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option: Worldwide Evacuation
Benefits
level of cover
Explanation of benefits
Medical repatriation
Paid in full
We
pay the reasonable and customary transport costs for a medical repatriation:
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to
your specified country of nationality
as given on
your
application form, or
your specified country of residence
, and
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the return journey to the place
you
were transferred from
when:
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this is authorised in advance by
Bupa Global’s
service partners
, and
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the return journey is within 14 days of the end of the
treatment
The costs
we
pay for the return journey will be either:
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the reasonable cost of the return journey by land or sea, or
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the cost of an economy class air ticket
whichever is the lesser amount.
We
do not pay any other costs related to the repatriation such as taxis or hotel accommodation.
In some cases, it may be more appropriate for
you
to travel to the airport by taxi, than other means of transport, such as an
ambulance. In these cases, and if approved in advance,
we
will pay for taxi fares.
In some cases
you
may request a medical repatriation when contacting
Bupa Global’s
service partners
for authorisation,
but this may not be medically appropriate. In these cases,
we
will first evacuate
you
to the nearest place where
treatment
is available. Once
you
have been stabilised,
we
may then repatriate
you
to
your specified country of nationality
or
your
specified country of residence
.
Travel cost for an accompanying person
Paid in full
We
pay reasonable travel costs for a relative or partner to accompany
you
:
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if there is a reasonable need for
you
to be accompanied, and
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{
the return journey to the place
you
were transferred from
when:
{
{
this is authorised in advance by
Bupa Global’s
service partners
, and
{
{
the return journey is within 14 days of the end of the
treatment
The costs
we
pay for the return journey will be either:
{
{
the reasonable cost of the return journey by land or sea, or
{
{
the cost of an economy class air ticket
whichever is the lesser amount.
We
do not pay for someone to travel with
you
when the evacuation is for
you
to receive
out-patient
treatment
.
By 'reasonable need'
we
mean that
you
need someone to accompany
you
for one of the following reasons:
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{
you
need assistance to board or disembark from transport
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you
need to be transferred over a long distance (1000 miles or 1600 KM)
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there is no medical escort
{
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you
are very seriously ill
The accompanying person may travel in a different class from the member receiving
treatment
depending on medical
requirements.
