Common use of Mastectomy Services Clause in Contracts

Mastectomy Services. This plan provides coverage for a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours in a hospital following a mastectomy and a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours in a hospital following an axillary node dissection. Any decision to shorten these minimum coverages shall be made by the attending physician in consultation with and upon agreement with you. If you participate in an early discharge, defined as inpatient care following a mastectomy that is less than forty-eight (48) hours and inpatient care following an axillary node dissection that is less than twenty-four (24) hours, coverage shall include a minimum of one (1) home visit conducted by a physician or registered nurse. This plan provides benefits for mastectomy surgery and mastectomy-related services in accordance with the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 and Rhode Island General Law 27-20-29 et seq. For the member receiving mastectomy-related benefits, coverage will be provided in a manner determined in consultation with the attending physician and the patient, for: • all stages of reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy was performed; • surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to produce a symmetrical appearance; • prostheses; and • treatment of physical complications at all stages of the mastectomy, including lymphedema. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. BCBSRI provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and to people whose primary language is not English when such services are necessary to communicate effectively with us. If you need these services, contact us at 000-000-0000. If you believe that BCBSRI has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Director of Grievance and Appeals Department, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx XX 00000, or by calling 000-000-0000 or 000-000-0000 (TTY/TDD: 888-252-5051). You can file a grievance in person, by phone or by mail, fax at 000-000-0000, or electronically through our member portal at xxxxxx.xxx. You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at xxxxx://xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/ portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX Xxxx 000X, XXX Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 800-368-1019, 000-000-0000 (TDD). Complaint forms are available at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/office/file/index.html.

Mastectomy Services. This plan provides coverage for a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours in a hospital following a mastectomy and a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours in a hospital following an axillary node dissection. Any decision to shorten these minimum coverages shall be made by the attending physician in consultation with and upon agreement with you. If you participate in an early discharge, defined as inpatient care following a mastectomy that is less than forty-eight (48) hours and inpatient care following an axillary node dissection that is less than twenty-four (24) hours, coverage shall include a minimum of one (1) home visit conducted by a physician or registered nurse. This plan provides benefits for mastectomy surgery and mastectomy-related services in accordance with the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 and Rhode Island General Law 27-20-29 et seq. For the member receiving mastectomy-related benefits, coverage will be provided in a manner determined in consultation with the attending physician and the patient, for: •  all stages of reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy was performed; •  surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to produce a symmetrical appearance; •  prostheses; and •  treatment of physical complications at all stages of the mastectomy, including lymphedema. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. BCBSRI provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and to people whose primary language is not English when such services are necessary to communicate effectively with us. If you need these services, contact us at 000-000-0000. If you believe that BCBSRI has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Director of Grievance and Appeals Department, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx XX 00000, or by calling 000-000-0000 or 000-000-0000 (TTY/TDD: 888-252-5051). You can file a grievance in person, by phone or by mail, fax at 000-000-0000, or electronically through our member portal at xxxxxx.xxx. You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at xxxxx://xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/ portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX Xxxx 000X, XXX Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 800-368-1019, 000-000-0000 (TDD). Complaint forms are available at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/office/file/index.html.

Mastectomy Services. This plan provides coverage for a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours in a hospital following a mastectomy and a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours in a hospital following an axillary node dissection. Any decision to shorten these minimum coverages shall be made by the attending physician in consultation with and upon agreement with you. If you participate in an early discharge, defined as inpatient care following a mastectomy that is less than forty-eight (48) hours and inpatient care following an axillary node dissection that is less than twenty-four (24) hours, coverage shall include a minimum of one (1) home visit conducted by a physician or registered nurse. This plan provides benefits for mastectomy surgery and mastectomy-related services in accordance with the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 and Rhode Island General Law 27-20-29 et seq. For the member receiving mastectomy-related benefits, coverage will be provided in a manner determined in consultation with the attending physician and the patient, for: •  all stages of reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy was performed; •  surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to produce a symmetrical appearance; •  prostheses; and •  treatment of physical complications at all stages of the mastectomy, including lymphedema. Nondiscrimination and Language Assistance Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. BCBSRI provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and to people whose primary language is not English when such services are necessary to communicate effectively with us. If you need these services, contact us at 000-000-0000. If you believe that BCBSRI has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Director of Grievance and Appeals Department, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx XX 00000, or by calling 000-000-0000 or 000-000-0000 (TTY/TDD: 888-252-5051). You can file a grievance in person, by phone or by mail, fax at 000-000-0000, or electronically through our member portal at xxxxxx.xxx. You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at xxxxx://xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/ portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX Xxxx 000X, XXX Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 800-368-1019, 000-000-0000 (TDD). Complaint forms are available at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/office/file/index.html.

Mastectomy Services. This plan provides coverage for a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours in a hospital following a mastectomy and a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours in a hospital following an axillary node dissection. Any decision to shorten these minimum coverages shall be made by the attending physician in consultation with and upon agreement with you. If you participate in an early discharge, defined as inpatient care following a mastectomy that is less than forty-eight (48) hours and inpatient care following an axillary node dissection that is less than twenty-four (24) hours, coverage shall include a minimum of one (1) home visit conducted by a physician or registered nurse. This plan provides benefits for mastectomy surgery and mastectomy-related services in accordance with the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 and Rhode Island General Law 27-20-29 et seq. For the member receiving mastectomy-related benefits, coverage will be provided in a manner determined in consultation with the attending physician and the patient, for: • all stages of reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy was performed; • surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to produce a symmetrical appearance; • prostheses; and • treatment of physical complications at all stages of the mastectomy, including lymphedema. Nondiscrimination and Language Assistance Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. BCBSRI provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and to people whose primary language is not English when such services are necessary to communicate effectively with us. If you need these services, contact us at 000-000-0000. If you believe that BCBSRI has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Director of Grievance and Appeals Department, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx XX 00000, or by calling 000-000-0000 or 000-000-0000 (TTY/TDD: 888-252-5051). You can file a grievance in person, by phone or by mail, fax at 000-000-0000, or electronically through our member portal at xxxxxx.xxx. You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at xxxxx://xxxxxxxxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/ portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX Xxxx 000X, XXX Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000 800-368-1019, 000-000-0000 (TDD). Complaint forms are available at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/ocr/office/file/index.html.