"By Choice of the Member" means EVEN if you can be treated in the emergency facility you are in, SkyMed will Take You Home if you choose. SkyMed will arrange and pay for medically equipped air ambulance transportation by fixed-wing aircraft to the hospital nearest your US or Canadian home when a severe illness or injury occurs. Ground ambulances to and from each hospital are included.
SkyMed will pay professional drivers for over-land and safe return of operable vehicles (autos, RVs, tow vehicles, trucks) left unattended because of a member's severe illness or injury. For vessel return, SkyMed will provide up to $500 per day for a maximum of 10 days to return a vessel to its home marina. For motorcycle returns, SkyMed will professionally crate and transport roadworthy and damaged vehicles to your home or a repair shop nearby your home.
If a member is hospitalized with a severe illness or injury, SkyMed will pay for a round-trip commercial air ticket for a family member or companion to visit. This service will be provided AS SOON AS our Member is hospitalized.
After a member has been hospitalized with a SERIOUS OR CRITICAL ILLNESS OR INJURY, SkyMed will transport the Member to a rehab facility near the Member's transport preference.
Suppose a member's condition does not require a private air ambulance, yet the Member is not able or permitted to travel alone by a commercial carrier. SkyMed will arrange for and pay for a medical escort in that case.
Suppose a member's minor children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren are stranded due to a critical illness or injury. In that case, SkyMed will pay for a regularly scheduled airline flight and transportation for one adult escort if required. Grand and great-grandchildren under 18 are eligible for all member services when traveling with grandparents.
If a Member expires at home or away, SkyMed will pay the 'Airway Bill' transport costs to move the Member's remains and provide round trip transportation for the Member's spouse or companion to accompany. If ground transportation of remains is required, SkyMed will reimburse up to $500.
SkyMed will arrange for a member's spouse companion to accompany them in flight on a private air ambulance (space permitting), or SkyMed will pay for a commercial flight.
After a member has been hospitalized with a SERIOUS OR CRITICAL ILLNESS OR INJURY, SkyMed will transport the Member via a commercial flight to their residence after recovery. The Member has sixty (60) days from the hospital release date to implement this service.
SkyMed will pay up to $200 for incidental expenses associated with a member’s medical flight. These could include lodging, transportation, meals
Should a member require a kidney, heart, lung, liver, or pancreas transplant, SkyMed will transport the donor organ to them. Individuals on transplant recipient lists at the time of application are ineligible for SkyMed Membership.
When it is more feasible to bring the member recipient to the donor organ, SkyMed will provide air transportation for the recipient and one familyb member. (A nine month restriction applies to new member eligibility in Organ Transport and this service.) Individuals on transplant recipient lists at the time of application are ineligible for SkyMed Membership.
The Primary Driver Disability (PDDO) increases the protection of our traditional vehicle return service. SkyMed’s PDDO will reimburse up to $2,000 for either bonded drivers or friend/ family member to return stranded vehicles. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.
SkyMed Plus provides commercial ticketing for Members return to the origin of the air evacuation. SkyMed Plus also includes pet return, 24 hour-a-day multi-lingual help line, translation services, emergency messaging, insurance verification, travel locator service and more to enhance our SkyMed TAKES YOU HOME membership services. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.
SkyMed will pay the cost of ground ambulance services to transport Member to the closest appropriate hospital. This service requires no pre-approval and is limited to two ground services in any twelve (12) months. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.
SkyMed waives the need to be 100 miles from home and includes emergency transportation methods of both Ground Ambulance and Helicopter. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.
SkyMed will cover the cost of all medically necessary helicopter transports or hospital-to hospital transports. Medically necessary helicopter transports because of an accident or serious illness require no pre-approval from SkyMed. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.
24/SEVEN/365 world-wide response network for members travelling worldwide. Multilingual operations center that includes emergency medical evacuation to the closet appropriate facility, medical escort commercial flights, repatriation of mortal remains, return of dependent children and travel assistance services. Included in all ULTIMATE Memberships.