Limit: 12.0 Visit(s) per Benefit Period

Benefit limit applies for Osteopathic/Chiropractic Manipulation Therapy.

Coverage for the Inpatient postpartum stay for mother and newborn child in a hospital will be, at a minimum, 48 hours for a vaginal delivery and 96 hours for a cesarean section. Coverage will be for the length of stay recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in their Guidelines for Prenatal Care.

Diabetes Self-Management Training for an individual with insulin dependent diabetes, non-insulin dependent diabetes, or elevated blood glucose levels induced by pregnancy or another medical condition.

Benefits include supportive use of an artificial kidney machine.

Covered services include durable medical equipment, medical devices and supplies, prosthetics and appliances, including cochlear implants and eyeglasses/contact lenses (for cataract surgery or injury), and medical/surgical supplies and equipment that serve only a medical purpose for the management of disease. Benefit limits: Wigs are limited to the first one following cancer treatment not to exceed one per Benefit Period; limit of four (4) surgical bras following mastectomy per benefit period; (as required by the Women?s Health and Cancer Rights Act); Left Ventricular Artificial Devices (LVAD) covered only as bridge to heart transplant.

Ambulance Services are transportation by a vehicle (including ground, water, fixed wing and rotary wing air transportation) designed, equipped and used only to transport the sick and injured and staffed by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), paramedics, or other certified medical professionals: from home, scene of accident or medical emergency to a hospital; between hospitals; between a hospital and skilled nursing facility; or from a hospital or skilled nursing facility to home; ambulance trips must be made to the closest facility that can give covered services appropriate for the member's condition.

Limit: 1.0 Item(s) per Year

Limits may apply to some services; includes benefits for health care services and devices that help a person keep, learn or improve skills and functioning for daily living, including treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders to children (0 - 21), which at a minimum shall include: (1) Out-Patient Physical Rehabilitation Services including (a) Speech and Language therapy and/or Occupational therapy, 20 visits per year of each service; and (b) Clinical Therapeutic Intervention, which include but are not limited to Applied Behavioral Analysis, 20 hours per week; and (2) Mental/Behavioral Health Outpatient Services to provide consultation, assessment, development and oversight of treatment plans.

Limit: 100.0 Visit(s) per Benefit Period

When therapy services are provided in the home (including physical, speech, and occupational therapy) as part of home health care services, they are not subject to separate visit limits for therapy services. The 100 visit/year limit is also not applicable to home infusion therapy or private duty nursing rendered in the home setting.

To be eligible for Hospice benefits, the patient must have a life expectancy of six months or less, as confirmed by the attending Physician.

Home IV therapy includes but is not limited to: injections (intra-muscular, subcutaneous, continuous subcutaneous), Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), Enteral nutrition therapy, antibiotic therapy, pain management and chemotherapy.

There are specific exceptions to certain exclusions and/or additional exclusions that are detailed in plan document; inpatient hospital services include charges from a hospital, skilled nursing facility or other provider for room, board, general nursing services; and ancillary (related) services. Limited to a 60 days per Benefit Period maximum for inpatient Rehabilitation therapy services.

There are specific exceptions to certain exclusions and/or additional exclusions that are detailed in plan document; inpatient medical care visits limited to one visit per day by any one physician.

Coverage and limits must comply with state mandates and the parity standards set forth in the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

The cost sharing that displays applies to outpatient office visits only. All other outpatient services [e.g., diagnostic testing and therapy services] may be subject to additional cost sharing. Please refer to the Certificate of Coverage for detailed information.

Covered benefit under home health services and covered as USPSTF A or B recommendation under preventive health services (includes diet counseling for adults at higher risk for chronic disease, obesity screening and counseling for all adults, and healthy diet counseling for adults with cardiovascular risk factors).

See specific exceptions to these exclusions and/or additional exclusions that are detailed in plan document; benefits for facility charges for Outpatient Services are payable for the removal of teeth or for other dental processes only if the patient?s medical condition or the dental procedure requires a Hospital setting to ensure the safety of the patient

Limit: 116.0 Visit(s) per Benefit Period

Therapy Services rendered in the home as part of Home Care Services will be subject to the Home Care Services visit limits; outpatient rehabilitation services visit limits will not apply. If different types of Therapy Services are performed during one Physician Home Visit, Office Service, or Outpatient Service, then each different type of Therapy Service performed will be considered a separate Therapy Visit. Each Therapy Visit will count against the applicable maximum visits per Benefit Period listed below: Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy limited to 20 visits each. Cardiac Rehabilitation limited to 36 visits. Pulmonary Rehabilitation limited to 20 visits, except if rendered as part of Physical Therapy, the Physical Therapy visit limit will apply. Benefit also includes Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Day Rehabilitation Therapy services on an Outpatient basis. Limited to a combined 60 days per Benefit Period maximum for both Inpatient and outpatient day rehabilitation therapy services.

See specific exceptions to these exclusions and/or additional exclusions that are detailed in plan document.

Includes post-delivery follow-up care performed, by a physician or nurse, within 72 hours of discharge, through home health care visits or, at patient?s discretion, in a medical setting. This coverage includes, but is not limited to parent education; assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding; and routine maternal or neonatal tests and screening (including collection of sample for hereditary and metabolic newborn screening).

Services with an 'A' or 'B' rating from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); Immunizations for children, adolescents, and adults recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Preventive care and screenings for infants, children and adolescents as provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Additional preventive care and screening for women provided for in the guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration including: women?s contraceptives, sterilization procedures, and counseling; breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling (benefits for breast pumps are limited to one pump per benefit period); and gestational diabetes screening; routine screening mammograms; routine cytologic screening; child health supervision services from birth to age 9.

Private Duty Nursing Services are Covered Services only when provided through the Home Care Services benefit; Quantitative Limit has been determined as 90 - 110 visits per year and represents the number of visits to meet the established actuarial equivalent of benchmark plan annual dollar limits. Annual and lifetime dollar limits will no longer apply.

Benefits for artificial substitutes for body parts and tissues and materials inserted into tissue for functional or therapeutic purposes. Covered Services include purchase, fitting, needed adjustment, repairs, and replacements of prosthetic devices and supplies that 1) Replace all or part of a missing body part and its adjoining tissues; or 2) Replace all or part of the function of a permanently useless or malfunctioning body part.

Benefits include reconstructive surgery to correct significant deformities caused by congenital or developmental abnormalities, illness, injury or an earlier treatment in order to create a more normal appearance. Benefits include surgery performed to restore symmetry after a mastectomy.

Limit: 40.0 Visit(s) per Benefit Period

Occupational Therapy is limited to 20 visits per benefit period, and Physical Therapy is limited to a separate 20 visits per benefit period.

Limit: 20.0 Visit(s) per Benefit Period

Limit: 1.0 Exam(s) per Year

Limit: 90.0 Days per Benefit Period

Coverage and limits must comply with state mandates and the parity standards set forth in the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

The cost sharing that displays applies to outpatient office visits only. All other outpatient services [e.g., diagnostic testing and therapy services] may be subject to additional cost sharing. Please refer to the Certificate of Coverage for detailed information.

Includes coverage for unrelated donor search services ($30,000 per transplant/network & Non network combined) and travel/lodging as approved by the plan ($10,000 per transplant/network & Non network combined). Transplant benefits apply to any medically necessary human organ and stem cell/bone marrow transplants (except cornea and kidney transplants) and transfusions including necessary acquisition procedures, harvest and storage, necessary preparatory myeloablative therapy, and initial evaluation/testing to determine eligibility as a transplant candidate.

Benefits provided for temporomandibular (joint connecting the lower jaw to the temporal bone at the side of the head) and craniomandibular (head and neck muscle) disorders.