Evacuation and Repatriation a) Evacuation Arrangements will be made to move an insured person who has a critical, life-threatening eligible medical condition to the nearest medical facility for the purpose of admission to hospital as an in-patient or day-patient. Reasonable expenses for: i) Transportation costs of an insured person in the event of emergency treatment and medically necessary transport and care not being readily available at the place of the incident. This includes an economy class airfare ticket for a locally-accompanying person who has travelled as an escort. ii) Reasonable local travel costs to and from medical appointments when treatment is being received as a day-patient.
Evacuation and Repatriation. The insurer will cover the actual incurred cost of the following:
Evacuation and Repatriation. The insurer will cover the actual incurred cost of the following:
a. Evacuation
i. Transportation costs of an insured person in the event of emergency treatment and medically necessary transport and care not being readily available at the place of the incident. This includes an economy class airfare ticket for a locally-accompanying person who has travelled as an escort.
ii. Reasonable local travel costs to and from medical appointments when treatment is being received as a day-patient.
iii. Reasonable travel costs for a locally-accompanying person to travel to and from the hospital to visit the insured person following admission as an in-patient.
iv. Reasonable costs for non-hospital accommodation only for immediate pre and post-hospital admission periods provided that the insured person is under the care of a specialist. The insurer’s medical advisers will decide the most appropriate method of transportation for the evacuation and this benefit will not cover travel cost if it is against the advice of the insurer’s medical advisers or where the medical facility does not have appropriate facilities to treat the eligible medical condition.
b. Repatriation Deductible would apply to medically necessary treatment required under this benefit.