This policy is specially designed for:
Covering Persons with Disability as per The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. The cover under this policy is available for persons with the following disability/disabilities as defined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and any subsequent additions / modifications to the list in the Act.
1. Blindness | 2. Muscular Dystrophy |
3. Low vision | 4. Chronic Neurological conditions |
5. Leprosy Cured persons | 6. Specific Learning Disabilities |
7. Hearing Impairment (deaf and hard of hearing) | 8. Multiple Sclerosis |
9. Locomotor Disability | 10. Speech and Language disability |
11. Dwarfism | 12. Thalassemia |
13. Intellectual Disability | 14. Haemophilia |
15. Mental Illness | 16. Sickle Cell disease |
17. Autism spectrum disorder | 18. Multiple Disabilities including deaf/ blindness |
19. Cerebral Palsy | 20. Acid Attack victim |
21. Parkinson's disease |
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i. It is Condition Precedent that this cover can be availed only on mandatory submission of Disability certificate issued by the Medical Board appointed by the government of certifying Disability.
ii. Disability for the purpose of this policy means a person with not less than forty percent of a specified disability as per the Act, where, specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes an Insured Person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as Certified by Medical Board appointed by the government for certifying Disability.
Or / and
Individuals with HIV/AIDS as defined under the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017.
Important Features
Sum insured – 4 lacs and 5 lacs - On Individual basis — SI shall apply to each individual member
Policy Period - 1 Year
Age Eligibility
i. Adults: 18 years to 65 years
ii. Children: Newborn to 17 years
Pre-Existing Disease Coverage - Only PEDs declared in the Proposal Form and accepted for coverage by the company shall be covered
Co-pay - 20% on all claims made under the policy unless waiver for Co-pay is opted and premium is paid for the same
Cancellation
The Insured may cancel this Policy by giving 15 days’ written notice, and in such an event, the Company shall refund premium on short term rates for the unexpired Policy Period as per the rates detailed in the policy terms and conditions.
The Company may cancel the policy at any time on grounds of misrepresentation, non-disclosure of material facts, and fraud by the Insured Person by giving 15 days’ written notice.
MediShield UIN - ZUKHLIP23195V022223
Hospitalization Cover
Inpatient Care - The Company shall indemnify medical expenses incurred for Hospitalization of the Insured Person including day care treatments during the Policy Year, up to the Sum insured subject to any sub-limits, co-pay as specified in the Policy.
Sublimit for Room/ Doctors fee
- Room Rent, Boarding, Nursing Expenses all-inclusive as provided by the Hospital / Nursing Home up to maximum of 1% of the sum insured per day.
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) charges/ Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) charges all-inclusive as provided by the Hospital / Nursing Home up to maximum of 2% of the sum insured per day.
AYUSH Treatment - Expenses incurred for Inpatient Care treatment under Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy systems of medicines shall be covered up to 50% of sum insured, during each Policy year as specified in the policy schedule
Pre-Hospitalization Medical Expenses – For 30 days prior to the date of hospitalization
Post-Hospitalization Medical Expenses - For 60 days from the date of discharge from the hospital
Emergency Ground Ambulance - Expenses covered up toRs.2000 per hospitalisation.
Cataract Treatment - Up to Rs.40,000/-, per each eye in one policy year
Modern Treatment - Covered for listed procedures up to 50% of sum insured available for Inpatient Hospitalisation Care.
Waiting Period in the policy
Initial Waiting period - 30 days for all claims except resulting from Accident
PED waiting period - 48 months (For pre-existing diseases other than the pre-existing Disability and HIV /AIDS covered)
Specific Disease/ illness waiting period - 24 months
Waiting Period and specific Sublimit for HIV/AIDS Cover
1. Initial waiting period of 30 days will be applicable for Indemnity basis cover
11. Sum Insured would be available for Hospitalisation Expenses as per terms and conditions of the policy
Waiting Period and specific Sublimit for Disability Cover
1. 24 months initial waiting period is applicable for the pre-existing Disability covered under the policy
Major exclusions in the policy
Following is a partial list of the policy exclusions. Please refer to the policy document for the complete list of exclusions:
Admission primarily for investigation & evaluation
Admission primarily for rest Cure, rehabilitation and respite care
Expenses related to the surgical treatment of obesity that do not fulfill certain conditions
Change of Gender treatments
Expenses for cosmetic or plastic surgery
Expenses related to any treatment necessitated due to participation in hazardous or adventure sports
Renewal Conditions
The policy shall ordinarily be renewable except on grounds of fraud, moral hazard, misrepresentation by the insured person. Renewal shall not be denied on the ground that the insured had made a claim or claims in the preceding policy years.