Eligibility Requirements
You must meet the Eligibility Requirements below any time you depart Canada on a Single Trip Plan or depart your province or territory of residence on an Annual Multi-Trip Plan to be eligible for coverage under this policy.
You are eligible for coverage if:
- In the past 6 months you have not:
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been hospitalized for 24 or more consecutive hours for any of the following:
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a Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA, stroke) or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA, mini-stroke); |
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a heart condition; |
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blood clot(s); or |
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a lung condition; |
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(ii) |
received treatment for metastatic cancer; |
(iii) |
been diagnosed with or received treatment for or taken medication for a terminal illness; |
(iv) |
had or used home oxygen (including an oxygen concentrator) for a lung condition; or |
(v) |
required dialysis. |
- You have not:
(i) |
had your most recent coronary artery by-pass, coronary angioplasty or stent insertion more than 20 years ago; |
(ii) |
had a coronary angioplasty or stent insertion in the past 6 months; |
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had any aneurysm that has not been surgically repaired or any dilation of the aorta; |
(iv) |
in the past 5 years, received treatment for or taken medication for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF); |
(v) |
in the past 5 years, received treatment for or taken medication for Cardiomyopathy with a Grade IV ventricle or a ventricular ejection fraction of 20% or less; |
(vi) |
been advised by any physician that travelling on your trip would be medically unsafe or that you should not travel on your trip; or |
(vii) |
had a diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease). |
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Definitions
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This is a partial list of definitions. For a complete list of definitions please refer to the definition section of the policy.