Common use of Transport / Repatriation Clause in Contracts

Transport / Repatriation. If a Policy holder suffers from an Illness or Injury, the Europ Assistance doctors will contact the local doctor in charge of the Policy holder’s care following the event. The information collected from the local doctor and eventually the Insured party’s usual general practitioner, will allow Europ Assistance to trigger and organise, based on medical requirements only: • either the return of the Policy holder to their Home, • or their transport, where applicable under medical supervision, to a suitable hospital establishment close to their Home, by light medical vehicle, ambulance, sleeper train, 1st class train (sleeper or seat), economy class plane or medical plane. Similarly, exclusively based on medical requirements and on decision by Europ Assistance doctors, Europ Assistance can, in some cases, initiate and organise initial transport of the Policy holder to a local healthcare centre before considering a return to an establishment close to the Policy holder’s Home. Only the Policy holder’s medical condition and compliance with applicable health regulations are considered when deciding on transport, the choice of means of transport, and the choice of the eventual location for hospitalisation.