Common use of PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES Clause in Contracts

PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES. Purchase of the following items when authorized in writing by the patient's attending physician: standard type artificial limb or eye, splints, trusses, casts, cervical collars, braces (excluding dental braces), catheters, urinary kits, external breast prostheses (following mastectomies), ostomy supplies (where a surgical stoma exists) and corrective prosthetic lenses and frames (once only for persons who lack an organic lens or after cataract surgery). Custom-made orthopaedic boots or shoes, adjustments to stock item footwear and custom moulded foot orthoses (orthotics) are subject to a combined maximum of $500 per person per calendar year. This maximum does not apply to dependent children. Surgical stockings with a compression factor greater than or equal to 25mmg to a maximum of six (6) pairs per calendar year. The purchase of a cystistat kit will be considered an eligible expense when the attending physician, outlining the diagnosis and recommended course of treatment, completes a pre-authorization. The patient will be re-evaluated after the eighth treatment and additional pre-authorization must be obtained if further treatment is required. This benefit is limited to one course of treatment.

PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES. Purchase of the following items when authorized in writing by the patient's attending physician: standard type artificial limb or eye, splints, trusses, casts, cervical collars, braces (excluding dental braces), catheters, urinary kits, external breast prostheses (following mastectomies), ostomy supplies (where a surgical stoma exists) and corrective prosthetic lenses and frames (once only for persons who lack an organic lens or after cataract surgery). Custom-made orthopaedic orthopedic boots or shoes, adjustments to stock item footwear and custom moulded molded foot orthoses (orthotics) are subject to a combined maximum of $500 per person per calendar year. This maximum does not apply to dependent children. Surgical stockings with a compression factor greater than or equal to 25mmg to a maximum of six (6) pairs per calendar year. The purchase of a cystistat kit will be considered an eligible expense when the attending physician, outlining the diagnosis and recommended course of treatment, completes a pre-authorization. The patient will be re-evaluated after the eighth treatment and additional pre-authorization must be obtained if further treatment is required. This benefit is limited to one course of treatment.