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"Emeq;¡ency" is a sudden arid unexpected Qnset of arl acute illness or accidental Injury requiring immediate diagnosis and treatment to avoid jel)pat'dy to the 1 i fe and health of a Covered Persc,r,. Heart attacks, poisonings, loss of consciousness or respiration, convulsions and excessive uncontrolled bleeding are examples Qf medical emergencies. "Enrollee" means any employee of the Enrolling Unit who (1) is eligible on his or her own behalf and not by virtue of being an Eligible Dependent to participate in the health benefits provided under this Contract; (2) t'esides in the Service Area; (3) meets the group's eligibility requirements specified in the group's application and other provisions in thisCQntract; ~nd (4) is enrolled f~r coverage ~ndEr this Contract. "Enrolling Unit" means any employer or I)ther entity with whom this Contract is made. "Expet'imel'"ltal Unproven Pt'clcedUt'es" meal'"lS medical, surgical I:)r psychiatric pt"Jcedut'es I:)t' h'eatments and pharmacological regimes not genet'ally accepted by the medical community, including but not limited tQ Qrgan transplants (except kidney and CQrnea transplants and liver transplants in children wi th bi I iat'y ab'esia) , si last ic implants, megavitamin therapy, psychosurgery, and nutritional based therapy for Alcoholism. Health Plan reserves the right to change the definition of Experimental Unproven Pt'IJcedlJt'es, ft'()m time tQ time, S() as tQ add I:)r delete certain medical, surgical or psychiatric procedures or treatments or pharmacological t'eg imes. "Fami ly Dependerlt" means a person er¡r.::olled for coverage undet' this Contract who is (1) the Ent'Qllee's spouse or' (2) an unmarried dependent child of either the Enrollee or the Enrollee's spouse, subject to the following conditions and limitations: GM-12-5 (1) The tet'l'Il "Family Dependel"lt" shall include any unmarried child who is (a) less than 19 years of age or (b) 19 years, but less than 23 years of age if (i) such child is not regularly employed on a full-time basis, and (ii) evidence satisfactory to Health Plan that the child is a full-time student at an accredited educational institution and is primarily dependent on the Em'ollee fm' suppclrt arid maintenance is furnished annually to He~lth Plan, or more frequently as requested. (2} The tet'm "clepel'"lderlt child" as used het'ein shall include any stepchild legally adQpted child who is a member of the Em'l:<llee's househQld and whcl for purposes IJf Fedet'al Income Tax pUt'poses can be claimed as an exempt ion, f,:)stet' chi ld Qr any other ch i ld whl) is primari ly dependent upc.n the Enrollee f'Jr SllppOt't and r'esides with the Em'()llee in a customat'y pat'ent-child relat i.::onsh i p. (,3 ) An unmarried dependent child who is incapable of self-support because Ijf mental disability or physical handicap, when coverage of such child would terminate upon attaining the specified limiting age, ~ill continue to be covered as a Family Dependent subject to the provisions of extended coverage in Section VI of th i:; C.::.ntr'act.