Sickness definition

Sickness means an illness or disease diagnosed or treated by a Physician.

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Sickness means an illness or disease of the body which: 1) requires examination and treatment by a Legally Qualified Physician, and 2) commences while Your coverage is in effect. An illness or disease of the body which first manifests itself and then worsens or becomes acute prior to the Effective Date of Your coverage is not a Sickness and is considered a Pre-Existing Condition as defined herein and is not covered by the Policy.

Sickness means an illness, disease, or condition of the Covered Person that causes a loss for which a Covered Person incurs medical expenses while covered under this Policy. All related conditions and recurrent symptoms of the same or similar condition will be considered one Sickness.

Examples of Sickness in a sentence

• Eligible employees are covered under the City’s Sickness and Accident Policy.

• A permanent full-time employee, who has completed twelve months of continuous and active employment, is eligible to apply for Sickness and Accident (S&A) benefits if the employee becomes permanently or temporarily disabled by a non-work related illness or injury (including a pregnancy-related disability) which prevents the employee from performing their essential job functions for 5 consecutive working days and is not otherwise engaged in gainful employment with the City or elsewhere.

• The exception to this is that we do not advise on or arrange contracts for Private Medical Insurance, Hospital Cash Plans or Accident, Sickness and Redundancy policies.

• If You are Hospitalized due to a covered Injury or Sickness on Your Trip and a treating Physician certifies that You are not Medically Fit to Travel to Your Return Destination on Your Scheduled Return Date, this benefit will be extended for an additional 30 days, or until You are released from the Hospital and Medically Fit to Travel, or You reached the Maximum Benefit Amount shown in the Schedule of Benefits, whichever is earlier, provided that Hospitalization goes beyond the date Your Coverage Ends.

• Sickness or other authorized leaves of absence 547 shall not be considered an interruption of continuous service.

More Definitions of Sickness

Sickness means illness, disease, pregnancy or complications of pregnancy.

Sickness or "Disease" shall mean a physical, mental or medical condition arising from a pathological deviation from the normal healthy state, including but not limited to the circumstances where signs and symptoms occur to the Insured Person and whether or not any diagnosis is confirmed.

Sickness means illness or disease causing Total Disability which begins while your insurance coverage is in effect. Sickness includes pregnancy, childbirth, miscarriage or abortion, or any complications therefrom.

Sickness means disease or illness including related conditions and recurrent symptoms of the sickness. Sickness also includes pregnancy.

Sickness means an illness or disease that is diagnosed or treated by a Legally Qualified Physician after the effective date of insurance and while the Insured is covered under the Policy.

Sickness means an illness or disease of the body which: 1) requires examination and treatment by a Legally Qualified Physician; and 2) commences while Your coverage is in effect.

Sickness means an illness, disease or condition of the Insured that causes a loss for which an Insured incurs medical expenses while covered under this Policy. All related conditions and recurrent symptoms of the same or similar condition will be considered one Sickness.