Exclusions
and Limitations
Pre-Existing
Condition Limitation
Any injury
or sickness, whether diagnosed or undiagnosed for which
any person proposed for coverage received medical
treatment or care within the 6 month period preceding
the effective date of enrollment will not be covered
until the coverage has been in effect for 6 months.
However, new conditions will be covered immediately.
Exclusions
The Policy does not cover:
1. injury or sickness resulting from war or act of war,
whether war is declared or undeclared;
2. intentionally self inflicted injury;
3. suicide or attempted suicide, whether sane or insane
(in Colorado and Missouri while sane);
4. routine physical exams and immunizations, except
when:
a. Rendered to a child up to 6 years from his or her
birth; or
b. Ordered by a Uniformed Service:
(1) for a Covered Spouse or Child of an Active Duty
Member;
(2) for such spouse or child’s travel out of the United
States due to the Member’s assignment;
5. domiciliary or custodial care;
6. eye refractions and routine eye exams except when
rendered to a child up to 6 years from his or her
birth;
7. eyeglasses and contact lenses;
8. prosthetic devices, (except that artificial limbs
and eyes and devices which must be implanted by surgery
are covered);
9. cosmetic procedures, except those resulting from
Sickness or Injury while a Covered Person;
10. hearing aids;
11. orthopedic footwear;
12. care for the mentally incapacitated or physically
handicapped if
a. The care is required because of the mental
incapacitation or physical handicap; or
b. The care is received by an Active Duty Member’s
child who is covered by the “Program for the
Handicapped” under TRICARE;
13. drugs which do not require a prescription, except
insulin;
14. dental care unless such care is covered by TRICARE,
and then only to the extent that TRICARE covers such
care;
15. any confinement, service, or supply that is not
covered under TRICARE;
16. hospital nursery charges for a well newborn, except
as specifically provided under TRICARE;
17. any routine newborn care except Well Baby Care, as
defined, for a child up to 6 years from his or her
birth;
18. expenses in excess of the TRICARE Cap;
19. expenses which are paid in full by TRICARE;
20. any expense or portion thereof applied to the
TRICARE Outpatient Deductible;
21. that part of any Covered Excess Charges except as
otherwise stated in the Supplement Benefits;
22. treatment for the prevention or cure of alcoholism
or drug addiction except as specifically provided under
TRICARE and the Policy;
23. any part of a covered expense which the Covered
Person is not legally obligated to pay because of
payment by a TRICARE alternative program; and
24. any claim under more than one of the TRICARE
Supplement Plans, or under more than one Inpatient
Benefit or more than one Outpatient Benefit of the
TRICARE Supplement Plans. If a claim is payable under
more than one of the stated Plans or Benefits, payment
will only be made under the one that provides the
highest coverage, subject to the Pre-Existing Condition
Limitation.
Nervous,
Mental, Emotional Disorder, Alcoholism and Drug
Addiction Limits
The
coverage provided under the Inpatient Benefit of the
TRICARE Supplement Plan for nervous, mental and
emotional disorders, including alcoholism and drug
addiction, is limited to:
a) 30
Inpatient treatment days for a Covered Person age 19 or
older; or
b) 45 Inpatient treatment days for a Covered Person
under age 19; per Fiscal Year.
This
Inpatient limit is based on the number of days TRICARE
normally provides each Fiscal Year for such
confinements. In rare instances, TRICARE extends these
daily limits. If this occurs, we will limit the number
of days that we provide for such confinement to the
lesser of:
a) the
number of days TRICARE pays for such Inpatient
treatment during the Fiscal Year; or
b) 90 Inpatient days per Fiscal Year.
The
coverage provided under the Outpatient Benefit of the
TRICARE Supplement plan for:
a)
nervous, mental, and emotional disorders; and
b) alcoholism and drug addiction;
is limited
to $500 during any Fiscal Year for all such disorders.
Termination
Insured
Person Termination: The Insured Person's coverage under
the Policy will cease on the first to occur of:
1) the
date the Policy terminates, or the date the
Organization ceases to be a Participating Organization
of the Policyholder;
2) the
date the required premium is not paid, subject to the
Grace Period provision;
3) the first day of the month on or next following the
date he or she ceases to be a Member;
4) the
first day of the month on or next following the date he
or she ceases to be eligible for the Plan under which
he or she is covered;
5) the date we or the group cancel coverage for a Class
of Eligible Person to which he or she belongs;
6) the
date the Member attains age 65;
7) the
date he or she becomes eligible for Medicare, if under
age 65 at time of Medicare eligibility.
Termination of an Insured Person's
insurance will not prejudice any claim which occurred
before the effective date of termination.
Dependent Termination: The dependent's coverage under
the Policy will cease on the first to occur of:
- the date
the Policy terminates, or the date the Organization
ceases to be a Participating Organization of the
Policyholder;
- the date
the required premium is not paid, subject to the Grace
Period provision;
- the
first day of the month on or next following the date he
or she ceases to be an Eligible Spouse or an Eligible
Child;
- the first day of the month on or next following the
date he or she ceases to be eligible for the Plan under
which he or she is covered;
- the date we or the group cancel coverage for a Class
of Eligible Person to which he or she belongs;
- the date
he or she ceases to be covered under TRICARE;
- the date he or she becomes eligible for Medicare;
- the date
the Member ceases to be covered, subject to the Covered
Dependent’s Continuation Provision; (This will not
apply to the Spouse or Child of an Active Duty Member
or a Service Disabled Member.)
- if a
Spouse, the date he/she attains age 65.
Termination of Covered Dependent's
coverage will be without prejudice to any claim which
occurred before the effective date of termination.
Non-Duplication of Coverage under Employer Health
Program
If a claim
payable under the Policy is also payable under an
Employer Health Program with TRICARE as the secondary
payor, we will limit our payment to an amount which,
when added to the amounts paid by the Employer Health
Program and TRICARE, will not exceed 100% of TRICARE
Covered Expenses.
Change
of Policy Premiums
We have
the right on each Premium Due Date to change the rate
at which premiums will be calculated. This includes the
right to change premium rates for a benefit that
applies to all individuals of the same class, age, plan
and effective date. Rates may be changed based on
claims experience of the Policy. We will give the
Policyholder or Organization notice of any change at
least 45 days before the Premium Due Date on which it
is to become effective.
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