68 70. Surrogate Mother Services Services or supplies for a person not covered under this Plan for a surrogate pregnancy (including, but not limited to, the bearing of a child by another woman for an infertile couple). 71. Temporomandibular Joint Treatment Fixed or removable appliances which move or reposition the teeth, fillings, or prosthetics (crowns, bridges, dentures). 72. Travel Costs Mileage, lodging, meals, and other Member-related travel costs except as described in this Plan. 73. Vein Treatment Treatment of varicose veins or telangiectatic dermal veins (spider veins) by any method (including sclerotherapy or other surgeries) for cosmetic purposes. 74. Vision Services Vision services not described as Covered Services in this Booklet. 75. Waived Cost-Shares Non-Participating Provider For any service for which you are responsible under the terms of this Plan to pay a Copayment, Coinsurance or Deductible, and the Copayment, Coinsurance or Deductible is waived by a Non-Participating Provider. 76. Weight Loss Programs Programs, whether or not under medical supervision, unless listed as covered in this Booklet. This Exclusion includes, but is not limited to, commercial weight loss programs (Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, LA Weight Loss) and fasting programs. This Exclusion does not apply to weight management programs required under federal law as part of the “Preventive Care” benefit. 77. Weight Loss Surgery Bariatric surgery. This includes but is not limited to Roux-en-Y (RNY), Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery or other gastric bypass surgery (surgeries lower stomach capacity and divert partly digested food from the duodenum to the jejunum, the section of the small intestine extending from the duodenum), or Gastroplasty, (surgeries that reduce stomach size), or gastric banding procedures. EXPERIMENTAL OR INVESTIGATIONAL SERVICES EXCLUSION Any Drug, biologic, device, diagnostic, product, equipment, procedure, treatment, service, or supply, used in or directly related to the diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a disease, injury, illness, or other health problem which is determined to be Experimental or Investigational is not covered by your Plan. The Plan will deem any Drug, biologic, device, Diagnostic, product, equipment, procedure, treatment, service, or supply to be Experimental or Investigational if determined that one of more of the criteria listed below apply when the service is rendered with respect to the use for which benefits are sought. The Drug, biologic, device, Diagnostic, product, equipment, procedure, treatment, service, or supply: • cannot be legally marketed in the United States without the final approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or other licensing or regulatory agency, and such final approval has not been granted; • has been determined by the FDA to be contraindicated for the specific use; or • is subject to review and approval of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) or other body serving a similar function; or • is given because of informed consent documents that describe the Drug, biologic, device, Diagnostic, product, equipment, procedure, treatment, service, or supply as Experimental or Investigational, or otherwise show that the safety, toxicity, or efficacy of the Drug, biologic, device, Diagnostic, product, equipment, procedure, treatment, service, or supply is under evaluation.
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