Elective Surgery. Covered by plan in accordance with the Schedule of Benefits and must be pre- certified and approved by plan.
Elective Surgery. Employees may be granted a sick leave for elective surgery. Requests for such leaves must have five (5) day prior approval from their immediate supervisor/principal and the superintendent or his/her designee.
Elective Surgery. Where surgery is considered to be elective and not medically necessary there is no entitlement to paid time off. This includes cosmetic surgery, which is concerned with the enhancement of appearance through surgical and medical techniques and procedures. Where time off is required, employees should use annual leave (where possible) or school closure periods. For cosmetic surgery that relates to a medical condition and is supported by a medical certificate, the usual sickness absence provisions apply. Please refer to the Sickness Absence Management Policy, this is available on the HR Extranet or from Human Resources.
Elective Surgery. A surgical procedure that, even though medically necessary and prescribed by a physician, does not need to be performed immediately because no imminent risk to life, permanent damage of a vital organ or permanent impairment is present, and which therefore can be scheduled.
Elective Surgery. As per the definition in the Insurance Circular: surgery the need for which was anticipated and for which the insured was not admitted to the hospital through the emergency room as an urgent case, rather the Insured was referred for the surgery by a specialist from a clinic (including hospital outpatient clinics).
Elective Surgery. You will not lose your entitlement to claim that you are Disabled under this Policy because your Disability results from agreeing to voluntarily undergo medical treatment such as: ■ cosmetic or other elective surgery; or ■ undergoing surgery to transplant your body organs to the body of another person; unless you have the treatment or surgery within six months of the cover commencing or the date this Policy was last reinstated, in which case we will not pay a claim for the resulting Disability.
Elective Surgery. Normal Pregnancy – Workers’ Compensation Claims – Disabilities resulting from current use of Alcohol or Drugs
Elective Surgery. 4. Any Non-emergency Surgery
Elective Surgery. Where surgery is considered to be elective and not medically necessary there is no entitlement to paid time off. This includes cosmetic surgery, which is concerned with the enhancement of appearance through surgical and medical techniques and procedures. Where time off is required, employees should use annual leave, Flexi/ TOIL or school closure periods (term time only staff). For cosmetic surgery that relates to a medical condition and is supported by a medical certificate, the usual sickness absence provisions apply. Please refer to the Sickness Absence Management Policy, this is available on the Intranet or from Human Resources.
