The following benefits are automatically available to you if you are enrolled in the BCBS Student Health Insurance Plan.
Whether studying or traveling abroad, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Care Elect Preferred PPO Student Health Insurance Plan provides the same benefits as if you were on campus. In addition, travel assistance services, including Emergency Medical Evacuation, Political Evacuation Assistance and Repatriation of Remains and Natural Disaster Evacuation and Repatriation of Remains, are coordinated through the 24-hour worldwide assistance provider, On Call International.
24/7/365 Medical and Travel Assistance Services:
- Pre-Trip Planning
- Dispatch of Physician/Nurse
- Translation Assistance
- Emergency Travel Funds Assistance
- Travel Assistance
- Emergency Message Forwarding Assistance
- Lost Luggage Assistance
- Medical Deposits, Advances and Guarantees
- 24-Hour Nurse Help Line
- Worldwide Legal Referrals
- Lost Document Assistance
- Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Referrals
- Medical Monitoring
- Dispatch of Medicine
- Family Reunion, up to $2,500
- Medical Evacuation, up to $150,000
- Medical Repatriation, up to $50,000
- Repatriation of Remains, up to $10,000
- Political Evacuation, up to $100,000
- Natural Disaster Evacuation, up to $100,000
Emergency Medical Evacuation
In the event of a serious accident or sickness where medical treatment is not available in the opinion of the On Call International physician, On Call International will make arrangements and pay for the Insured’s transfer to the nearest facility capable of providing adequate care.
Medical Repatriation
If, in the opinion of On Call International’s physician, it is medically advisable to transfer a sick or injured Insured who is away from home to a medical facility nearest his/her permanent residence following stabilization, On Call International will make the arrangements and pay the reasonable covered expenses.
Repatriation of Remains
In the event of death, the Plan will pay the reasonable covered expenses to return the Insured’s body to his or her Home Country. All arrangements must be arranged and coordinated by On Call International in order for this benefit to be effective.
Political Evacuation/Repatriation /Return of Deceased Remains Up to $100,000 per Covered Person per Covered Event
If Covered Person requires emergency evacuation because he/she is in Imminent Bodily Harm, On Call will arrange and pay for Covered Person’s transportation to the nearest safe location. Once the Covered Person has been transported to the safe location, On Call will arrange and pay up to $100 per day up to a maximum of three days for reasonable lodging if Covered Person is delayed at a safe haven. On Call will also arrange and pay for one way economy airfare to return Covered Person to his or her home country following a Political Evacuation (combined lodging and economy airfare will not exceed $5,000). Please see the link below for program Benefits, Exclusions and Limitations for a comprehensive description of the services offered.
Natural Disaster Evacuation/Repatriation/Return of Deceased Remains Up To $100,000 per Covered Person per Covered Event
If Covered Person requires emergency evacuation due to a Natural Disaster which makes his/her location uninhabitable or Covered Person ‘s location in the host country is deemed uninhabitable by On Call Security personnel, On Call will arrange and pay for evacuation from a safe departure point to the nearest safe location. On Call shall arrange and pay up to $100 per day up to a maximum of three days for reasonable lodging if Covered Person is delayed at a safe haven. On Call will also arrange and pay for one way economy airfare to return Covered Person to his or her home country following a Natural Disaster Evacuation (combined lodging and economy airfare will not exceed $5,000). Please see the link below for program Benefits, Exclusions and Limitations for a comprehensive description of the services offered.
Click here for details regarding the Benefits, Exclusions & Limitations.
Click here for the On Call International Travel Assistance Services Brochure.
Click here for the On Call International Travel Assistance Reference Card.
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