Policy Name : National Parivar Mediclaim Policy
Policy Code : NIC001
PARIVAR – Mediclaim for Family
This is a Family Floater Health Insurance Policy wherein entire family will be covered
under single Sum Insured.
The Policy covers reimbursement of Hospitalization expenses for illness/diseases contracted
or injury sustained by the In
sured Person. In the event of
any claim becoming admissible
under the policy, the Company either pay direc
tly to the insured if
TPA service is not
availed by the insured or pay to the Hospita
l/Nursing Home through TPA the amount of
such expenses subject to limits as would fall
under different heads mentioned below, as are
reasonably and necessarily incurre
d in respect thereof anywhere in India by or on behalf of
such Insured Person but not exceeding Sum Insured
(all claims in aggregate) for that family
as stated in the Schedule in
any one period of insurance.
2. Scope Of Cover
Hospitalization Expenses
:
Hospitalization Benefits
Limits
A (i) Room, Boarding expenses as provided
by the Hospital/Nursing Home which
also include Nursing care, RMO
charges, I V fluids/Blood
transfusion/Injection charges
(ii) If admitted in IC Unit
i) Upto 1% of
Sum Insured per day
ii) Upto 2% of Sum Insured per day
B Surgeon, Anesthetist, Medical Practitioner,
Consultants, Special
ists Fees, Nursing
Expenses
Actual.
C Anesthesia, Blood, Oxygen, OT charges,
Surgical appliances(any disposable surgical
consumables subject to upper limit of 7%
of the S.I), Medicines, Drugs, Diagnostic
material & X-Ray, Dialysis,Chemotherapy,
Radiotherapy, cost of Pacemaker, artificial
Limbs. Cost of Stent and implants
Actual.
N.B. (a) Total expenses incurred for any one illness is limited to 50% of the overall
Sum Insured per family.
(b)
Company’s liability in respect of all claims admitted during the period of
Insurance shall not exceed the Sum Insured per family as mentioned in
the Schedule.
(c)
Hospitalization expenses of person donating an organ during the course of
organ transplant will also be
payable subject to the sub limits under “C”
above applicable to the insured person within the overall sum insured of
the insured person.
3. Definitions
3.1 Family
means Self, Spouse & two dependant childr
en up to an age of 25 years. Parents
are not covered.
3.2 Hospital/Nursing Home
, means any institution in India
established for indoor care and
treatment of disease and in
juries and which either.
a.
Has been registered either as a Hospital or
Nursing Home with the local authorities
and is under the supervision of a register
ed and qualified me
dical practitioner.
OR
b.
Hospital/Nursing Home run by Government.
OR
c.
Should comply with minimum criteria as under :
i.
It should have at least 15 inpatient
beds. In Class “C” town the number of
beds be reduced to 10.
ii.
Fully equipped Operation Theatre of
its own wherever surgical operations
are carried out.
iii.
Fully qualified nursing staff under its employment round the clock.
iv.
Fully qualified doctor(s) should be
in charge round the clock.
3.2.1
The term, ‘Hospital/Nursing Home’, shall
not include an establishment which is a
p
lace of rest, a place for the aged, a place for dr
ug addiction or place of alcoholics, a hotel
or a similar place.
3.3 Surgical Operation
means manual and/or operativ
e procedures for correction of
deformities and defects, repair of injuries, diag
nosis and cure of diseases, relief or suffering
and prolongation of life.
3.4 Expenses of Hospitalization
for minimum period of 24 hours are admissible. However,
this time limit is not applied to specific treatments i.e. day care treatment for stitching of
wound/s, close reduction/s and applicati
on of POP casts, Dialysis, Chemotherapy,
Radiotherapy, Arthroscopy, Eye surger
y, ENT surgery, Laparoscopic surgery
,Angiographies, Endoscopies, Lithotripsy (Ki
dney stone removal), D & C, Tonsillectomy
taken in the Hospital/Nursing Home and the
Insured is discharged on the same day. The
treatment will be considered to be taken unde
r Hospitalization benef
it. This condition will
also not apply in case of stay in
Hospital of less then 24 hours provided –
a.
the treatment is such that it necessitates
hospitalization and the
procedure involves
specialized infrastructural facilities available in Hospitals.
and
b.
due to technological advances hospitalizatio
n is required for less then 24 hours only.
3.5. Any One Illness
will be deemed to mean continuous period of illness and it includes
relapse within 45 days from the
date of last consultation with the Hospital/Nursing Home
where treatment may have been taken. Occurrence
of same illness after a lapse of 45 days as
stated above will be considered as fr
esh illness for the purpose of this policy.
3.5.1 Medical Practitioner
means a person who holds a degree/diploma from a recognized
institution and is registered by the Medica
l Council of India or
the respective State
Councils. The term Medical Practitioner woul
d include Physician, Specialist and Surgeon.
3.5.2 Qualified Nurse
means a person who holds a cer
tificate of a recognized Nursing
Council and who is employed on the recomm
endations of the attending Medical
Practitioner.
3.5.3 TPA
means a Third Party Administrator who
is licensed by the Insurance Regulatory
and Development Authority, and is engaged, fo
r a fee or remuneration, by whatever name
called as may be specified in the agreement w
ith the Company, for the provision of health
services.
3.5.4 Pre-Hospitalization :
Relevant medical expenses
incurred during period up to 15
days prior to hospitalization on disease/illness/in
jury sustained will be considered as part of
claim mentioned under Hospitalization Expenses.
3.5.5 Post-Hospitalization :
Relevant medical expenses
incurred during period upto 30
days after hospitalization on disease/illness/inju
ry sustained will be considered as part of
claim mentioned under Hospitalization Expenses.
4. Exclusions
The Company shall not be liable to make any payment under this Policy in respect of
any expenses whatsoever incu
rred by any Insured Person in
connection with or in
respect of :
4.1
All diseases/injuries which are pre-ex
isting when the cover incepts for
the first time. However, those diseases will be covered after four continuous claim
free policy years. For the purpose of applying this condition, the period of cover
under Mediclaim policy taken from Nati
onal Insurance Company only will be
considered. Pre-existing disease like Diabetes and Hypertension will be covered
from the inception of the policy on paymen
t of additional premium by the insured.
4.1.1.
Insured shall bear 10% of any admissibl
e claim if he is suffering from
either Diabetes or Hypertension and 25% of the admissible claim amount
in case he is suffering from both diabetes and hypertension. This
provision is applicable only for claims arising out of Diabetes and/or
Hypertension.
4.2
Any disease other then those stated in
Clause 4.3, contracted by the Insured
Person during the first 30 days from the
commencement date of the policy. This
condition 4.2 shall not however, apply in
case hospitalization due to accidental
injury or if the Insured Person having been covered under this scheme or a similar
Health Insurance Scheme with any of
the Indian Insurance Companies for a
continuous period of preceding 12 months without any break.
4.3
During the first 2 years of the operation
of the policy the expenses incurred on
treatment of diseases such as Cataract, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy,
Hysterectomy, Hernia, Hydrocele, Congenit
al Internal Disease,
Fistula in anus,
Chronic fissure in anus, Piles, Pilonidal Sinus, Sinusitis, Stone disease of any site,
Benign Lumps/growths in
any part of the body,
CSOM(Chronic Suppurative OtitisMedia), joints replacements of any kind unless
arising out of accident, surgical treatm
ent of Tonsils, Adenoids and deviated
nasal septums and related disorders are not
payable. If these diseases (other than
Congenital Internal Disease/De
fects) are pre-existing at
the time of proposal, they
will be covered only after four continuous
claim free years as mentioned in column
4.1 above.
If the Insured is aware of the ex
istence of Congenital
Internal Disease/Defect
before inception of the policy, the same will be treated as pre-existing.
4.4
Injury or disease directly or indirectly caused by or arising from or attributable to
War Invasion Act of Foreign Enemy Warlik
e operations (whether war be declared
or not).
4.5
Circumcision unle
ss necessary for treatment of a
disease not excluded hereunder
or as may be necessitated du
e to an accident, vaccination or inoculation or change
of life or cosmetic or aesthetic treatment
of any description,
plastic surgery other
than as may be necessitated due to an
accident or as part of any illness.
4.6
The cost of spectacles, cont
act lenses and hearing aids.
4.7
Any Dental treatment or surgery which is
a corrective, cosmetic or aesthetic
procedure, including wear and tear, unless
arising from accident
al injury and which
requires hospitalization for treatment.
4.8
Convalescence general debility ‘Run Down
’ condition or rest cure, congenital
external disease or defects or anomalies,
sterility, venereal disease, intentional
self-injury and use of intoxicating drugs/alcohol.
4.9
All expenses arising out of any condition directly or indirectly caused to or
associated with Human T-Cell Lympho
trophic Virus Type III (HTLB-III)
orLymphadinopathy associated Virus (LAV) or the Mutants Derivative or variations
Deficiency Syndrome or any Syndrome or condition of a similar kind commonly
referred to as AIDS.
4.10
Charges incurred at Hospital or Nursing
Home primarily for diagnostic, X-Ray or
laboratory examinations or other diagnostic studies not consistent with nor
incidental to the diagnosis and treatment of positive existence or presence of any
ailment, sickness or injury for which confinement is required at a Hospital/Nursing
Home.
4.11
Expenses on vitamins and tonics unless forming part of treatment for injury or
disease as certified by the attending physician.
4.12
Injury or disease directly
or indirectly caused by or contributed to by nuclear
weapons/materials.
4.13
Treatment arising from or traceable to pr
egnancy, childbirth, miscarriage, abortion
or complications of any of these including caesarean section.
4.14
Any treatment other than Allopathic System of Medicine.
5. Age Limit
Persons between the age of 3
months to 60 years are eligible to enter the scheme.
Fresh entrant beyond 60 years will not
be covered. However, the policy may be
extended up to the age of 65 years if it
is renewed without break. In that case the
premium applicable for 56-60 age band will be loaded as shown in the Premium Chart.
6. Payment of Claims
All claims under this policy shall be payable in Indian Currency only. All medical
treatments for the purpose of this insurance will have to be taken in India only.
NOTICE TO CLAIM
Preliminary notice of claim with particulars relating to policy numbers, Name of Insured
Person in respect of whom claim is made, nature of illness/injury and Name and
Address of the attending Medical Practition
er/Hospital/Nursing Home should be given
by the insured person to the
TPA immediately and in case
of emergency hospitalization
within 24 hours from the date of Hospitalization.
In case of notice received
beyond 24 hours from the time of Hospitalization etc., the
matter may be referred to the insurer for considering waiver of the condition, wherever
felt appropriate.
Final Claim along with receipted Bills/Cash
Memos, Claim Form and list of documents
as listed in the Claim Form etc., ... should be submitted to the TPA within 30days from
the date of completion of treatment.
NOTE :
Waiver of the Condition may be consider
ed in extreme cases of hardship where
it is proved to the satisfaction of the Co
mpany that under the ci
rcumstances in which
the insurer was placed it was not possible fo
r him or any other person to give such
notice or file claim within the prescribed time limit.
7. Sum Insured
Rs.2,00,000/- to Rs.5,00,000/- in multiples of Rs.50,000/-