AIA Living Business Progressive Care Policy Wording

Medical Advancements Provision

If the medical diagnostic techniques and investigations used in our medical Key terms have been superseded due to medical advancements, we will consider other appropriate and medically recognised methods or tests that conclusively diagnose the condition to at least the same severity. The following requirements must be met for a claim to be considered:  The new diagnostic techniques and investigations are not experimental and are medically necessary and medically equivalent or superior to the original diagnostic technique or investigation.

 Any new diagnostic techniques and investigations must be deemed medically acceptable based on medical standards and medically recognised in Australia or New Zealand by specialist medical practitioners.

Category

Conditions

3 month stand down

Any malignant tumour

✓

Any prostate cancer

✓

Any malignant melanoma

✓

Any carcinoma in situ

✓

Urinary bladder cancer

✓

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

✓

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

✓

Any leukaemia

✓

Cancer

Any malignant brain tumour

Any benign brain or spinal cord tumour

✓

Any myeloma

Aplastic anaemia

✓

Any bone marrow or stem cell transplant

Transplant waiting list for bone marrow transplant

✓

Myelodysplastic syndrome

✓

CIN-3, VIN-3, PIN-3

Any heart attack

✓

Heart and arteries

Out of hospital cardiac arrest

Coronary artery bypass graft

✓

Angioplasty

✓

Aortic surgery

✓

Heart valve surgery

✓

1156 ALB-PC version 7 Effective 12 May 2026

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