Who decides if I am sick or injured badly enough to require medical evacuation?
You, the Member, make the decision. The Air Ambulance Card medical department consults with both your personal physician and the attending physician at the hospital where you are located as to the appropriate course of action that is in your best interest. As long as the member meets the transport criteria, inpatient status at both the transferring and receiving hospitals, and all safety issues have been considered, it is the member’s ultimate decision whether or not to be transported.
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