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Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Limited will provide the insurance cover
detailed in the Policy to the Insured Person up to the Sum Insured subject to the
terms and conditions of this Policy, Your payment of premium, and Your statements
in the Proposal, which is incorporated into the Policy and is the basis of it.
Section 1. Basic Benefits
Claims made in respect of any of the benefits below will be subject to the Basic
Sum Insured and will affect entitlement to Multiplier benefit.
If any Insured Person suffers an Illness or Accident during the Policy Period that
requires that Insured Person’s Hospitalisation as an in-patient, then We will pay:
a) In-patient Treatment
The Medical Expenses for:
i. Room rent, boarding expenses,
ii. Nursing,
iii. Intensive care unit,
iv. Medical Practitioner(s),
v. Anaesthesia, blood, oxygen, operation theatre charges, surgical
appliances,
vi. Medicines, drugs and consumables,
vii. Diagnostic procedures,
viii. The Cost of prosthetic and other devices or equipment if implanted
internally during a Surgical Procedure.
b) Pre-Hospitalisation
The Medical Expenses incurred in the 60 days immediately before the
Insured Person was Hospitalised, provided that:
i. Such Medical Expenses were in fact incurred for the same condition
for which the Insured Person’s subsequent Hospitalisation was
required, and
ii. We have accepted an in-patient Hospitalisation claim under Benefit 1a).
c) Post-Hospitalisation
The Medical Expenses incurred in the 180 days immediately after the
Insured Person was discharged post Hospitalisation provided that:
i. Such costs are incurred in respect of the same condition for which the
Insured Person’s earlier Hospitalisation was required, and
ii. We have accepted an in-patient Hospitalisation claim under Benefit 1a).
d) Day Care Procedures
The Medical Expenses for a day care procedure mentioned in the list of Day
Care Procedures in this Policy where the procedure or surgery is taken by
the Insured Person as an in-patient for less than 24 hours in a Hospital or
standalone day care centre but not the out-patient department of a Hospital
or standalone day care centre.
e) Domiciliary Treatment
The Medical Expenses incurred by an Insured Person for medical treatment
taken at his home which would otherwise have required Hospitalisation
because, on the advice of the attending Medical Practitioner, the Insured
Person could not be transferred to a Hospital or a Hospital bed was
unavailable, and provided that:
i. The condition for which the medical treatment is required continues
for at least 3 days, in which case We will pay the reasonable charge of
any necessary medical treatment for the entire period, and
ii. If We accept a claim under this Benefit We will not make any
payment for Post-Hospitalisation expenses but We will pay for Pre-
Hospitalisation expenses up to 60 days in accordance with b) above,
and
iii. No payment will be made if the condition for which the Insured Person
requires medical treatment is:
1) Asthma, Bronchitis, Tonsillitis and Upper Respiratory Tract
infection including Laryngitis and Pharyngitis, Cough and Cold,
Influenza,
2) Arthritis, Gout and Rheumatism,
3) Chronic Nephritis and Nephritic Syndrome,
4) Diarrhoea and all type of Dysenteries including Gastroenteritis,
5) Diabetes Mellitus and Insipidus,
6) Epilepsy,
7) Hypertension,
8) Psychiatric or Psychosomatic Disorders of all kinds,
9) Pyrexia of unknown Origin.
f) Organ Donor
The Medical Expenses for an organ donor’s treatment for the harvesting of
the organ donated, provided that:
i. The organ donor is any person whose organ has been made available
in accordance and in compliance with the Transplantation of Human
Organs Act 1994 and the organ donated is for the use of the Insured
Person, and
ii. We will not pay the donor’s pre- and post-Hospitalisation expenses
or any other medical treatment for the donor consequent on the
harvesting, and
iii. We have accepted an in-patient Hospitalisation claim under Benefit 1a).
g) Emergency Ambulance
We will reimburse the expenses incurred on an ambulance offered by a
healthcare or ambulance service provider used to transfer the Insured
Person to the nearest Hospital with adequate emergency facilities for the
provision of health services following an Emergency, provided that:
i. Our maximum liability will be restricted to the amount mentioned in
the Schedule of Benefits, and
ii. We have accepted an in-patient Hospitalisation claim under Benefit 1a).
iii. The coverage includes the cost of the transportation of the Insured
Person from a Hospital to the nearest Hospital which is prepared to
admit the Insured Person and provide the necessary medical services
if such medical services cannot satisfactorily be provided at a Hospital
where the Insured Person is situated, provided that transportation has
been prescribed by a Medical Practitioner and is medically necessary.
Section 2. Restore Benefit
If the Basic Sum Insured and multiplier benefit (if any) is exhausted due to
claims made and paid during the Policy Year or made during the Policy Year
and accepted as payable, then it is agreed that a Restore Sum Insured (equal to
100% of the Basic Sum Insured) will be automatically available for the particular
policy year, provided that:
a) The Restore Sum Insured will be enforceable only after the Basic Sum
Insured inclusive of the Multiplier Bonus under Section 3 have been
completely exhausted in that year; and
b) The Restore Sum Insured can be used for claims made by the Insured
Person in respect of the benefits stated in Section 1;
c) The Restore Sum Insured can be used for only future claims made by
the Insured Person and not against any claim for an illness/disease
(including its complications) for which a claim has been paid in the
current policy year under Section 1;
d) No Multiplier Bonus under Section 3 will apply to the Restore Sum
Insured;
e) The Restore Sum Insured will only be applied once for the Insured
Person during a Policy Year;
f) If the Restore Sum Insured is not utilised in a Policy Year, it shall not be
carried forward to any subsequent Policy Year.
If the Policy is a Family Floater, then the Restore Sum Insured will only be
available in respect of claims made by those Insured Persons who were Insured
Persons under the Policy before the Sum Insured was exhausted.
Section 3. Multiplier Benefit
a) If no claim has been made in respect of Section 1 under this Policy
and the Policy is renewed with Us without any break, We will apply a
bonus to the next Policy Year by automatically increasing the Basic
Sum Insured for the next Policy Year by 50% of the Basic Sum Insured
for this Policy Year. The maximum bonus will not exceed 100% of the
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Basic Sum Insured in any Policy Year.
b) In relation to a Family Floater, the bonus so applied will only be
available in respect of claims made by those Insured Persons who
were Insured Persons in the claim free Policy Year and continue to be
Insured Persons in the subsequent Policy Year.
c) If a bonus has been applied and a claim is made, then in the
subsequent Policy Year We will automatically decrease the multiplier
bonus by 50% of the Basic Sum Insured in the following Policy Year.
However this reduction will not reduce the Sum Insured below the
basic Sum Insured of the policy.
d) Portability benefit will be offered to the extent of sum of previous sum
insured and accrued cumulative bonus, portability benefit shall not
apply to any other additional increased Sum Insured.
Section 4. Exclusions
Waiting Periods
a) We are not liable for any treatment which begins during waiting periods
except if any Insured Person suffers an Accident.
30 days Waiting Period
b) A waiting period of 30 days (or longer if specified in any benefit) will apply
to all claims unless:
i. The Insured Person has been insured under an Optima Restore Policy
continuously and without any break in the previous Policy Year, or
ii. The Insured Person was insured continuously and without interruption
for at least 1 year under any Indian insurer’s individual health
insurance policy for the reimbursement of medical costs for in-patient
treatment in a Hospital, and We have issued an endorsement for the
same.
iii. If the Insured person renews with Us or transfers from any other
insurer and increases the Sum Insured (other than as a result of the
application of Benefit 3a) upon renewal with Us), then this exclusion
will only apply in relation to the amount by which the Sum Insured has
been increased.
Specific Waiting Periods
c) The Illnesses and treatments listed below will be covered subject to a
waiting period of 2 years as long as in the third Policy Year the Insured
Person has been insured under an Optima Restore Policy continuously and
without any break:
Organ / Organ
System
Illness Treatment
ENT • Any Benign ear, nose
and throat (ENT)
disorder
Example: Sinusitis,
Rhinitis etc
• All ear, nose and throat
(ENT) surgery
Example:
Adenoidectomy,
Mastoidectomy,
Tonsillectomy,
Tympanoplasty,
Septoplasty, Functional
endoscopic sinus
surgery (FESS)
Gynaecological • Internal tumors,
cysts, nodules, polyps
including breast lumps
(each of any kind
unless malignant)
• Polycystic ovarian
diseases
• Dilatation and
curettage (D&C)
• Hysterectomy for
menorrhagia or
fibromyoma or
prolapse of uterus
unless necessitated by
malignancy
• Myomectomy for
fibroids
Orthopaedic • Non infective arthritis
• Gout and Rheumatism
• Age related
Osteoporosis
• Joint replacement
• Surgery for prolapsed
inter vertebral disk
Organ / Organ
System
Illness Treatment
Gastrointestinal • Calculus diseases of
gall bladder
• Fissure/fistula in anus,
hemorrhoids, pilonidal
sinus
• Gastric and duodenal
ulcers
• All forms of cirrhosis
• Surgery of gallbladder
and bile duct unless
necessitated by
malignancy
• Surgery of hernia
Urogenital • Calculus diseases of
Urogenital system
Example: Kidney stone,
Urinary Bladder stone
etc.
• Any surgery of
Urogenital system
unless necessitated by
malignancy
• Surgery on prostate
• Surgery for Hydrocele
Others • Cataract
• Internal tumors, cysts,
nodules, polyps, skin
tumors (each of any
kind unless malignant)
• Surgery of varicose
veins and varicose
ulcers
i. However, a waiting period of 2 years will not apply if the Insured
Person was insured continuously and without interruption for at least
2 years under any Indian insurer’s individual health insurance policy
for the reimbursement of medical costs for in-patient treatment in a
Hospital, and We have issued an endorsement for the same.
ii. If the Insured person renews with Us or transfers from any other
insurer and increases the Sum Insured (other than as a result of the
application of Benefit 3a) upon renewal with Us), then this exclusion
will only apply in relation to the amount by which the Sum Insured has
been increased.
d) Pre-existing Conditions will not be covered until 36 months of continuous
coverage have elapsed, since inception of the first Optima Restore policy
with us, but
1) If the Insured Person is presently covered and has been continuously
covered without any lapses under:
i) an individual health insurance plan with an Indian insurer for the
reimbursement of medical costs for inpatient treatment in a Hospital ,
OR
ii) any other similar health insurance plan from Us,
then Section 4 d) of the Policy stands deleted and shall be replaced entirely with
the following:
i) The waiting period for all Pre-existing Conditions shall be reduced by
the number of continuous preceding years of coverage of the Insured
Person under the previous health insurance policy.
ii) If the proposed Sum Insured for a proposed Insured Person is more
than the Sum Insured applicable under the previous health insurance
policy (other than as a result of the application of Benefit 3a), then
the reduced waiting period shall only apply to the extent of the Sum
Insured under the previous health insurance policy.
2) The reduction in the waiting period specified above shall be applied subject
to the following:
i) We will only apply the reduction of the waiting period if We have
received the database and claim history from the previous Indian
insurance company (if applicable)
ii) We are under no obligation to insure all Insured Persons or to insure
all Insured Persons on the proposed terms, or on the same terms as
the previous health insurance policy even if You have submitted to Us
all documentation
We shall consider only completed years of coverage for waiver of waiting
periods. Policy Extensions if any sought during or for the purpose of porting
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insurance policy shall not be considered for waiting period waiver.
e) We will not make any payment for any claim in respect of any Insured Person
directly or indirectly for, caused by, arising from or in any way attributable to
any of the following unless expressly stated to the contrary in this Policy:
i. War or any act of war, invasion, act of foreign enemy, war like
operations (whether war be declared or not or caused during service
in the armed forces of any country), civil war, public defence, rebellion,
revolution, insurrection, military or usurped acts, nuclear weapons/
materials, chemical and biological weapons, radiation of any kind.
ii. Any Insured Person committing or attempting to commit a breach of
law with criminal intent, or intentional self injury or attempted suicide
while sane or insane.
iii. Any Insured Person’s participation or involvement in naval, military or
air force operation, racing, diving, aviation, scuba diving, parachuting,
hang-gliding, rock or mountain climbing.
iv. The abuse or the consequences of the abuse of intoxicants or
hallucinogenic substances such as intoxicating drugs and alcohol,
including smoking cessation programs and the treatment of nicotine
addiction or any other substance abuse treatment or services, or
supplies.
v. Sleep-apnoea, Treatment of Obesity and any weight control program.
vi. Psychiatric, mental disorders (including mental health treatments),
Parkinson and Alzheimer’s disease, congenital internal or external
diseases, defects or anomalies, genetic disorders, stem cell
implantation or surgery, or growth hormone therapy.
vii. Venereal disease, sexually transmitted disease or illness, “AIDS”
(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and/or infection with HIV
(Human immunodeficiency virus) including but not limited to conditions
related to or arising out of HIV/AIDS such as ARC (AIDS related
complex), Lymphomas in brain, Kaposi’s sarcoma, tuberculosis.
viii. Pregnancy (including voluntary termination), miscarriage (except as a
result of an Accident or Illness), maternity or birth (including caesarean
section) except in the case of ectopic pregnancy in relation to 1a) only.
ix. Sterility, treatment whether to effect or to treat infertility, any fertility,
sub-fertility or assisted conception procedure, surrogate or vicarious
pregnancy, birth control, contraceptive supplies or services including
complications arising due to supplying services.
x. Dental treatment and surgery of any kind, unless requiring
Hospitalisation.
xi. Expenses for donor screening, or, save as and to the extent provided
for in 1f), the treatment of the donor (including surgery to remove
organs from a donor in the case of transplant surgery).
xii. Treatment and supplies for analysis and adjustments of spinal
subluxation, diagnosis and treatment by manipulation of the skeletal
structure, muscle stimulation by any means except for treatment
of fractures (excluding hairline fractures) and dislocations of the
mandible and extremities.
xiii. Treatment of nasal concha resection, circumcisions (unless
necessitated by illness or injury and forming part of treatment),
treatment for correction of refractive error, aesthetic or change-of-life
treatments of any description such as sex transformation operations,
treatments to do or undo changes in appearance or carried out in
childhood or at any other times driven by cultural habits, fashion or
the like or any procedures which improve physical appearance.
xiv. Plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery unless necessary as a part of
medically necessary treatment certified by the attending Medical
Practitioner for reconstruction following an Accident, Cancer or Burns.
xv. Experimental, investigational or unproven treatment, devices and
pharmacological regimens, Medical Expenses relating to any
hospitalisation primarily and specifically for diagnostic, X-ray or
laboratory examinations and investigations.
xvi. Convalescence, cure, rest cure, sanatorium treatment, rehabilitation
measures, private duty nursing, respite care, long-term nursing care or
custodial care, general debility or exhaustion (“run-down condition”)
xvii. Any non allopathic treatment.
xviii. All preventive care, vaccination including inoculation and
immunisations (except in case of post-bite treatment), any physical,
psychiatric or psychological examinations or testing, enteral feedings
(infusion formulae via a tube into the upper gastrointestinal tract) and
other nutritional and electrolyte supplements, unless certified to be
required by the attending Medical Practitioner as a direct consequence
of an otherwise covered claim.
xix. Charges related to a Hospital stay not expressly mentioned as being
covered, including but not limited to charges for admission, discharge,
administration, registration, documentation and filing.
xx. Items of personal comfort and convenience including but not limited
to television (wherever specifically charged for), charges for access to
telephone and telephone calls, internet, foodstuffs (except patient’s
diet), cosmetics, hygiene articles, body care products and bath
additive, barber or beauty service, guest service as well as similar
incidental services and supplies, and vitamins and tonics unless
vitamins and tonics are certified to be required by the attending
Medical Practitioner as a direct consequence of an otherwise covered
claim.
xxi. Treatment rendered by a Medical Practitioner which is outside
his discipline or the discipline for which he is licensed, treatments
rendered by a Medical Practitioner who shares the same residence
as an Insured Person or who is a member of an Insured Person’s
family, however proven material costs are eligible for reimbursement
in accordance with the applicable cover.
xxii. The provision or fitting of hearing aids, spectacles or contact lenses
including optometric therapy, any treatment and associated expenses
for alopecia, baldness, wigs, or toupees, medical supplies including
elastic stockings, diabetic test strips, and similar products.
xxiii. Any treatment or part of a treatment that is not of a reasonable charge,
not medically necessary, drugs or treatments which are not supported
by a prescription.
xxiv. Artificial limbs, crutches or any other external appliance and/or device
used for diagnosis or treatment (except when used intra-operatively).
xxv. Any exclusion mentioned in the Schedule or the breach of any specific
condition mentioned in the Schedule.
Section 5. General Condition
Condition precedent
a) The fulfilment of the terms and conditions of this Policy (including the
payment of premium by the due dates mentioned in the Schedule) in so far
as they relate to anything to be done or complied with by You or any Insured
Person will be conditions precedent to Our liability.
Insured Person
b) Only those persons named as an Insured Person in the Schedule will be
covered under this Policy. Any person may be added during the Policy Period
after his application has been accepted by Us, additional premium has been
paid and We have issued an endorsement confirming the addition of such
person as an Insured Person.
We may apply a risk loading on the premium payable (based upon the
declarations made in the proposal form and the health status of the persons
proposed for insurance). The maximum risk loading applicable for an
individual will not exceed above 100% per diagnosis / medical condition and
an overall risk loading of over 150% per person. These loadings are applied
from Commencement Date of the Policy including subsequent renewal(s)
with Us or on the receipt of the request of increase in Sum Insured (for the
increased Sum Insured).
We will inform You about the applicable risk loading through a counter offer
letter. You need to revert to Us with consent and additional premium (if any),
within 15 days of the issuance of such counter offer letter. In case, You
neither accept the counter offer nor revert to Us within 15 days, We will
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cancel Your application and refund the premium paid within next 7 days.
Please note that We will issue Policy only after getting Your consent.
c) Notification of Claim
Treatment, Consultation or
Procedure:
We or Our TPA must be notified :
1. If any treatment for which
a claim may be made is to
be taken and that treatment
requires Hospitalisation:
Immediately and in any event
at least 48 hours prior to the
Insured Person’s admission.
2. If any treatment for which
a claim may be made is to
be taken and that treatment
requires Hospitalisation in an
Emergency:
Within 24 hours of the Insured
Person’s admission to Hospital.
Please note that if any time period is specifically mentioned in Section 1-4, then
this will supersede the time periods mentioned above.
Cashless Service:
Treatment,
Consultation
or
Procedure:
Treatment,
Consultation
or Procedure
Taken at:
Cashless
Service is
Available:
We must be given
notice that the
Insured Person
wishes to take
advantage of the
cashless service
accompanied by full
particulars:
I. If any
planned
treatment,
consultation
or procedure
for which a
claim may
be made:
Network
Hospital
We will provide
cashless
service by
making
payment to the
extent of Our
liability directly
to the Network
Hospital.
At least 48 hours
before the planned
treatment or
Hospitalisation.
2. If any
treatment,
consultation
or procedure
for which
a claim
may be
made to be
taken in an
Emergency:
Network
Hospital
We will provide
cashless
service by
making
payment to the
extent of Our
liability directly
to the Network
Hospital.
Within 24 hours
after the treatment
or Hospitalisation.
Supporting Documentation & Examination
d) The Insured Person or someone claiming on Your behalf will provide Us with
any documentation, medical records and information We or Our TPA may
request to establish the circumstances of the claim, its quantum or Our
liability for the claim within 15 days of the earlier of Our request or the
Insured Person’s discharge from Hospitalisation or completion of treatment.
The Company may accept claims where documents have been provided
after a delayed interval only in special circumstances and for the reasons
beyond the control of the insured.Such documentation will include but is not
limited to the following:
i. Our claim form, duly completed and signed for on behalf of the Insured
Person.
ii. Original Bills (including but not limited to pharmacy purchase bill,
consultation bill, diagnostic bill) and any attachments thereto like
receipts or prescriptions in support of any amount claimed which will
then become Our property.
iii. All reports, including but not limited to all medical reports, case histories,
investigation reports, treatment papers, discharge summaries.
iv. A precise diagnosis of the treatment for which a claim is made.
v. A detailed list of the individual medical services and treatments provided
and a unit price for each.
vi. Prescriptions that name the Insured Person and in the case of drugs: the
drugs prescribed, their price and a receipt for payment. Prescriptions
must be submitted with the corresponding Doctor’s invoice.
e) The Insured Person will have to undergo medical examination by Our
authorised Medical Practitioner, as and when We may reasonably require,
to obtain an independent opinion for the purpose of processing any claim.
We will bear the cost towards performing such medical examination (at the
specified location) of the Insured Person.
Claims Payment
f) We will be under no obligation to make any payment under this Policy unless
We have received all premium payments in full in time and all payments
have been realised and We have been provided with the documentation and
information We or Our TPA has requested to establish the circumstances of
the claim, its quantum or Our liability for it, and unless the Insured Person
has complied with his obligations under this Policy.
g) We will only make payment to or at Your direction. If an Insured Person
submits the requisite claim documents and information along with a
declaration in a format acceptable to Us of having incurred the expenses,
this person will be deemed to be authorised by You to receive the concerned
payment. In the event of the death of You or an Insured Person, We will
make payment to the Nominee (as named in the Schedule).
h) Cashless service: If any treatment, consultation or procedure for which a
claim may be made is to be taken at a Network Hospital, then We will provide
a cashless service by making payment to the extent of Our liability direct
to the Network Hospital as long as We are given notice that the Insured
Person wishes to take advantage of a cashless service accompanied by full
particulars at least 48 hours before any planned treatment or Hospitalisation
or within 24 hours after the treatment or Hospitalisation in the case of an
emergency.
i) This Policy only covers medical treatment taken within India, and payments
under this Policy will only be made in Indian Rupees within India.
j) We are not obliged to make payment for any claim or that part of any claim
that could have been avoided or reduced if the Insured Person had taken
reasonable care, or that is brought about or contributed to by the Insured
Person failing to follow the directions, advice or guidance provided by a
Medical Practitioner.
Fraud
k) If any claim is in any manner dishonest or fraudulent, or is supported by any
dishonest or fraudulent means or devices, whether by You or any Insured
Person or anyone acting on behalf of You or an Insured Person, then this
Policy will be void and all benefits paid under it will be forfeited.
Other Insurance
l) If at the time when any claim arises under this Policy, there is in existence
any other Policy effected by any Insured Person or on behalf of any Insured
Person which covers any claim in whole or in part made under this Policy
(or which would cover any claim made under this Policy if this Policy did not
exist) then We will not be liable to pay or contribute more than Our rateable
proportion of the claim. If the other insurance is a Cancer Insurance Policy
issued in collaboration with Indian Cancer Society then Our liability under
this Policy will be in excess of such Cancer Insurance Policy. This Clause is
only applicable to indemnity sections.
Subrogation
m) You and/or any Insured Persons will do or concur in doing or permit to be
done all such acts and things that may be necessary or reasonably required
by Us for the purpose of enforcing and/or securing any civil or criminal
rights and remedies or obtaining relief or indemnity from any other party
to which We are or would become entitled upon Us making reimbursement
under this Policy, whether such acts or things will be or become necessary
or required before or after Our payment. Neither You nor any Insured Person
will prejudice these subrogation rights in any manner and will provide Us
with whatever assistance or cooperation is required to enforce such rights.
Any recovery We make pursuant to this clause will first be applied to the
amounts paid or payable by Us under this Policy and Our costs and expenses
of effecting a recovery, whereafter We will pay any balance remaining to
You. This Clause is only applicable to indemnity sections.
Alterations to the Policy
n) This Policy constitutes the complete contract of insurance. This Policy
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cannot be changed or varied by anyone (including an insurance agent or
broker) except Us, and any change We make will be evidenced by a written
endorsement signed and stamped by Us.
Renewal
o) All applications for renewal must be received by Us before the end of the
Policy Period. If the application for renewal and the renewal premium has
been received by Us before the expiry of the Policy Period We will ordinarily
offer renewal terms unless We believe that You or any Insured Person or
anyone acting on Your behalf or on behalf of an Insured Person has acted
in an improper, dishonest or fraudulent manner or any misrepresentation
under or in relation to this Policy or the renewal of the Policy poses a moral
hazard. Grace Period of 30 days for renewing the policy is provided under
this Policy. Any disease/ condition contracted in the break in period will not
be covered and will be treated as Pre-existing condition.
p) We may vary the renewal premium payable with prior approval of the IRDA.
Change of Policyholder
q) The change of Policyholder (except clause v) is permitted only at the time
of renewal. If You do not renew the Policy, the other Insured Persons may
apply to renew the Policy subject to condition o) above. However, in case the
Insured Person is minor, the Policy will be renewed only through any one of
his/her natural guardian or guardian appointed by Court subject to condition
o) above.
Notices
r) Any notice, direction or instruction under this Policy will be in writing and if
it is to:
i. Any Insured Person, then it will be sent to You at Your address specified
in the Schedule and You will act for all Insured Persons for these
purposes.
ii. Us, it will be delivered to Our address specified in the Schedule. No
insurance agents, brokers or other person or entity is authorised to
receive any notice, direction or instruction on Our behalf unless We
have expressly stated to the contrary in writing.
Dispute Resolution Clause
s) Any and all disputes or differences under or in relation to this Policy will be
determined by the Indian Courts and subject to Indian law.
Termination
t) You may terminate this Policy at any time by giving Us written notice, and
the Policy will terminate when such written notice is received. If no claim
has been made under the Policy, then We will refund premium in accordance
with the table below:
1 Year Policy 2 Year Policy
Length of time
Policy in force
Refund of
premium
Length of time Policy
in force
Refund of
premium
Upto 1 Month 75.00% Upto 1 Month 87.50%
Upto 3 Months 50.00% Upto 3 Months 75.00%
Upto 6 Months 25.00% Upto 6 Months 62.50%
Exceeding 6
Months
Nil Upto 12 Months 50.00%
Upto 15 Months 37.50%
Upto 18 Months 25.00%
Exceeding 18 Months Nil
u) We may at any time terminate this Policy on grounds of misrepresentation,
fraud, non-disclosure of material facts or non-cooperation by You or any
Insured Person or anyone acting on Your behalf or on behalf of an Insured
Person upon 30 days notice by sending an endorsement to Your address
shown in the Schedule without refund of premium.
v) The coverage for the Insured Person will automatically terminate if:
i. You no longer reside in India, or in the case of Your demise. However
the cover will continue for the remaining Insured Persons till the
end of Policy period. The other Insured Persons may also apply to
renew the Policy subject to condition o) above. In case, the Insured
Person is minor, the Policy will be renewed only through any one of
his/her natural guardian or guardian appointed by Court. All relevant
particulars in respect of such person (including his/her relationship
with You) must be given to Us along with the Application.
ii. In relation to an Insured Person, if that Insured Person dies or no
longer resides in India.
Free Look Period
w) You have a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the Policy document
to review the terms and conditions of this Policy. If You have any objections
to any of the terms and conditions, You have the option of cancelling the
Policy stating the reasons for cancellation and You will be refunded the
premium paid by You after adjusting the amounts spent on any medical
check-up, stamp duty charges and proportionate risk premium. You can
cancel Your Policy only if You have not made any claims under the Policy.
All Your rights under this Policy will immediately stand extinguished on the
free look cancellation of the Policy. Free look provision is not applicable and
available at the time of renewal of the Policy.
Section. 6 Interpretations & Definitions
The terms defined below have the meanings ascribed to them wherever
they appear in this Policy and, where appropriate, references to the singular
include references to the plural, references to the male include the female and
references to any statutory enactment include subsequent changes to the same:
Def. 1. Accident or Accidental means a sudden, unforeseen and
involuntary event caused by external and visible means (but does
not include any Illness) which results in physical bodily injury.
Def. 2. Age or Aged means completed years as at the Commencement
Date.
Def. 3. Commencement Date means the commencement date of this
Policy as specified in the Schedule.
Def. 4. Day care treatment means enlisted medical treatment, and/or
surgical procedure which is undertaken under General or Local
Anaesthesia in a Hospital/day care centre in less than 24 hrs
because of technological advancement, and which would have
otherwise required a Hospitalization of more than 24 hours, but
treatment normally taken on an Out-patient basis is not included in
the scope of this definition.
Def. 5. Dependents means only the family members listed below:
i) Your legally married spouse as long as she continues to be married
to You.
ii) Your children Aged between 91 days and 21 years if they are
unmarried
iii) Your natural parents or parents that have legally adopted You,
provided that:
a) The parent was below 65 years at his initial participation in the
Optima Restore Policy, and
b) Parents will not include Your spouse’s parents.
Def. 6. Dependent Child means a child (natural or legally adopted),
who is financially dependent on You and does not have his / her
independent sources of income.
Def. 7. Domiciliary Hospitalisation means medical treatment for a
period exceeding 3 days, for an Illness/disease/injury which in the
normal course would require care and treatment at a Hospital but
is actually taken while confined at home under any of the following
circumstances:
the condition of the Insured Person is such that he is not in a
condition to be removed to a Hospital or,
the Insured Person takes treatment at home on account of non
availability of room in a Hospital.
Def. 8. Emergency or Emergency Care means management for a severe
Illness or injury which results in symptoms which occur suddenly
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and unexpectedly, and requires immediate care by a Medical
Practitioner to prevent death or serious long term impairment of
the Insured Person’s health.
Def. 9. Family Floater means a Policy described as such in the Schedule
whereunder You and Your Dependents named in the Schedule are
insured under this Policy as at the Commencement Date. The Sum
Insured for a Family Floater means the sum shown in the Schedule
which represents Our maximum liability for any and all claims
made by You and/or all of Your Dependents during the Policy Period.
Def. 10. Grace Period means the specified period of time immediately
following the premium due date during which a payment can
be made to renew or continue a policy in force without loss of
continuity benefits such as waiting periods and coverage of pre-
existing diseases. Coverage is not available for the period for which
no premium is received.
Def. 11. Hospital means any institution in India established for In-patient
care and day care treatment of sickness and/or injuries and
which has been registered as a Hospital with the local authorities,
wherever applicable, and is under the supervision of a registered
and qualified Medical Practitioner AND must comply with all
minimum criteria as under:
has at least 10 in-patient beds, in those towns having a population
of less than 10,00,000 and 15 inpatient beds in all other places,
has qualified nursing staff under its employment round the clock,
has qualified Medical Practitioner(s) in charge round the clock,
has a fully equipped operation theatre of its own where surgical
procedures are carried out,
maintains daily records of patients and will make these accessible
to the insurance company’s authorized personnel.
Def. 12. Hospitalisation or Hospitalised means the Insured Person’s
admission into a Hospital for Medically necessary Treatment as an
in-patient for a continuous period of at least 24 hours following an
Illness or Accident occurring during the Policy Period.
Def. 13. Illness means a sickness (a condition or an ailment affecting
the general soundness and health of the Insured Person’s body)
or a disease (affliction of the bodily organs having a defined and
recognised pattern of symptoms) or pathological condition leading
to the impairment of normal physiological function which manifests
itself during the Policy Period and requires medical Treatment. For
the avoidance of doubt, Illness does not mean and this Policy does
not cover any mental Illness or sickness or disease (including but
not limited to a psychiatric condition, disorganisation of personality
or mind, or emotions or behaviour) even if caused by or aggravated
by or related to an Accident or Illness.
Def. 14. In-patient Care means treatment for which the Insured Person
has to stay in a Hospital for more than 24 hours for a covered event.
Def. 15. Insured Person means You and the persons named in the
Schedule.
Def. 16. Intensive Care Unit means an identified section, ward or wing of
a Hospital which is under the constant supervision of a dedicated
Medical Practitioner(s), and which is specially equipped for the
continuous monitoring and treatment of patients who are in a
critical condition, or require life support facilities and where the
level of care and supervision is considerably more sophisticated
and intensive than in the ordinary and other wards.
Def. 17. Medical Expenses means those reasonable and medically
necessary expenses that an Insured Person has necessarily and
actually incurred for medical treatment during the Policy Period
on the advice of a Medical Practitioner due to Illness or Accident
occurring during the Policy Period, as long as these are no more
than would have been payable if the Insured Person had not been
insured and no more than other Hospitals or doctors in the same
locality would have charged for the same medical treatment.
Def. 18. Medically Necessary means any treatment, test, medication, or
stay in Hospital or part of stay in Hospital which
Is required for the medical management of the Illness or injury
suffered by the Insured Person.
Must not exceed the level of care necessary to provide safe,
adequate and appropriate medical care in scope, duration or
intensity.
Must have been prescribed by a Medical Practitioner.
Must conform to the professional standards widely accepted in
international medical practice or by the medical community in
India.
Def. 19. Medical Practitioner means a person who holds a valid
registration from the medical council of any state of India and is
thereby entitled to practice medicine within its jurisdiction, and is
acting within the scope and jurisdiction of his license.
Def. 20. Network means any such hospitals, day care centre or other
provider that We/ TPA have mutually agreed with, to provide
services like cashless access to Policyholders. The list is available
with Us/ TPA and subject to amendment from time to time.
Def. 21. Non Network means any Hospital, day care centre or other
provider that is not part of the network.
Def. 22. Out-patient Treatment means consultation, diagnosis or medical
treatment taken by any Insured Person at an out-patient department
of a Hospital, clinic or associated facility, provided that he is not
Hospitalised.
Def. 23. Policy means Your statements in the proposal form, this policy
wording (including endorsements, if any), Appendix 1 and the
Schedule (as the same may be amended from time to time).
Def. 24. Policy Period means the period between the Commencement
Date and the Expiry Date specified in the Schedule.
Def. 25. Policy Year means a year following the Commencement Date and
its subsequent annual anniversary.
Def. 26. Pre-existing Condition means any condition, ailment or injury
or related condition(s) for which Insured Person had signs or
symptoms, and / or were diagnosed, and / or received medical
advice/ treatment, within 36 months prior to the commencement of
his first being covered under an Optima Restore Policy issued by Us.
Def. 27. Qualified Nurse is a person who holds a valid registration from the
nursing council of India or the nursing council of any state in India.
Def. 28. Reasonable charges means the charges for services or supplies,
which are the standard charges for a specific provider and
consistent with the prevailing charges in the geographical area for
identical or similar services by comparable providers, taking into
account the nature of illness/ injury involved.
Def. 29. Shared Accommodation means a Hospital room with two or
more patient beds.
Def. 30. Sum Insured means the sum shown in the Schedule which represents
Our maximum liability for each Insured Person for any and all benefits
claimed for during the Policy Period, and in relation to a Family Floater
represents Our maximum liability for any and all claims made by You
and all of Your Dependents during the Policy Period.
Def. 31. Surgery or Surgical Procedure means manual and/or operative
procedure(s) required for treatment of an Illness or injury, correction
of deformities and defects, diagnosis and cure of diseases, relief of
suffering or prolongation of life, performed in a Hospital or day care
centre by a Medical Practitioner.
Def. 32. TPA means the third party administrator that We appoint from time
to time as specified in the Schedule.
Def. 33. We/Our/Us means the Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company
Limited.
Def. 34. You/Your/Policyholder means the person named in the Schedule
who has concluded this Policy with Us.
Section. 7 Claim Related Information
For any claim related query, intimation of claim and submission of claim related
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documents, You can contact Your TPA through:
· Website : www.fhpl.net
· Toll Free : 1800 - 425 - 4080
· Fax : +91-40-23541400
· Courier : Claims Department,
Family Health Plan Ltd,
Srinilaya - Cyber Spazio,
Suite No. 101, 102, 109 & 110,
Ground Floor,
Road No. 2, Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad-500034
Section. 8 Grievance Redressal Procedure
If you have a grievance that you wish us to redress, you may contact us with the
details of Your grievance through:
· Our website : www.apollomunichinsurance.com
· Toll Free : 1800-102-0333
· Fax : +91-124-4584111
· Courier : Any of Our Branch office or corporate office
You may also approach the grievance cell at any of Our branches with the details
of Your grievance during Our working hours from Monday to Friday.
If You are not satisfied with Our redressal of Your grievance through one
of the above methods, You may contact Our Head of Customer Service at
The Grievance Cell, Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Ltd.,
10th Floor, Building No. 10, Tower-B, DLF Cyber City, DLF City Phase
II,Gurgaon, Haryana-122002
If You are not satisfied with Our redressal of Your grievance through one of
the above methods, You may approach the nearest Insurance Ombudsman for
resolution of Your grievance. The contact details of Ombudsman offices are
mentioned below.
Ombudsman Offices
Jurisdiction Office Address
Delhi, Rajasthan 2/2 A, 1st Floor, Universal Insurance Bldg., Asaf Ali
Road, NEW DELHI – 110 002
West Bengal, Bihar 29, N. S. Road, 3rd Flr., North British Bldg.,
KOLKATA - 700 001
Maharashtra 3rd Flr., Jeevan Seva Annexe, S.V. Road, Santa Cruz
(W), MUMBAI - 400 054
Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry Fatima Akhtar Court, 4th Flr., 453 (old 312 ), Anna
Salai, Teynampet, CHENNAI -600 018
Andhra Pradesh 6-2-46, 1st Floor, Moin Court, Lane Opp. Saleem
Function Palace A. C. Guards, Lakdi-Ka-Pool,
HYDERABAD - 500 004
Gujarat 2nd Flr., Ambica House, Nr. C. U. Shah College, 5,
Navyug Colony, Ashram Road, AHMEDABAD - 380 014
Kerala, Karnataka 2nd Flr., CC 27/ 2603, Pulinat Building, Opp. Cochin
Shipyard, M. G. Road, ERNAKULAM - 682 015
North-Eastern States Aquarius, Bhaskar Nagar, R. G. Baruah Road,
GUWAHATI - 781 021
Uttar Pradesh Jeevan Bhawan, Phase 2, 6th Floor, Nawal Kishore
Road, Hazartganj, LUCKNOW - 226 001
Madhya Pradesh 1st Floor, 117, Zone-II, (Above D. M. Motors Pvt.
Ltd.) Maharana Pratap Nagar, BHOPAL - 462 011
Punjab, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Chandigarh
S. C. O. No. 101, 102 & 103, 2nd Floor, Batra
Building,
Sector 17 - D, CHANDIGARH - 160 017
Orissa 62, Forest Park, BHUBANESWAR - 751 009
IRDA REGULATION NO 5: This policy is subject to regulation 5 of IRDA (Protection
of Policyholder’s Interests) Regulation.
Appendix I: Day Care Procedure
Day Care Procedures will include following Day Care Surgeries & Day Care
Treatments
Microsurgical operations on the middle ear
1. Stapedotomy
2. Stapedectomy
3. Revision of a stapedectomy
4. Other operations on the auditory ossicles
5. Myringoplasty (Type -I Tympanoplasty)
6. Tympanoplasty (closure of an eardrum perforation/reconstruction
of the auditory ossicles)
7. Revision of a tympanoplasty
8. Other microsurgical operations on the middle ear under general /
spinal anesthesia
Other operations on the middle & internal ear
9. Myringotomy
10. Removal of a tympanic drain
11. Incision of the mastoid process and middle ear
12. Mastoidectomy
13. Reconstruction of the middle ear
14. Other excisions of the middle and inner ear
15. Fenestration of the inner ear
16. Revision of a fenestration of the inner ear
17. Incision (opening) and destruction (elimination) of the inner ear
18. Other operations on the middle and inner ear under general /spinal
anesthesia
Operations on the nose & the nasal sinuses
19. Excision and destruction of diseased tissue of the nose
20. Operations on the turbinates (nasal concha)
21. Other operations on the nose
22. Nasal sinus aspiration
Operations on the eyes
23. Incision of tear glands
24. Other operations on the tear ducts
25. Incision of diseased eyelids
26. Excision and destruction of diseased tissue of the eyelid
27. Operations on the canthus and epicanthus
28. Corrective surgery for entropion and ectropion
29. Corrective surgery for blepharoptosis
30. Removal of a foreign body from the conjunctiva
31. Removal of a foreign body from the cornea
32. Incision of the cornea
33. Operations for pterygium
34. Other operations on the cornea
35. Removal of a foreign body from the lens of the eye
36. Removal of a foreign body from the posterior chamber of the eye
37. Removal of a foreign body from the orbit and eyeball
38. Operation of cataract
Operations on the skin & subcutaneous tissues
39. Incision of a pilonidal sinus
40. Other incisions of the skin and subcutaneous tissues
41. Surgical wound toilet (wound debridement) and removal of diseased
tissue of the skin and subcutaneous tissues
42. Local excision of diseased tissue of the skin and subcutaneous
tissues
43. Other excisions of the skin and subcutaneous tissues
44. Simple restoration of surface continuity of the skin and subcutaneous
tissues
45. Free skin transplantation, donor site
46. Free skin transplantation, recipient site
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47. Revision of skin plasty
48. Other restoration and reconstruction of the skin and subcutaneous
tissues
49. Chemosurgery to the skin
50. Destruction of diseased tissue in the skin and subcutaneous tissues
Operations on the tongue
51. Incision, excision and destruction of diseased tissue of the tongue
52. Partial glossectomy
53. Glossectomy
54. Reconstruction of the tongue
55. Other operations on the tongue
Operations on the salivary glands & salivary ducts
56. Incision and lancing of a salivary gland and a salivary duct
57. Excision of diseased tissue of a salivary gland and a salivary duct
58. Resection of a salivary gland
59. Reconstruction of a salivary gland and a salivary duct
60. Other operations on the salivary glands and salivary ducts
Other operations on the mouth & face
61. External incision and drainage in the region of the mouth, jaw and
face
62. Incision of the hard and soft palate
63. Excision and destruction of diseased hard and soft palate
64. Incision, excision and destruction in the mouth
65. Plastic surgery to the floor of the mouth
66. Palatoplasty
67. Other operations in the mouth under general /spinal anesthesia
Operations on the tonsils & adenoids
68. Transoral incision and drainage of a pharyngeal abscess
69. Tonsillectomy without adenoidectomy
70. Tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy
71. Excision and destruction of a lingual tonsil
72. Other operations on the tonsils and adenoids under general /spinal
anesthesia
Trauma surgery and orthopaedics
73. Incision on bone, septic and aseptic
74. Closed reduction on fracture, luxation or epiphyseolysis
with osteosynthesis
75. Suture and other operations on tendons and tendon sheath
76. Reduction of dislocation under GA
77. Arthroscopic knee aspiration
Operations on the breast
78. Incision of the breast
79. Operations on the nipple
Operations on the digestive tract
80. Incision and excision of tissue in the perianal region
81. Surgical treatment of anal fistulas
82. Surgical treatment of haemorrhoids
83. Division of the anal sphincter (sphincterotomy)
84. Other operations on the anus
85. Ultrasound guided aspirations
86. Sclerotherapy etc.
Operations on the female sexual organs
87. Incision of the ovary
88. Insufflation of the Fallopian tubes
89. Other operations on the Fallopian tube
90. Dilatation of the cervical canal
91. Conisation of the uterine cervix
92. Other operations on the uterine cervix
93. Incision of the uterus (hysterotomy)
94. Therapeutic curettage
95. Culdotomy
96. Incision of the vagina
97. Local excision and destruction of diseased tissue of the
vagina and the pouch of Douglas
98. Incision of the vulva
99. Operations on Bartholin’s glands (cyst)
Operations on the prostate & seminal vesicles
100. Incision of the prostate
101. Transurethral excision and destruction of prostate tissue
102. Transurethral and percutaneous destruction of prostate tissue
103. Open surgical excision and destruction of prostate tissue
104. Radical prostatovesiculectomy
105. Other excision and destruction of prostate tissue
106. Operations on the seminal vesicles
107. Incision and excision of periprostatic tissue
108. Other operations on the prostate
Operations on the scrotum & tunica vaginalis testis
109. Incision of the scrotum and tunica vaginalis testis
110. Operation on a testicular hydrocele
111. Excision and destruction of diseased scrotal tissue
112. Plastic reconstruction of the scrotum and tunica vaginalis testis
113. Other operations on the scrotum and tunica vaginalis testis
Operations on the testes
114. Incision of the testes
115. Excision and destruction of diseased tissue of the testes
116. Unilateral orchidectomy
117. Bilateral orchidectomy
118. Orchidopexy
119. Abdominal exploration in cryptorchidism
120. Surgical repositioning of an abdominal testis
121. Reconstruction of the testis
122. Implantation, exchange and removal of a testicular prosthesis
123. Other operations on the testis under general /spinal anesthesia
Operations on the spermatic cord, epididymis and ductus deferens
124. Surgical treatment of a varicocele and a hydrocele of the spermatic cord
125. Excision in the area of the epididymis
126. Epididymectomy
127. Reconstruction of the spermatic cord
128. Reconstruction of the ductus deferens and epididymis
129. Other operations on the spermatic cord, epididymis and ductus
deferens
Operations on the penis
130. Operations on the foreskin
131. Local excision and destruction of diseased tissue of the penis
132. Amputation of the penis
133. Plastic reconstruction of the penis
134. Other operations on the penis
Operations on the urinary system
135.Cystoscopical removal of stones
Other Operations
136. Lithotripsy
137. Coronary angiography
138. Haemodialysis
139. Radiotherapy for Cancer
140. Cancer Chemotherapy
Note: The standard exclusions and waiting periods are applicable to all of the
above Day Care Procedures depending on the medical condition/ disease under
treatment. Only 24 hours hospitalization is not mandatory
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SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS
Optima Restore Individual
Basic Sum Insured per
Insured Person per Policy
Year (Rs. in Lakh)
3.00, 5.00, 10.00, 15.00
1a) In-patient Treatment Covered
1b) Pre-Hospitalization Covered, upto 60 Days
1c) Post-Hospitalization Covered, upto 180 Days
1d) Day Care Procedures Covered
1e) Domiciliary Treatment Covered
1f) Organ Donor Covered
1g) Emergency Ambulance Upto Rs.2,000 per Hospitalisation
2) Restore Benefit Equal to 100% of Basic Sum Insured
3) Multiplier Benefit Bonus of 50% of the Basic Sum Insured for every claim free year, maximum upto 100%. In case of claim bonus will be
reduced by 50% of the Basic Sum Insured at the time of renewal
Optima Restore Family
Basic Sum Insured per
Policy per Policy Year (Rs.
in Lakh)
3.00, 5.00, 10.00, 15.00
1a) In-patient Treatment Covered
1b) Pre-Hospitalization Covered, upto 60 Days
1c) Post-Hospitalization Covered, upto 180 Days
1d) Day Care Procedures Covered
1e) Domiciliary Treatment Covered
1f) Organ Donor Covered
1g) Emergency Ambulance Upto Rs.2,000 per Hospitalisation
2) Restore Benefit Equal to 100% of Basic Sum Insured
3) Multiplier Benefit Bonus of 50% of the Basic Sum Insured for every claim free year, maximum upto 100%. In case of claim bonus will be
reduced by 50% of the Basic Sum Insured at the time of renewal
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