Surgery Rehabilitation Cover Package

Accidental Rehabilitation Cover

If during the policy year, the policyholder suffers an injury due to an accident covered under the policy and is required to undergo a surgery, post which avails a specialist consultation, counselling, extended physiotherapy at a recognized rehabilitation unit, the sum insured will be paid as specified in the policy schedule, for medical expenses towards rehabilitation.

Waiting Period
The initial waiting period for this cover is 30 days, whereas the waiting period for specific illness is 24 months.

The benefit is payable subject to being medically necessary and recommended by the treating medical practitioner.

Specified disease or procedure waiting period
Since the inception date of the cover, a waiting period specified in the policy schedule shall apply to all treatments. The following treatments, medical or surgical, for all medical expenses along with their complications, are not covered: 

1. a) Cataract.
2. b) Hysterectomy for Menorrhagia or Fibromyoma or prolapse of uterus unless necessitated by malignancy myomectomy for fibroids.
3. c) Knee replacement surgery (other than caused by accident), non-infectious Arthritis, Gout, Rheumatism, Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis, Joint Replacement Surgery (other than caused by accident), prolapse of intervertebral discs (other than caused by accident), all Vertebrae Disorders, including but not limited to Spondylitis, Spondylosis, Spondylolisthesis, or Congenital Internal. 
4. d) Varicose Veins and Varicose Ulcers.
5. e) Stones in the urinary urogenital and biliary systems, including calculus diseases. 
6. f) Benign Prostate Hypertrophy, all types of Hydrocele. 
7. g) Fissure, Fistula in the anus, Piles, all types of Hernia, Pilonidal sinus, Hemorrhoids, and an abscess related to the anal region. 
8. h) Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM), Deviated Nasal Septum, Sinusitis, and related disorders, surgery on tonsils/Adenoids, Tympanoplasty, and any other benign ear, nose, and throat disorder or surgery.
9. i) Gastric and duodenal ulcer, any Cysts/Nodules/Polyps/internal tumours/ 

skin tumours, and any Breast lumps (unless malignant), Polycystic Ovarian diseases. 

1. j) Any Surgery of the Genito-urinary system unless necessitated by malignancy.

If these diseases are pre-existing diseases at the time of proposal or subsequently found to be pre-existing, the waiting periods mentioned in the policy schedule shall apply.