring
during the commission or continuing
perpetration of a violation of law by
the insured, including without
limitation, the engaging in an illegal
occupation or act, but excluding minor
traffic violations.
- Treatment for, and injuries and/or
illnesses resulting or arising from,
substance abuse or drug addiction.
- Injury and/or illness resulting or
arising from being under the influence
of alcohol or drugs; and injury or
illness resulting from operating any
type of vehicle after consuming any
alcohol or drugs.
- Willful self-inflicted injury or
illness.
- Treatment required as a result of or
arising from complications from a
treatment or condition not covered under
the certificate.
- Any services or supplies performed
or provided by a relative of the Insured
or provided at no cost to Insured.
- Treatment for mental and nervous
disorders.
- Organ or tissue transplants or
related services.
- Illness or injury where the trip to
the host country is undertaken for
treatment or advice for such Illness or
injury, except as expressly provided for
in the certificate of insurance.
- Treatment incurred as a result of or
arising from exposure to nuclear
radiation, and/or radioactive material(s).
- Charges for Treatment of a Chronic
Illness incurred beyond sixty (60) days
from the date of initial Treatment
thereof.
This web page contains only a
consolidated and summary description of all
current Patriot Exchange Program benefits,
conditions, limitations and exclusions. A
certificate containing the complete
Certificate Wording with all terms,
conditions and exclusions will be included
in the fulfillment kit. IMG reserves the
right to issue the most current Certificate
Wording for this insurance plan in the event
this application and/or brochure has
expired, is modified, or is replaced with a
newer version. Current Certificate Wordings
are available upon request.
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