Common use of Air Medical Transportation to a Specialty Facility Clause in Contracts

Air Medical Transportation to a Specialty Facility. If a Participant is hospitalized as an inpatient and requires the services of a U.S. or Canadian specialty hospital located more than 150 miles away, AirMed will provide air medical transportation to that facility, provided the Participant is unable to travel by commercial means without a medical escort. The Participant’s attending physician as well as the AirMed physician must agree to the medical necessity of this transport. A Participant is not eligible for transportation to a Specialty Facility within the first 90 days of enrollment. Mileage is stated and calculated using the “great circle” formula.