TRANSPLANT BENEFITS Refer to the UMR CARE section of this SPD for prior authorization requirements The program for Transplant Services at Designated Transplant Facilities is: Optum DEFINITIONS The following terms are used for the purpose of the Transplant Benefits section of this SPD. Refer to the Glossary of Terms section of this SPD for additional definitions. Approved Transplant Services means services and supplies for certified transplants when ordered by a Physician. Such services include, but are not limited to, Hospital charges, Physician charges, organ and tissue procurement, tissue typing, and Ancillary Services. Designated Transplant Facility means a facility that has agreed to provide Approved Transplant Services to Covered Persons pursuant to an agreement with a transplant provider network or rental network with which the Plan has a contract. Organ and Tissue Acquisition/Procurement means the harvesting, preparation, transportation, and the storage of human organ and tissue that is transplanted to a Covered Person. This includes related medical expenses of a living donor. Stem Cell Transplant includes autologous, allogeneic, and syngeneic transplant of bone marrow and peripheral and cord blood stem cells and may include chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T). BENEFITS The Plan will pay for Covered Expenses Incurred by a Covered Person at a Designated Transplant Facility due to an Illness or Injury, subject to any Deductibles, Plan Participation amounts, maximums, or limits shown on the Schedule of Benefits. Benefits are based on the Protection from Balance Billing allowed amount, the Usual and Customary charge, or the Plan’s Negotiated Rate. It will be the Covered Person's responsibility to obtain prior authorization for all transplant-related services. If prior authorization is not obtained, benefits may not be payable for such services. Benefits may also be subject to reduced levels as outlined in individual Plan provisions. The approved transplant and medical criteria for such transplant must be Medically Necessary for the medical condition for which the transplant is recommended. The medical condition must not be an individual Plan exclusion. COVERED EXPENSES The Plan will pay for Approved Transplant Services at a Designated Transplant Facility for Organ and Tissue Acquisition/Procurement and transplantation, if a Covered Person is the recipient. If a Covered Person requires a transplant, including a bone marrow or Stem Cell Transplant, the cost of Organ and Tissue Acquisition/Procurement from a living human or cadaver will be included as part of the Covered Person’s Covered Expenses when the donor’s own plan does not provide coverage for Organ and Tissue Acquisition/Procurement. Coverage includes the cost of donor testing, blood typing, and evaluation to determine if the donor is a suitable match. The Plan will provide donor services for donor-related complications during the transplant period, per the transplant contract, if the recipient is a Covered Person under this Plan. -72- 7670-00-413597
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