Coverage for Jaw Joint Disorder treatment includes the diagnosis and surgical treatment of jaw joint disorder by a provider.
Pediatric Dental Plan Exclusions
Not every dental care service or supply is covered by the plan, even if prescribed, recommended, or approved by your physician or dentist. The plan covers only those services and supplies that are medically necessary. Charges made for the following are not covered except to the extent listed under the What the Plan Covers section of the Booklet-Certificate or by amendment attached to the Policy. In addition, some services are specifically limited or excluded. This section describes expenses that are not covered or subject to special limitations.
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These dental exclusions are in addition to the exclusions that apply to health coverage.
Acupuncture, acupressure and acupuncture therapy, except as provided in the What the Plan Covers section of the Booklet-Certificate.
Any charges in excess of the benefit, dollar, day, visit, or supply limits stated in the Booklet- Certificate.
Any instruction for diet, plaque control and oral hygiene.
Charges submitted for services:
-By an unlicensed hospital, physician or other provider; or
-By a licensed hospital, physician or other provider that are not within the scope of the provider’s license.
Charges submitted for services that are not rendered, or not rendered to a person not eligible for coverage under the plan.
Cosmetic services and supplies including plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery, personalization or characterization of dentures or other services and supplies which improve alter or enhance appearance, augmentation and vestibuloplasty, and other substances to protect, clean, whiten bleach or alter the appearance of teeth; whether or not for psychological or emotional reasons; except to the extent coverage is specifically provided in the What the Plan Covers section of the Booklet-Certificate. Facings on molar crowns and pontics will always be considered cosmetic.
Court ordered services, including those required as a condition of parole or release.
Crown, inlays and onlays, and veneers unless:
- It is treatment for decay or traumatic injury and teeth cannot be restored with a filling material; or
- The tooth is an abutment to a covered partial denture or fixed bridge.
Dental Examinations that are:
- Required by a third party, including examinations and treatments required to obtain or maintain employment, or which an employer is required to provide under a labor agreement; - Required by any law of a government, securing insurance or school admissions, or
professional or other licenses;
- Required to travel, attend a school, camp, or sporting event or participate in a sport or other recreational activity; and
- Any special medical reports not directly related to treatment except when provided as part of a covered service.
Dental implants, braces, mouth guards, and other devices to protect, replace or reposition teeth and removal of implants.
Dental services and supplies that are covered in whole or in part under any other part of this plan.
Dentures, crowns, inlays, onlays, bridges, or other appliances or services used for the purpose of splinting, to alter vertical dimension, to restore occlusion, or correcting attrition, abrasion, abfraction or erosion.
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Except as covered in the What the Plan Covers section of the Booklet-Certificate, treatment of any jaw joint disorder and treatments to alter bite or the alignment or operation of the jaw, including temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) treatment, orthognathic surgery, and treatment of malocclusion or devices to alter bite or alignment.
Experimental or investigational drugs, devices, treatments or procedures, except as described in the What the Plan Covers section of the Booklet-Certificate.
First installation of a denture or fixed bridge, and any inlay and crown that serves as an abutment to replace congenitally missing teeth or to replace teeth all of which were lost while the person was not covered.
General anesthesia and intravenous sedation, unless specifically covered and only when done in connection with another medically necessary covered service or supply.
Medicare: Payment for that portion of the charge for which Medicare is the primary payer.
Miscellaneous charges for services or supplies including: - Annual or other charges to be in a physician’s practice;
- Charges to have preferred access to a physician’s services such as boutique or concierge physician practices;
- Cancelled or missed appointment charges or charges to complete claim forms;
- Charges the recipient has no legal obligation to pay; or the charges would not be made if the recipient did not have coverage (to the extent exclusion is permitted by law) including: Care in charitable institutions;
Care for conditions related to current or previous military service; Care while in the custody of a governmental authority;
Any care a public hospital or other facility is required to provide; or
Any care in a hospital or other facility owned or operated by any federal, state or other governmental entity, except to the extent coverage is required by applicable laws.
Non-medically necessary services, including but not limited to, those treatments, services, prescription drugs and supplies which are not medically necessary, as determined by Aetna, for the diagnosis and treatment of illness, injury, restoration of physiological functions, or covered preventive services. This applies even if they are prescribed, recommended or approved by your physician or dentist.
Orthodontic treatment except as covered in the What the Plan Covers section of the Booklet- Certificate.
Pontics, crowns, cast or processed restorations made with high noble metals (gold or titanium).
Prescribed drugs; pre-medication; or analgesia.
Replacement of a device or appliance that is lost, missing or stolen, and for the replacement of appliances that have been damaged due to abuse, misuse or neglect and for an extra set of dentures.
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Replacement of teeth beyond the normal complement of 32.
Routine dental exams and other preventive services and supplies, except as specifically provided in this amendment and in the What the Plan Covers section of the Booklet-Certificate.
Services and supplies done where there is no evidence of pathology, dysfunction, or disease other than covered preventive services.
Services and supplies provided for your personal comfort or convenience, or the convenience of any other person, including a provider.
Services and supplies provided in connection with treatment or care that is not covered under the plan.
Services rendered before the effective date or after the termination of coverage.
Space maintainers except when needed to preserve space resulting from the premature loss of deciduous teeth.
Surgical removal of impacted wisdom teeth only for orthodontic reasons.
Treatment by other than a dentist. However, the plan will cover some services provided by a licensed dental hygienist under the supervision and guidance of a dentist. These are:
- Scaling of teeth; - Cleaning of teeth; and
- Topical application of fluoride.
Work related: Any illness or injury related to employment or self-employment including any injuries that arise out of (or in the course of) any work for pay or profit, unless no other source of coverage or reimbursement is available to you for the services or supplies. Sources of coverage or reimbursement may include your employer, workers’ compensation, or an occupationalillness or similar program under local, state or federal law. A source of coverage or reimbursement will be considered available to you even if you waived your right to payment from that source. If you are also covered under a workers’ compensation law or similar law, and submit proof that you are not covered for a particular illness or injury under such law, illness or injury will be considered “non-occupational” regardless of cause.
12. The following Your Pharmacy Benefit, What the pharmacy benefit covers language replaces the current language now appearing under the Your Pharmacy Benefit section in your Booklet- Certificate.
Coverage of prescriptiondrugs may, in Aetna’s sole discretion, be subject to precertification, step therapy or other Aetna requirements or limitations. Prescriptiondrugs covered by this plan are subject to drug and narcotic utilization review by Aetna, your provider and/oryour pharmacy. This may include limiting access of prescription drugsprescribed by a specific provider. Such limitation may be enforced in the event that Aetna identifies an unusual pattern of claims for covered expenses.
Aetna reserves the right to include only one manufacturer’s product on the preferred drug list when the same or similar drug (that is, a drug with the same active ingredient), supply or equipment is made by two or more different manufacturers.
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You will be charged the out-of-network pharmacy prescription drug cost sharing for non- preferred brand-nameprescriptiondrugs and biosimilar prescription drugs covered on a medical exception basis.
The number of copayments/deductibles you are responsible for per vial of Depo-Provera, an injectable contraceptive, or similar type contraceptive dispensed for more than a 30-day supply, will be based on the 31-day supply level. Coverage is limited to a maximum of 4 vials per calendar year. The plan will not pay charges for any prescription drug dispensed by a mail order pharmacy for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, impotence or sexual dysfunction or inadequacy.
Compounded prescriptions will be subject to non-preferred cost sharing
Some prescription drugs are subject to quantity limits. These quantity limits help your prescriber and pharmacist check that your prescription drug is used correctly and safely. Aetna relies on medical guidelines, FDA-approved recommendations from drug makers and other criteria developed by Aetna to set these quantity limits. The quantity limit may restrict either the amount dispensed per prescription order or refill.
Depending on the form and packing of the product, some prescription drugs are limited to a single commercially prepackaged item excluding insulin vials, pens, cartridges, diabetic supplies, test strips dispensed per prescription order or refill.
Depending on the form and packing of the product, some prescription drugs are limited to 100 units excluding insulin dispensed per prescription order or refill. Drugs that are allowed to be filled with greater than 30 day supply at a retail pharmacy are excluded from the 100 unit limitation dispensed per prescription order or refill.
Any prescription drug that has duration of action extending beyond one (1) month shall require the number of copayments per prescribing unit that is equal to the anticipated duration of the
medication. For example, a single injection of a drug that is effective for three (3) months would require three (3) copayments.
Specialty care prescription drugs may have limited access or distribution and are limited to no more than a 30 day supply subject to supply limits.
13. The following What the Plan Covers, Preventive Care Benefits, Family Planning- Female Contraceptives language replaces the current language now appearing under the What the Plan Covers section in your Booklet-Certificate.