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No health care benefits shall be paid for the following services, products or conditions:

 

  1. Care by non-affiliated hospitals except in emergencies wherein the Emergency Provision of the Agreement shall apply;

  2. Additional hospital charges and professional fees resulting from taking a room accommodation different from the specific in the Member's Benefit Classification and/or at a rate in excess of the maximum room allowance, or additional personal comfort items, e.g., telephone and TV, admission kit and/or such other items of the same nature. If the Member's benefit Classification specifies only the room accommodation of a higher type than his room entitlement, the Member shall be entitled to room and board benefits that is equal to the average of highest and lowest room and board rates of the hospital where the Member is confined for the type of room accommodation to which the Member is entitled. Any excess between the rate of the higher type availed of and such average shall be for the account of the Member;

  3. All pregnancy related conditions requiring medical/surgical care;

  4. Circumcision, sterilization of either sex or reversal of such, artificial insemination, sex transformation or diagnosis and treatment of infertility;

  5. Rest cures, custodial, domiciliary or convalescent care;

  6. Cosmetic procedures/surgery and oral surgery solely for purpose of beautification except reconstructive surgery to treat functional defect/s due to disease or accidental injury;

  7. Dental examination, extractions, fillings, and general dental attention and conditions and all complications arising from them, except to the extent that these are necessary for repair or alleviation of damage to the covered person caused solely by accidental bodily injury;

  8. Psychiatric disorder, psychosomatic illness, any injury, illness or condition which the member may suffer after he has taken intoxicating drugs or alcoholic beverages as evidenced by an alcoholic breath as determined by the examining physician and/or conditions or illnesses resulting from alcoholism;

  9. Medical or surgical procedures which are experimental in nature or not generally accepted as standard medical treatment by the medical profession, that may include but is not limited to, Chiropractic Services and Acupuncture;

  10. Allergens used for hypersensitivity testing regardless if administered as an out-patient or in-patient procedure;

  11. Procurement or use of corrective appliances, artificial aids and durable equipment;

  12. All expense incurred in the process of organ donation;

  13. Injuries or illnesses resulting from hazardous activities in which a Member has engaged in a sport or for pleasure, that may include but not limited to, bungee jumping, scuba diving, hang gliding, mountain climbing and all such other coluntary activities which pose a danger to life and limb, except those related to or directly connected with the Member's occupation as declared in the application for health care coverage under the Agreement.

  14. Physical examinations and other related Services required for obtaining or continuing employment, insurance or government licensing, or not related to the health maintenance of the client;

  15. Injuries or illness due to military service or suffered under condition of war;

  16. Executive check-up and confinement which are for purely diagnostic purposes;

  17. Diseases or injuries wherein the care or reimbursement of services is provided by law or a government program, up to the stipulated limits;

  18. Injuries or illnesses which are self-inflicted, caused by attempt at suicide, or incurred as a result of or while participating in the commission of a crime or acts involving laws or ordinances;

  19. Take-home medicines; out-patient medicines except intravenous chemotherapy medicine and medicine administered during an emergency treatment; vaccines except the first dose of passive immunization for rabies, tetanus and snake bites if medically prescribed;

  20. All hospital charges and professional fees incurred after the day and time discharge from the hospital has been duly authorized;

  21. Laser treatment for the purpose of corrective eye refraction; and

  22. "Medico-Legal Fees". Medico-legal fees refers to the professional fee of a medico legal consultant to whom a patient is referred primarily for the issuance of a medical certificate for legal purposes.

 

 Permanent Exclusion

 

A permanent exclusion is a pre-existing condition which will not be covered by PhilamCare even after one year membership period is over. A permanent exclusion, if any, explicitly stated in an endorsement from which is attached to your Health Care Agreement.