Medical Care

Your Travel Emergency benefits cover the following for each covered person:

• Canes, casts, crutches, slings, splints, trusses, walkers and/or temporary rental of a wheelchair, if ordered in writing by a licensed health care provider
• Diagnostic services required to identify the nature and extent of illness or injury, if administered by a licensed health care provider
• Doctor and surgeon (who is not related to you or your dependant) charges for services rendered, less any amount already covered by your provincial health care plan
• Medical services and supplies
• Miscellaneous expenses while hospitalized to a maximum of $50 per day and $500 per hospital stay
• Nursing services provided by a registered nurse during and immediately after hospitalization, if ordered in writing by a licensed health care provider
• Outpatient services in a hospital, less any amount already covered by your provincial health care insurance plan
• Prescription drugs for an emergency, only if they have a Canadian equivalent and are submitted with a doctor’s or licensed health care provider’s prescription and description of the emergency
• Semi-private hospital accommodation, less any amount already covered by your provincial health care insurance plan
• Services, including X-rays, requested by chiropractors, podiatrists/chiropodists and physiotherapists to a maximum of $300 per person per trip