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(4) In )'"ICi ever,t shall the te~'m "Family Dependent" include any child who is eligible for coverage under this Contract as an Enrollee. "Heal th Se~--vices" this Corltt'act. mearls health care services or benefits provided fCir in "Health Set'vice Fee" rnearlS the monthly fee required for each Enrollee and Family Dependent in accordance with the terms of this Contract. "Home Health Agericy" mear,s a facility or pt'clgt'am which is licerlsed, certified or otherwise authorized pursuant to the laws of the State of Te;(as as a H';:lme Health Agel')cy and is app~'()ved by Health Plan or with whom Heal th Plan has cl:)ntt'acted to prl:)vide the Health Set'vice covered under this Cçmt t'¿¡ct . "Hospi tal" means an inst i tut i,:)r, I:)perated pursuant to law which (1) is primat'i ly engaged ir, pt'oviding, f,:)t' cclmpensat ion ft'()m its pat ients, diagnostic and surgical facilities for the care and treatment of injured or sick individuals by, or under the supervision of, a staff of Physicians, (2) has 24-hout' nursirlg services by registered graduate nurses (R. N. ), and (3) is not primarily a place for rest, custodial care of the aged, or nut'sing hQme, convalescent h,:.me Ot' similar i.nstituticm. "Initial Eligibility Period" means application of the Enrolling Unit application for enrollment in Health without providing evidence of good specified in this Contract. the period of time specified in the during which an Enrollee may make Plan for self and Eligible Dependents heal th sat isfactl:)t'y to Health Plan as "IrIJury" means bodily damage including all related conditions and recurrent symptoms. IILIJng Term" means any therapy beyond the two (2) months as covered in the Schedule of Benefits. "Materni ty" means pre/PQst partum care, ch i ldbirth, eat'ly terminat ion of pt'egnancy, ':Jt' any cl:.mp Ii cat i on ad sing t het'efrom for' a CQvet'ed Pet'son. "Medically Necessat,y" means medical or surgical tt'eatment which a Covered Person requires as determined by a Participating Primary Care Physician or by a phy~ician in an Emergency as defined herein in accordance with accepted medical and surgical practice and 5tandards prevailing at the time CI f tt'ea t ment . "~1edicare" mearls the insllt'ance pt'ogram established by Title XVIII, United States Social Secut'ity Act, as originally enacted by the Social Security Amendments of 1965, or as later amended. "Medicat'e Eligible" means an empl':Jyee, t'etit'ee, spouse I:)t' dependent child who (1) meets the eligibility requirements of the Enrolling Unit; and (2) is enrolled in both parts A and B of Medicare; and (3) agrees to assign all Medicare benefits to the Health Plan. "Mental Heal th Set'vices" meiCins those set'vices and suppl ies cl:Jvet'ed ,-mdet' ~his Contract fGr the diagnosis and treatment of Mental Illness. GM-12-6