Will Travel Medical Insurance Cover Your Pre-Existing
Condition?
Canadian travel medical insurance may cover
the majority of pre-existing medical conditions should an unforeseen
health issue related to a pre-existing condition occurs during your trip.
There are various options available from different travel insurance providers
to meet the insurance needs of most travelers.
On this page, you can find
information about travel insurance plans
with coverage for pre-existing medical conditions from
various Canadian travel insurance providers (Manulife,
Allianz, TuGo, Destination, and more), request
a personalized quote, and select the plan that best
suits your health insurance needs.
Pre-existing medical condition is defined as any
disease, sickness or injury (including symptoms of undiagnosed conditions), other than a minor ailment,
that exists before your policy effective date.
Common pre-existing conditions may include high blood pressure, diabetes, heart or lung conditions, among others.
Stability Requirements
To determine if your pre-existing
condition is covered, you need to consider the stability
requirements stated in the policy. Most travel insurance policies require the
pre-existing condition to be
STABLE for a specified
period before the policy effective date or your departure
date.
Important! Your condition must be STABLE as it
is defined in the policy. If your doctor told you that
you were fit to travel, it does not mean that your
pre-existing medical condition would be covered. Learn a
definition of STABLE underlined in the policy you are
applying for.
Stability periods can vary, ranging from
7 days to 365 days,
depending on the insurance policy.
So, you can select a plan with stability requirements that align with your health situation.
Definition of STABLE
The definition of stability can vary among different
travel medical insurance policies.
Basically, a pre-existing medical condition is
considered STABLE when all
of the following statements are true:
there has not been any new treatment prescribed or recommended, or change(s) to existing treatment (including a stoppage in treatment), and
there has not
been any change in medication (increase, decrease,
stopping, new medications), and
no new
signs or symptoms, no new diagnosis, no new treatment or tests, and
no test results
showing deterioration, and
there has been no hospitalization, and
there has been no referral to a specialist (made or recommended),
and
there has been no tests, investigation or
medical treatment (including surgery) recommended, but not yet complete, nor any outstanding test results.
within a
STABILITY PERIOD
before the policy effective
date or departure date, depending on the plan.
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The following are typically not considered as changes:
1. Diabetic Insulin users - Routine insulin adjustment not
prescribed by your physician, as long as insulin was not
first prescribed during your stability period,
2. Coumadin, Warfarin users - Routine adjustment of
these medications, as long as Coumadin or Warfarin
were not first prescribed during your stability period,
3. A change from a brand name medication to a generic medication of the same dosage.
Canadian
travel medical insurance policies do not provide
coverage for any medical condition (including symptoms)
under investigation, awaiting surgery or further
treatment, or scheduled for surgery or hospitalization
but not completed on the departure date. This includes
investigative or diagnostic tests for which results had
not yet been received at the time of departure.
Unstable Pre-existing Conditions
If your condition does not meet the 7-day stability requirements, which makes it unstable in terms of regular travel insurance policy,
an Individual Medically Underwriting plan may be a viable solution.
This plan doesn't have stability requirements for pre-existing conditions, but eligibility criteria must be met,
and a detailed medical questionnaire is mandatory.
Excluded Pre-existing Conditions
If your pre-existing condition meets the stability requirements, you
are covered for any related medical issues that may arise
unexpectedly during your trip,
according to terms, conditions and exclusions of the
policy.
However, some insurance plans may exclude certain
medical conditions from coverage, and it's also important to review and
understand other limitations or exclusions related to
pre-existing conditions stated in the policy.
Eligibility Requirements
You can purchase the policy, if you meet the eligibility requirements stated in the policy.
However, some travel insurance plans may have eligibility
requirements that involve health-related inquiries, and certain medical conditions could
make you ineligible for purchasing these plans.
Ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria for the chosen
insurance plan before proceeding with the purchase.
Stability Periods for
Travelers under 60
For travelers under
60 years of of age, most travel medical insurance plans
require a 90-day
stability period for coverage for pre-existing medical conditions.
However, shorter stability periods with amount of
coverage up
to the policy limit are offered by the following plans:
● TuGo
Traveller Travel Insurance
Offers a
7-day stability period for
pre-existing condition coverage if your trip duration does not exceed 35 days.
●
True Escape and True Senior Guide Plans
Require a
45-day stability period before your departure date, with an option for a 7-day stability period at an additional cost.
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Travelance Travel Insurance
Stability period for coverage for pre-existing medical conditions is
60 days
before the policy effective date.
Stability Periods for Travelers 60+ Years Old
Standard Stability Period for pre-existing medical
conditions
required under most travel medical insurance plans may be:
90 days (3 months), 150 days,180 days
(6 months), or 365 days.
When Travel medical insurance for snowbirds and seniors
includes a medical questionnaire on the application,
and stability period may depend the plan you qualify for and your medical history,
based on your
information on this questionnaire.
Travel
Medical Insurance Plans with Reduced Stability Period
Options
If your medical condition does not meet
the regular stability
period stated in the policy, you can consider travel
medical insurance policies that offer a 7-day or 30-day Reduced Stability Period options.
●
True Escape and True Senior Guard Travel Medical insurance plans
You can choose the option with reduced stability period
of 7 days at an additional cost, coverage is up to $5,000,000.
●
Tour+Med Travel Medical Insurance
:
Provides coverage for high blood pressure,
cholesterol, or diabetes, which have been stable
within 2 months before
departure .
Optional Reduced Stability Period Rider: By paying an additional premium, you can
choose to reduce the period of stability
to 30 days for a specific medical condition identified
on your policy application.
Total amount of coverage is $5,000,000
There is also the Optional Exclusion Option:
In exchange for a lower premium, you may choose the Optional Exclusion Option
for the medical conditions mentioned in your Personalized Medical Declaration.
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TuGo Traveller
For age 60+, the
7-day
Reduced Stability Period Rider is available
for unstable pre-existing medical conditions that
do not meet the regular stability period stated in this
policy .
Amount of coverage for a pre-existing medical condition that has been stable
within
7 days before departure is $300,000.
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Destination Snowbird Plans
You may qualify for
30-day, 90-day or 180-day reduced stability period
for your pre-existing medical condition, depending on the plan you are eligible for
based on your answers to medical questions on the application.
Amount of coverage for a pre-existing medical condition that has been stable
within a reduced stability period is up to $150,000.
Individual Medically
Underwriting Plan
If you have been denied coverage and/or have unstable
pre-existing medical conditions, you may be eligible for
the
Individual Medically
Underwriting Plan
underwritten by Manulife (no age limit).
It is emergency medical insurance that covers fully
disclosed pre-existing conditions without stability
requirements, and the cost of your insurance is based on
your own specific health situation. ALL medical conditions must be declared,
including any that have in the last 5 years been diagnosed or
a traveler has received treatment and/or taken medication for.
If the eligibility requirements are met, all declared
conditions will be covered during the trip.
Please call at 1-877-443-0101 for more information.
NOTE: Travel insurance does not provide coverage for regular medications and procedures the insured uses to
maintain his/her pre-existing condition stable.
Explore How Various Travel Medical Insurance Policies
Cover Pre-existing Medical
Conditions
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Allianz
Global Assistance Emergency
Medical Plan
Pre-existing Condition Exclusion
a) If you are age 64 or
under, stability period for pre-existing medical conditions
is 90 days immediately before the effective date.
b) If you are age 65 or
over, stability period is 150 days immediately before the effective date.
To be considered STABLE during your stability period, your
pre-existing medical condition or related conditions must not
have resulted in any of the following:
a) New treatment (including new
prescriptions),
b) Change in treatment including frequency,
dosage dosage (increase / decrease, stopping, new) or type (including prescriptions),
c) Signs or symptoms,
d) A new diagnosis,
e) Test results showing your condition is worsening,
f) Hospitalization,
g) A referral to a specialist, received or recommended, or
h) Waiting for any test results, further investigation, or surgery.
The following are considered
stable:
1. Diabetic Insulin users - Routine insulin adjustment not
prescribed by your physician, as long as insulin was not
first prescribed during your stability period,
2. Coumadin, Warfarin users - Routine adjustment of
these medications, as long as Coumadin or Warfarin
were not first prescribed during your stability period,
3. A change from a brand name medication to a generic medication,
4. Minor Ailments - a sickness or injury that ended more than
30 days prior to your effective date and did not require:
- treatment (including prescriptions)
for more than 30 consecutive days, or
- more than one (1) follow-up with a physician.
Exclusions: the following medical conditions are not covered:
● Pre-existing medical conditions that do not meet your stability period.
● An unrepaired aneurysm 4 cm or greater, measured in either length or diameter, diagnosed at any time before the effective date.
● Any heart condition if you used or were prescribed nitroglycerin in the 90 days before the effective date.
● Any heart condition if you were diagnosed with, received treatment for, or had an episode of congestive heart failure in the two (2) years before the effective date.
● Any kidney condition that required dialysis in the 90 days before the effective date.
● Any lung/respiratory condition if you used or were prescribed home oxygen or oral steroids (inhalers are not considered oral steroids) for a lung/respiratory condition in the 90 days before the effective date.
● Any cancer if you had any cancer treatment (other than for basal or squamous cell skin cancer or breast cancer treated only with hormone therapy) in the 90 days before the effective date.
● Any bone marrow, stem cell, or organ transplant (excluding skin or cornea) received or recommended in the two (2) years before the effective date.
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Destination Snowbird Plan
(underwritten by Manulife Financial)
Pre-existing Medical condition
exclusion:
Automatic Stability period
(i) If you
qualify for
the Premier Plan (based on your medical questionnaire):
Benefits are
not payable for costs incurred due to any
pre-existing medical condition
or related condition (other
than a minor condition)
that was not stable
at any time during the 90 days
prior to the policy
effective date.
(ii)
If you qualify for the Ultra Preferred Plan (based on your medical questionnaire):
Benefits are
not payable for costs incurred due to any
pre-existing medical condition
or related condition (other
than a minor condition)
that was not stable
at any time during the 180 days
(90 days for high blood pressure) prior to the
policy effective date.
(iii)
If you qualify for the Super Preferred Plan or Elite
Preferred Plan (based on your medical questionnaire):
Benefits are
not payable for costs incurred due to any
pre-existing medical condition
or related condition (other
than a minor condition)
that was not stable
at any time during the 365 days
(90 days for high blood pressure) prior to the
policy effective date.
Reduced
Stability Period Option
(i) If you
qualify for
the Premier Plan:
If you
selected the Reduced
Stability Period Option coverage is limited
to $150,000 for eligible expenses incurred due to or
resulting from your medical condition or related
condition, other than a
minor condition, that was
stable
for more than 30 days but less
than 90 days.
(ii)
If you qualify for
the Ultra Preferred Plan:
If you
selected the Reduced
Stability Period Option
coverage is limited to
$150,000 for eligible expenses incurred due to or
resulting from your medical condition or related
condition, other than a
minor condition, that was
stable
for more than 30 days but less
than 180 days.
(iii) If you
qualify for the Super Preferred Plan or Elite Preferred
Plan:
If you
selected the Reduced
Stability Period Option coverage is limited to
$150,000 for eligible expenses incurred due to or
resulting from your medical condition or related
condition, other than a
minor condition, that was
stable
for more than:
Option 1: 90 days but less than 365
days; or
Option 2: 180 days but less than 365
days.
Stable:
describes all medical
conditions for which:
a) there has
been no new treatment;
and
b) there has been no alteration in any medication for the condition or in its
usage or in its dosage, nor any alteration in treatment prescribed or recommended by a physician; and
c) there has been no signs or symptoms or new diagnosis; and
d) there has been no test results showing deterioration; and
e) there has been no hospitalization; and
f) there has been no referral to a specialist (made or recommended), and
you are not awaiting the results of further investigations performed by any medical professional.
The following are considered
stable:
a) Routine (not prescribed by a
physician) adjustment of insulin or coumadin provided it
was not first prescribed during the stability period.
b) Change from a brand name
medication to a generic medication provided the
medication was not first prescribed during the stability
period and there is no change in dosage.
c) A new medication prescribed
solely as a result of a drug manufacturers
discontinuance of the original medication taken.
d) The decrease or elimination of a
medication dosage by a physician, provided that it has
changed more than 90 days prior to your policy effective
date and has not had any effect on the stability of your
medical condition for the 90 days prior to your
departure date.
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Group Medical Services TravelStar
(GMS)
Pre-existing Medical conditions exclusion:
No coverage or reimbursement
for expenses resulting from medical conditions which
have not been stable for one hundred and eighty (180)
days immediately prior to your departure date, including:
a. medical condition(s) for
which you received medical treatment or medical consultation; and/or
b. undiagnosed medical
condition(s) related to symptoms
for which you received medical treatment or
medical consultation.
Stability When
Topping-Up Other Insurer's Plans: No coverage or reimbursement
for expenses where this policy is being used as a top-up for another
insurer's emergency medical insurance, unless the medical conditions
have been stable for one hundred eighty (180) days
prior to the effective date of the top-up.
Stability When
Topping-Up a GMS Plan: No coverage or reimbursement
for expenses where this policy is being used as a top-up
to existing GMS emergency medical coverage, unless
medical conditions are stable as defined by the stability
period specified within the GMS policy this policy is topping-up.
You must be stable based on the definition
of stable in this policy, regardless of the opinion of your physician
or any other person who may provide an opinion on your medical conditions.
Stable: a medical condition is considered stable
and controlled, only when all of the following statements are true.
1) there has not been any new medical treatment prescribed or
recommended, or change(s) to existing medical treatment or
stopped medical treatment; and
2) there has not been any change to any existing prescribed
drug (including an increase, decrease, or stopping to
prescribed dosage), except:
a. a dosage adjustment for anti-hypertensive or cholesterol
lowering medication;
b. a change from brand name medication
to generic medication and vice versa of the same dosage;
c. Coumadin/Warfarin prescribed as an anticoagulation therapy
adjusted to ensure your INR is maintained within
therapeutic range as directed by your physician[s) provided
there has been no other change in your condition; and
d. insulin or oral anti-diabetic medication where blood
levels are tested on a regular basis and adjustments to
the dosage are made to ensure your blood glucose level
is maintained within therapeutic range as directed by your
physician{s) provided there has been no other change in your
condition; and
3) the medical condition has not become worse; and
4) there have not been any new, more frequent or more severe symptoms; and
5) there has been no hospitalization or referral to a specialist; and
6) there has been no tests, investigation or medical treatment
recommended, but not yet complete, nor any outstanding test results.
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Manulife Financial Emergency Medical Policy for Travelling
Canadians
Pre-existing Condition Exclusion
The pre-existing condition
exclusion that applies to you depends on the Rate
Category you qualified for when you purchased this
policy.
If you are
under the age 60, you automatically qualify for Rate
Category A.
For applicants 60 years old and over,
Rate Category depends on the answers on the medical
questionnaire: it may be A, B, C.
Rate Categories A.
The company will not pay any expenses
relating to:
a pre-existing condition that is not stable in the
three (3) months before your effective date; and/or,
your heart condition if, in the three (3) months
before your effective date, it has not been stable or
you have taken any form of nitroglycerine for the relief
of angina pain; and/or,
your lung condition if, in the three (3) months before
your effective date, it has not been stable or you
required treatment with oxygen or Prednisone for your
lung condition.
Rate Category B and C. The
company will not pay any expenses relating
to:
a pre-existing condition that is not stable in the six
(6) months before your effective date; and/or,
your heart condition if, in the six (6) months before
your effective date, it has not been stable or you have
taken any form of nitroglycerine for the relief of
angina pain; and/or,
your lung condition if, in the six (6) months before
your effective date, it has not been stable or you
required treatment with oxygen or Prednisone for your
lung condition.
NOTE: For the Travel Canada Emergency Medical plan, no
pre-existing medical condition exclusion applies.
Other exclusions
The company will not pay any expenses or benefits relating to:
1. For children under
two (2) years of age, any medical condition related to a
birth defect.
2.
For policy extensions or
Top-Ups: any medical condition
which first appeared, was diagnosed or treated after the
scheduled departure date and prior to the
effective date of the
insurance extension or Top-Up.
Pre-existing condition means a medical condition that
existed before your effective date.
Stable: A medical condition is
considered stable when all of the following statements are true:
there has not been any new treatment prescribed
or recommended, or change(s) to existing treatment (including
a stoppage in treatment), and
there has not been any change in medication, or any
recommendation or starting of a new prescription drug, and
the medical condition has not become worse, and
there has not been any new, more frequent
or more severe symptoms, and
there has been no hospitalization or
referral to a specialist, and
there have not been any tests,
investigation or treatment recommended, but not yet complete,
nor any outstanding test results, and
there is no planned or pending treatment.
Change in
medication means the medication dosage, frequency
or type has been reduced, increased or stopped, and/or new
medication(s) has/have been prescribed.
Exceptions:
the routine adjustment of Coumadin, Warfarin or insulin (as long as they are not
newly prescribed or stopped) and there has been no change in your
medical condition; and a change from a brand name medication to a
generic brand medication of the same dosage.
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TourMed
Travel Insurance
Pre-existing Condition Exclusion
There is
no coverage and no benefits will be payable for claims
resulting from:
Any conditions or Changes in Your health (except Minor Ailments)
that have not been Stable and Controlled for:
- a period of three (3) months before the Departure Date
for an Insured Person aged 3 months to 69 years, and
- for a period of six (6) months
before the Departure
Date for an Insured Person aged 70 and over,
unless specified otherwise in writing by the Insurer.
Exception: High blood pressure, diabetes, or cholesterol requires
only 2 months of stability before the Departure Date.
Stable and Controlled means any
medical condition (other than a Minor Ailment)
for which all the following statements are true:
1. There has not been a new diagnosis, any new Treatment prescribed
or recommended, or Change(s) to existing Treatment (including a stoppage in Treatment), and;
2. There has not been any Change to any existing prescribed Medication
(including an increase, decrease, or stoppage to prescribed dosage), or any recommendation
or starting of a new prescription Medication
(Exceptions the routine adjustment of Coumadin, Warfarin or insulin and the
change from a brand name Medication to a generic brand Medication of the same dosage); and
3. There has not been any new, more frequent or more severe Symptoms, and;
4. There has not been any Hospitalization or referral to a specialist, and
5. There has not been any medical exam, investigative testing or test results showing deterioration; and
6. There has not been any Treatment recommended, planned or not yet completed, nor any outstanding test results.
Reduced Stability Period Option (Optional Coverage, if available)
By paying an additional premium, You can choose to reduce the period of stability mentioned above to
30 days for a specific medical condition identified on your policy application.
Optional Exclusion Option (Optional Coverage, if available)
In exchange for a lower premium, You can choose the Optional Exclusion Option for any of the
medical conditions mentioned in Your Personalized Medical Declaration.
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TuGo
Traveller Travel Insurance
Pre-existing Condition Coverage
Worldwide and Worldwide
excluding USA Plans
The company will not be liable to provide coverage or services, or to pay claims for expenses
incurred directly or indirectly as a result of any pre-existing condition as defined, except as follows:
AGE
on the application date
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TRIP LENGTH |
STABILITY PERIOD |
59 years and under |
35 days or less |
Any medical condition which is not stable on or
within the 7 days before the date of departure
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Over 35 days |
Any medical condition which is not stable on or
within the 90 days before the date of departure.
If you extend your trip and the total trip length
(including the extension) exceeds 35 days, the
stability for medical conditions is based on your
total trip length |
60 years and over |
All |
Any medical condition which is not stable on or
within the 180 days before the date of departure. |
If you purchased this Policy to top-up any other insurance plan,
the stability for pre-existing conditions is based on your total
trip length.
Unstable Pre-existing Medical Condition Coverage
( Optional )
Emergency Medical Insurance Worldwide or Worldwide Excluding
USA plan. .
When this Optional Coverage
is purchased, the company will pay for medical and related expenses up to this coverage limit for an
emergency incurred as a result of your pre-existing medical conditions that do not meet the
regular stability requirements but were stable on or within
the 7 days before the date of
departure. Coverage
Maximum limit − $300,000
Pre-existing Condition
(for Emergency
Medical Insurance) means:
Any disease, illness or injury (including symptoms of undiagnosed conditions)
that exists on or before the date you leave for your trip.
Stable means that within the
period specified in this Policy:
a) There has been no deterioration of the medical condition as
determined by a physician or other registered medical practitioner, and
b) There have been no new symptoms or findings or more frequent
or severe symptoms or findings, and
c) There has been no change in treatment by a physician or other registered medical
practitioner or any alteration in any medication related to the medical condition, and
d) There has been no new treatment received, prescribed or recommended by a physician
or other registered medical practitioner.
Travel In Canada
Pre-existing condition
exclusion does not apply to this plan.
Exclusions
1.
Medical conditions or any related medical conditions
for which, on or before departure, tests to follow up on the effectiveness
or response to a procedure, surgery or
hospitalization were scheduled to take place or were recommended.
This includes tests that were scheduled or were recommended on
or before departure, but had not yet taken place at the time of departure.
2. Medical conditions or any related medical conditions for which, on or before departure,
diagnostic tests took place, were scheduled to take place or were recommended and
for which results had not yet been received at the time of departure. This includes
diagnostic tests that were scheduled or recommended on or before departure, but had
not yet taken place at the time of departure.
This exclusion does not apply to:
a) Tests to monitor an existing medical condition if there have been no new or more
frequent symptoms, whether or not results have been received; or,
b) Screening tests intended to prevent illness or to detect medical conditions before
symptoms are noticed, whether or not results have been received.
3) Medical conditions or any related
medical conditions for which before departure, medical
procedures, surgeries and/or referrals to a specialist
were scheduled to take place or were recommended but had
not yet taken place at the time of departure.
4) Any cancer (other than basal cell or squamous cell
skin cancer and/or cancer that is in remission) for which you
received or were recommended to receive active cancer
treatment on or within the 90 days before the date of departure.
This includes active cancer treatment that you were
recommended to receive but chose to decline.
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True Senior Guard
& True Escape Insurance Plans
Pre-existing Condition Coverage
Benefits are not payable under this policy if losses sustained or expenses incurred
are the direct or indirect result of your Pre- Existing conditions that have not
been Stable within a stability period before your departure date as
outlined on your Confirmation of coverage.
True Senior Guard Plan
For 0-59 years of age:
A standard stability period is 45 days with option
of a 7-day stability period at additional cost.
For 60+ years of age:
A standard stability period is 365 days with options
of a 180-day, 90-day and 7-day stability period at additional cost.
True Escape Plan
For 0-60 years of age:
A standard stability period is 45 days
with option of a 7-day stability period at additional cost.
For 61+ years of age:
A standard stability period is 365 days
with options of a 180-day, 90-day and 7-day stability period at additional cost.
STABLE a medical condition (other than minor ailment) for which all the
following statements are true:
1. Has been no new diagnosis, Treatment or prescribed medication.
2. No test results showing a deterioration in Your condition.
3. No Hospitalization, referral to a specialist (made or recommended)
or You are not awaiting test or Treatment.
4. No change in Your medical Treatment and/or change in dosage of a medication
EXCEPTIONS:
The routine adjustment to Coumadin, Warfarin or insulin to maintain optimal
levels is not considered a change.
If You change from a brand name to a generic with the same dosage this condition will remain stable.
Stability is calculated at the departure date of your trip.
Stability is calculated at the departure date of your trip.
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Travelance Emergency Medical Travel Insurance
Pre-existing Condition Exclusion
There is
no coverage and no benefits will be payable for claims
resulting from:
1. Pre-Existing Conditions or
related Medical Conditions as follows:
a) For ages 59 and under on the
Departure Date, any Pre-Existing Condition or Medical
Condition that was not Stable and Controlled during the
60-day period immediately prior to Your Departure Date
or which, in the opinion of Your Physician, would be
expected to require Treatment in the foreseeable future.
b) For ages 60 to 74 on the
Departure Date, any Pre-Existing Condition or Medical
Condition that was not Stable and Controlled during the
180-day period immediately prior to Your Departure Date
or which, in the opinion of Your Physician, would be
expected to require Treatment in the foreseeable future.
c) For ages 75 and over on the
Departure Date, any Pre-Existing Condition or Medical
Condition that was not Stable and Controlled during the
365-day period immediately prior to Your Departure Date
or which, in the opinion of Your Physician, would be
expected to require Treatment in the foreseeable future.
Stable and Controlled
means a medical condition where:
1. there has not been any new treatment
prescribed or recommended, or change(s) to
existing treatment (including a stoppage in treatment); and
2. there has not been any change to any existing
prescribed drug (including an increase,
decrease, or stoppage to prescribed dosage), or
any recommendation or starting of a new prescription drug.
If you require a routine
adjustment to the dosage of your prescription
for Coumadin, Warfarin or Insulin (unless it is
newly prescribed or stopped) to ensure correct
blood levels are maintained, such a change is
not considered an alteration in medication
provided the condition remains unchanged; and
3. the medical condition has
not become worse; and
4. there has not been any new, more frequent or
more severe symptoms; and
5. there has been no hospitalization
or referral to a specialist; and
6. there have not been any tests,
investigation or treatment recommended, but not yet
complete, nor any outstanding test results; and
7. there is no planned or pending treatment.
All of the above conditions must be met
for a medical condition to be considered stable and controlled.
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21st
Century Emergency Medical Policy for Travelling
Canadians (underwritten by Manulife
Financial)
Pre-existing Condition Exclusion
The pre-existing condition
exclusion that applies to you depends on the Rate
Category you qualified for when you purchased this
policy.
If you are
under the age 60, you automatically qualify for Rate
Category A.
For applicants 60 years old and over,
Rate Category depends on the answers on the medical
questionnaire: it may be A, B, C.
Rate Categories A.
The company will not pay any expenses
relating to:
a pre-existing condition that is not stable in the
three (3) months before your effective date; and/or,
your heart condition if, in the three (3) months
before your effective date, it has not been stable or
you have taken any form of nitroglycerine for the relief
of angina pain; and/or,
your lung condition if, in the three (3) months before
your effective date, it has not been stable or you
required treatment with oxygen or Prednisone for your
lung condition.
Rate Category B and C. The
company will not pay any expenses relating
to:
a pre-existing condition that is not stable in the six
(6) months before your effective date; and/or,
your heart condition if, in the six (6) months before
your effective date, it has not been stable or you have
taken any form of nitroglycerine for the relief of
angina pain; and/or,
your lung condition if, in the six (6) months before
your effective date, it has not been stable or you
required treatment with oxygen or Prednisone for your
lung condition.
NOTE: For the Travel Canada Emergency Medical plan, no
pre-existing medical condition exclusion applies.
Other exclusions
The company will not pay any expenses or benefits relating to:
1. For children under
two (2) years of age, any medical condition related to a
birth defect.
2.
For policy extensions or
Top-Ups: any medical condition
which first appeared, was diagnosed or treated after the
scheduled departure date and prior to the
effective date of the
insurance extension or Top-Up.
Pre-existing condition means a medical condition that
existed before your effective date.
Stable: A medical condition is
considered stable when all of the following statements are true:
there has not been any new treatment prescribed
or recommended, or change(s) to existing treatment (including
a stoppage in treatment), and
there has not been any change in medication, or any
recommendation or starting of a new prescription drug, and
the medical condition has not become worse, and
there has not been any new, more frequent
or more severe symptoms, and
there has been no hospitalization or
referral to a specialist, and
there have not been any tests,
investigation or treatment recommended, but not yet complete,
nor any outstanding test results, and
there is no planned or pending treatment.
Change in
medication means the medication dosage, frequency
or type has been reduced, increased or stopped, and/or new
medication(s) has/have been prescribed.
Exceptions:
the routine adjustment of Coumadin, Warfarin or insulin (as long as they are not
newly prescribed or stopped) and there has been no change in your
medical condition; and a change from a brand name medication to a
generic brand medication of the same dosage.
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NOTE:
The
product related information is for illustration purpose only.
Please refer to the policy
wording for the complete terms, benefits, conditions &
exclusions.
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