Benefit:   

Medical repatriation

Worldwide evacuation notes

4.1 We pay the reasonable and customary transport costs for a medical repatriation:

· to your specified country of nationality as given on your application form, and

· the return journey to the place you were transferred from

when:

· this is authorised in advance by Bupa International's service partners, and

· the return journey is within 14 days of the end of the treatment.

The costs we pay for the return journey will be either:

· the reasonable cost of the return journey by land or sea, or

· the cost of an economy class air ticket

whichever is the lesser amount.

We do not pay any other costs related to the repatriation such as taxis or hotel accommodation.

In some cases, it may be more appropriate for you to travel to the airport by taxi, than other means of transport, such as an ambulance. In these cases, and if approved in advance, we will pay for taxi fares.

In some cases you may request a medical repatriation when contacting Bupa International's service partners for authorisation, but this may not be medically appropriate. In these cases, we will first evacuate you to the nearest place where treatment is available. Once you have been stabilised, we may then repatriate you to your specified country of nationality.

Travel cost for an accompanying person

Important information

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