Emergency Funds. To minimise financial inconvenience to the Covered Person in an emergency the following services will be provided: a) When Platinum Card Assistance has been provided with information that the Covered Person is covered by a health insurance policy which would cover the services in question, Platinum Card Assistance shall first ask the medical facility or local treating physician to bill the insurance company of the Covered Person and if the medical facility or local treating physician is unwilling to do so, shall then request the medical facility or local treating physician to bill the Covered Person directly rather than requiring the Covered Person to pay on site b) Where a local treating physician or medical facility refuses to provide needed medical services to a Covered Person without receiving advance payment for those services and or obtaining a guarantee, upon request of the Covered Person, the Platinum Card Assistance shall guarantee and when necessary advance up to US$8,000. If a Covered Person is unconscious and American Express Platinum Card Assistance determines it is necessary to offer such a guarantee or to advance payment to a local treating physician or medical facility, Platinum Card Assistance shall do so on the Covered Person’s behalf, if a family member is not available for this purpose. All such payments will be billed to the Covered Person’s Platinum Card Account
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Samples: Cardmember Agreement, Cardmember Agreement
Emergency Funds. To minimise financial inconvenience to the Covered Person in an emergency the following services will be provided:
a) When Platinum Card Assistance has been provided with information that the Covered Person is covered by a health insurance policy which would cover the services in question, Platinum Card Assistance shall first ask the medical facility or local treating physician to bill xxxx the insurance company of the Covered Person and if the medical facility or local treating physician is unwilling to do so, shall then request the medical facility or local treating physician to bill xxxx the Covered Person directly rather than requiring the Covered Person to pay on site.
b) Where a local treating physician or medical facility refuses to provide needed medical services to a Covered Person without receiving advance payment for those services and or obtaining a guarantee, upon request of the Covered Person, the The Platinum Card Assistance shall guarantee and when necessary advance up to US$US$ 8,000. If a Covered Person is unconscious and American Express Platinum Card Assistance determines it is necessary to offer such a guarantee or to advance payment to a local treating physician or medical facility, Platinum Card Assistance shall do so on the Covered Person’s behalf, if a family member is not available for this purpose. All such payments will be billed to the Covered Person’s Platinum Card Account.
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Samples: Cardmember Agreement
Emergency Funds. To minimise financial inconvenience to the Covered Person in an emergency the following services will be provided:
a) When Platinum Card Assistance has been provided with information that the Covered Person is covered by a health insurance policy which would cover the services in question, Platinum Card Assistance shall first ask the medical facility or local treating physician to bill xxxx the insurance company of the Covered Person and if the medical facility or local treating physician is unwilling to do so, shall then request the medical facility or local treating physician to bill xxxx the Covered Person directly rather than requiring the Covered Person to pay on site
b) Where a local treating physician or medical facility refuses to provide needed medical services to a Covered Person without receiving advance payment for those services and or obtaining a guarantee, upon request of the Covered Person, the The Platinum Card Assistance shall guarantee and when necessary advance up to US$8,000. If a Covered Person is unconscious and American Express Platinum Card Assistance determines it is necessary to offer such a guarantee or to advance payment to a local treating physician or medical facility, Platinum Card Assistance shall do so on the Covered Person’s behalf, if a family member is not available for this purpose. All such payments will be billed to the Covered Person’s Platinum Card Account
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Samples: Cardmember Agreement
Emergency Funds. To minimise minimize financial inconvenience to the Covered Person in an emergency the following services will be provided:
a) When Platinum Card Assistance has been provided with information that the Covered Person is covered by a health insurance policy which would cover the services in question, . Platinum Card Assistance shall first ask the medical facility or local treating physician to bill the insurance company of the Covered Person and if the medical facility or local treating physician is unwilling to do so, shall then request the medical facility or local treating physician to bill bll the Covered Person directly rather than requiring the Covered Person to pay on site
b) Where a local treating physician or medical facility refuses to provide needed medical services to a Covered Person without receiving advance payment for those services and or obtaining a guarantee, upon request of the Covered Person, Person the Platinum Card Assistance shall guarantee and when necessary advance up to US$8,000. If a Covered Person is unconscious and American Express Platinum Card Assistance determines it is necessary to offer such a guarantee or to advance payment to a local treating physician or medical facility, . Platinum Card Assistance shall do so on the Covered Person’s Per son's behalf, if a family member is not available for this purpose. All Al l such payments payment s will be billed to the Covered Cove red Person’s 's Platinum Card Account
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Samples: Cardmember Agreement