Eligible durable equipment includes, but is not limited to, items such as:
- Wheelchairs and wheelchair repairs (lifetime maximum of $250)
- Walkers
- Hospital beds
- Traction kits
- Braces, Crutches, Splints and Trusses. Not solely for athletic use.
- Prosthesis:
- Charges for artificial limbs when the loss of the limb occurs while the individual is insured under this benefit. The cost of repair is also covered. Replacement is covered when required due to physiological change, excluding myoelectric appliances. It is recommended that an application for pre-approvable submitted to the insurer.
- Charges for artificial eyes including one polishing or one re-make each benefit year.
- Casts, splints, trusses, braces or crutches, including replacements when medically necessary. It is recommended that an application for pre-approval be submitted to the insurer.
- External breast prosthesis when required due to a total or radical mastectomy that has been performed while you are insured under this benefit. The purchase of 2 surgical brassieres is included to a maximum of $200 each benefit year.
- Other Eligible Expenses
- Charges for oxygen, blood or blood products and the equipment required for it's administration;
- Charges for treatment of a sickness by the use of radiotherapy or coagulotherapy;
- Charges for laboratory tests done in a commercial laboratory for diagnosis of a sickness but excluding any tests performed in a physician's office or a pharmacy.