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DEFINITIONS <br />The terms shown below shall have the meaning given in this section whenever they appear in this Certificate. <br />Additional terms may be defined within the provision to which they apply. <br />"Accident" means a sudden, unforeseeable external event which: <br />(1) Causes Injury to one or more Covered Persons; and <br />(2) Occurs while coverage is in effect for the Covered Person. <br />"Benefit Period" means the period of time from the date of Injury, as shown in the Schedule of Benefits. <br />"Covered Person" means a person eligible for coverage as identified in the Application for whom proper <br />premium payment has been made, and who is therefore insured under this Certificate. <br />"Deductible" means the amount of Eligible Expenses which must be paid by the Covered Person before benefits <br />are payable under this Certificate. It applies separately to each Covered Person. <br />"Doctor" means a licensed practitioner of the healing arts acting within the scope of his license. Doctor does not <br />include: <br />(1) The Covered Person; <br />(2) The Covered Person's spouse, child, parent, brother, or sister; or <br />(3) A person living with a Covered Person. <br />"Eligible Expenses" means the Usual, Reasonable and Customary charges for services or supplies which are <br />incurred by the Covered Person for the Medically Necessary treatment of an Injury. Eligible Expenses must be <br />incurred while this Certificate is in force. <br />"He", "his" and "him" includes "she", "her" and "hers." <br />"Health Care Plan" means any contract, policy or other arrangement for benefits or services for medical or dental <br />care or treatment under: <br />(1) Group or blanket insurance, whether on an insured or self -funded basis; <br />(2) Hospital or medical service organizations on a group basis; <br />(3) Health Maintenance Organizations on a group basis. <br />(4) Group labor management plans; <br />(5) Employee benefit organization plan; <br />(6) Professional association plans on a group basis; or <br />(7) Any other group employee welfare benefit plan as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of <br />1974 as amended. <br />"Hospital" means an institution which: <br />(1) Is operated pursuant to law; <br />(2) is primarily and continuously engaged in providing medical care and treatment to sick and injured persons on <br />an inpatient basis; <br />(3) Is under the supervision of a staff of doctors; <br />(4) Provides 24-hour nursing service by or under the supervision of a graduate registered nurse, (R.N.); <br />(5) Has medical, diagnostic and treatment facilities, with major surgical facilities; <br />(a) On its premises; or <br />(b) Available to it on a prearranged basis; and <br />(6) Charges for its services. <br />"Hospital" does not include: <br />(1) A clinic or facility for: <br />(a) Convalescent, custodial, educational or nursing care; <br />(b) The aged, drug addicts or alcoholics; or <br />(c) Rehabilitation; or <br />(2) A military or veterans hospital or a hospital contracted for or operated by a national government or its agency <br />unless: <br />GAC26932 <br />