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Benefits & Exclusions
Patriot America | Patriot International | ExPatriot Plus

Benefits

Medical Benefits:  Usual reasonable and customary charges, subject to deductible and coinsurance

Hospital Room and Board To Policy Maximum for average semi-private room rate
Intensive Care To Policy Maximum
Medical Expenses To Policy Maximum
Outpatient Medical To Policy Maximum
Local Ambulance To Policy Maximum
Emergency Room As Described Below
Charges incurred for the use of the Emergency Room due to an accident are covered up to the Policy Maximum.

Charges incurred for the use of the Emergency Room for treatment of an illness are subject to an additional (extra) US$250 deductible if treatment does not require admittance to the hospital.
Dental As Described Below
Injury due to an accident: Each Patriot plan covers the cost of emergency dental treatment and dental procedures necessary to restore sound natural teeth lost or damaged in an accident up to the Policy Maximum.

Sudden dental pain: Each plan will pay up to US$100 for the necessary treatment of sudden, unexpected pain to sound natural teeth.
International Emergency Care
Emergency Evacuation

To Policy Maximum When coordinated through Plan Administrator

Each Patriot Travel Medical Insurance® plan includes coverage for Emergency Medical Evacuations to the nearest qualified medical facility; expenses for reasonable travel and accommodations resulting from the evacuation; and the cost of returning to either the country of residence or the country where the evacuation occurred, up to the policy limit.
Emergency Reunion

To US$15,000 when coordinated through Plan Administrator

Each Patriot® plan also provides emergency reunion coverage, up to US$15,000 for a maximum of 15 days, for the reasonable travel and lodging expenses of a relative or friend during an Emergency Medical
Evacuation: either the cost of accompanying the insured during the evacuation or traveling from the country of residence to be reunited with the insured.
Reparation

To US$25,000 when coordinated through Plan Administrator

If a covered illness/injury results in death, expenses for Repatriation of bodily remains or ashes to the country of residence will be covered up to a maximum of US$25,000.
Plan Information
Deductible

Your choice of US$100, $250, $500, $1,000 or $2,500

Coinsurance

As Described Below

For treatment received outside the US & Canada: No coinsurance

For treatment received within the US & Canada: The plan pays 80% of eligible expenses up to US$5,000, then 100% up to the Policy Maximum
Benefit Period

Six (6 ) Months

If a covered injury or illness requires continuing treatment after the Period of Coverage expires, the six-month Benefit Period may provide continued coverage. When the certificate expires, the Company will review the date of initial treatment for the covered injury or illness. If treatment began less than six months before the Period of Coverage expired, benefits for the covered injury or illness will continue subject to the Policy Limits and the other terms of the plan until there have been six months of continuous coverage for the covered injury or illness.
Policy Maximum

US$50,000

The Patriot Extreme plan has a Policy Maximum of US$50,000.
Special Coverages
Home Country Coverage

As Described Below

Incidental Home Country Coverage - During the Period of Coverage an insured person may return to their country of residence for incidental visits up to a cumulative two weeks total, subject to: a. The insured person must have left their country of residence, b. The total Period of Coverage must be for a minimum of 30 days, and c. The return to the country of residence may not be taken to receive treatment for an illness or injury incurred while traveling.

End of Trip Home Country Coverage - For every six months of continuous coverage you purchase, you can purchase one additional month of home country coverage as an accommodation and supplemental travel benefit, up to a maximum of two months. To purchase this special home country extension coverage, please check the appropriate box on the Application Form, and calculate your premium to include the additional month(s).
Trip Interruption

To US$5,000

If, during a covered trip, there is a death of an immediate family member (spouse, child, parent or sibling) or the substantial destruction of the insured’s principal residence, each Patriot plan will pay to return the insured to the area of principal residence. The plan will pay for a one way air or ground transportation ticket of the same class as the unused travel ticket, less the value of the unused return ticket.
Lost Luggage

To US$50 per item or personal property; maximum of US$250 per Period of Coverage

This benefit will be paid in the event that the Common Carrier permanently loses an insured person’s checked luggage. This coverage is secondary to any other available coverage, including the Carrier’s.
Common Carrier Accidental Death

US$50,000 to Beneficiary; maximum of US$250,000 per family

If accidental death should occur while traveling on a commercial Common Carrier, US$50,000 will be paid to the designated beneficiary, to a maximum of US$250,000 per family.
Sports & Activities Coverage

To Policy Maximum for basic and extreme sports as described below

Each Patriot plan covers injuries incurred during amateur athletic activities which are non-contact and engaged in by the insured person solely for leisure, recreation, entertainment or fitness purposes. However, activities not covered include 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, windsurfing and whitewater rafting.

Optional Sports Rider: This rider adds coverage for jet skiing, scuba diving, snow skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snorkeling, surfing, wakeboarding, water skiing and windsurfing. For more sports coverage, please review IMG’s Patriot Extreme® plan.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment

US$25,000 principal sum

Each Patriot plan includes US$25,000 principal sum benefit for Accidental Death and Dismemberment occurring during the Period of Coverage: • Accidental Loss of life - principal sum; • Accidental Loss of two Members - principal sum; • Accidental Loss of one Member - 50% of principal sum. “Member” means hand, foot or eye. For more information, see the Conditions of Coverage section on page 14 of the Patriot Travel Medical Insurance brochure.
Additional Benefits for U.S. Citizens
Sudden Recurrence of a Pre-existing Condition
Up to US$15,000 will be paid for the eligible expenses of a sudden and unexpected recurrence of a Pre-existing Condition while traveling outside of the US. In addition, up to US$25,000 will be paid for the eligible costs and expenses of an Emergency Medical Evacuation arising or resulting from a sudden and unexpected recurrence of a Pre-existing Condition. For the definition of a Pre-existing Condition, please see Exclusion number 1 on page 12 of the Patriot Travel Medical Insurance brochure.
Indemnity
Patriot International will pay directly to the insured person US$100 for each night of a required overnight stay in a hospital. However, the hospital stay must be covered under this plan in order to receive this benefit.

Exclusions

Charges for the following services, treatments and/or conditions, among others, are excluded from coverage under the Patriot plans.

1. 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.
2. Treatment or surgeries which are elective, investigational, experimental or for research purposes.
3. War, military action, terrorism, political insurrection, protest, or any act thereof.
4. Immunizations and routine physical exams.
5. Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint or dental treatment, except as expressly provided for in the certificate of insurance.
6. 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.
7. Pregnancy, childbirth, birth control, artificial insemination, treatment for infertility or impotency, sterilization or reversal thereof, or abortion.
8. 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.
9. Vision or ear tests and the provision of visual or hearing aids.
10. Vocational, recreational, speech or music therapy.
11. Treatment while confined primarily to receive custodial care, educational or rehabilitative care, or nursing services.
12. 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.
13. Treatment for, and injuries and/or illnesses resulting or arising from, substance abuse or drug addiction.
14. Injury and/or illness resulting or arising from or sustained while under the influence of or disablement of drugs or alcohol.
15. Willfull self-inflicted injury or illness.
16. Treatment required as a result of or arising from complications from a treatment or condition not covered under the certificate.
17. Any services or supplies performed or provided by a relative of the Insured or provided at no cost to Insured.
18. Treatment for mental and nervous disorders.
19. Organ or tissue transplants or related services.
20. 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.
21. Treatment incurred as a result of or arising from exposure to nuclear radiation, and/or radioactive material(s).

This web page contains only a consolidated and summary description of all current Patriot Travel Medical Insurance benefits, conditions, limitations and exclusions. A certificate containing the complete Policy Wording with all terms, conditions and exclusions will be included with the fulfillment kit. IMG reserves the right to issue the most current Policy 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 Policy Wordings are available upon request.


 
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