Common use of Patient repatriation transportation Clause in Contracts

Patient repatriation transportation. As soon as it is medically advisable and appropriate (in the Premium tariff also, if the duration of the hospital stay is expected to exceed 14 days in the opinion of the doctor providing treatment), the Assistance will organise return transportation using medically adequate means of transport (including air ambulances), after prior consultation between the Assistance and the local physicians handling the case, to the closest suitable hospital in the country where the insured person has his/her usual abode or place of residence.