Podiatric Benefits. Podiatric Services include office visits and other covered Services for the diagnosis and treatment of the foot, ankle, and related structures. These services are customarily provid- ed by a licensed doctor of podiatric medicine. Covered lab, pathology, and X-Ray Services provided in conjunction with this Benefit, are described under the Outpatient or Out-of- Hospital X-Ray, Pathology, and Laboratory Benefits section.
Podiatric Benefits. Podiatric services include office visits and other Pregnancy and Maternity Care Benefits Benefits are provided for maternity services, in- cluding the following:
Podiatric Benefits. Podiatric services include office visits and other
Podiatric Benefits. Podiatric Services include office visits and other covered Services customarily provided by a licensed doctor of podi- atric medicine. Covered surgical procedures provided in conjunction with this Benefit are described under the Pro- fessional (Physician) Benefits section. Covered lab and X- ray Services provided in conjunction with this Benefit are described under the Outpatient X-ray, Pathology and Labo- ratory Benefits section. Pregnancy and Maternity Care Benefits Benefits are provided for pregnancy and complications of pregnancy, including prenatal diagnosis of genetic disorders of the fetus by means of diagnostic procedures in cases of high-risk pregnancy, and post-delivery care. (Note: See the section on Outpatient X-ray, Pathology and Laboratory Benefits for information on coverage of other genetic test- ing and diagnostic procedures.) No benefits are provided for services after termination of coverage under this Plan unless the Member qualifies for an extension of Benefits as de- scribed elsewhere in this booklet. For Outpatient routine newborn circumcisions, for the pur- poses of this Benefit, routine newborn circumcisions are circumcisions performed within 31 days of birth unrelated to illness or injury. Routine circumcisions after this time period are covered for sick babies when authorized by Blue Shield. Note: The Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act requires group health plans to provide a minimum Hospital stay for the mother and newborn child of 48 hours after a normal, vaginal delivery and 96 hours after a C-section unless the attending Physician, in consultation with the mother, determines a shorter Hospital length of stay is xxx- xxxxx. If the Hospital stay is less than 48 hours after a normal, vaginal delivery or less than 96 hours after a C-section, a follow-up visit for the mother and newborn within 48 hours of discharge is covered when prescribed by the treating Physician. This visit shall be provided by a licensed health care provider whose scope of practice includes postpartum and newborn care. The treating Physician, in consultation with the mother, shall determine whether this visit shall occur at home, the contracted facility, or the Physician’s office. Preventive Health Benefits Preventive Health Services are those primary preventive medical Services provided by a Physician for the early de- tection of disease when no symptoms are present and for those items specifically listed below. For Preventive Health Services, for...
