Hospital Sickness Claim Form
Hospital Sickness Claim Form
Hospital Sickness Claim Form
Failure to complete this form in its entirety may result in a delay in processing this claim.
FILING CLAIM FOR (check all that apply):
Sickness Pregnancy Hospitalization Deceased - Date Deceased:___/___/___
Short-Term Disability/
Cancer Hospital Indemnity Hospital Intensive Care Life Specified Health Event
Sickness Disability Rider
Policy Number Policy Number Policy Number Policy Number Policy Number
Policy Number
INSTRUCTIONS:
Complete Section A: Policyholder/Patient Information.
Have your doctor complete Section B: Physician's Statement. If you are filing for disability, your doctor also should complete and sign Section C:
Physician's Disability Statement.
If you are filing for disability, have your employer complete and sign Section D: Employer's Disability Statement.
Be sure to sign your claim form at the bottom of Page 1.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Submit all bills related to this claim, such as ambulance, radiation treatments, physical therapy, etc. All bills should be itemized and should include the
diagnosis, services rendered and actual charges for the service.
Send a copy of your hospital bill that lists the number of days confined.
If confined to an intensive care unit, please send a copy of your hospital bill that shows charges and the number of days you spent in the intensive care
unit. Your intensive care claim cannot be processed without the hospital bill.
If filing for cancer, a pathology report diagnosing cancer must accompany your first claim. (The hospital or doctor will furnish this report to you at your
request.) If the diagnosis of cancer was made clinically instead of pathologically, please submit the clinical evidence that established the diagnosis of
cancer.
If filing on your Specified Disease policy, medical documentation of tissue specimen, culture and/or titer, or other diagnostic studies that initially
diagnosed the specified disease must accompany your first claim.
Please include a certified copy of the death certificate if the patient is deceased.
Be sure to include your policy number(s) on all documents.
PATIENT'S INFORMATION
LAST NAME FIRST NAME MIDDLE INITIAL
MALE FEMALE SINGLE MARRIED OTHER RELATIONSHIP: SELF SPOUSE DEPENDENT - CHECK IF DEPENDENT IS FULL-TIME STUDENT
Any person who knowingly and with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any insurer files a statement of claim or an
application containing any false, incomplete, or misleading information is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
1. Symptoms first occurred on: ______/______/______ If diagnosed with cancer, date of initial diagnosis: ______/______/______
2. Patient first consulted you for this condition on: ______/______/______
3. Is there a referring physician? Yes No If yes, physician's name: __________________________________________________
Referring physician's address: _______________________________________________________ Phone number: ________________________
4. Was patient hospitalized as a result of this diagnosis? Yes No Admission: ______/______/______ Discharge: ______/______/______
Hospital Name: ______________________________________________________ City: ________________________________ State: _______
5. Pregnancy claims: Date of delivery: ______/______/______ Vaginal Cesarean
6. If not delivered, expected delivery date: ______/______/______
Please review and sign the attached authorization. Two copies are attached: return one copy to Aflac and keep
one for your records. By returning the signed authorization with your claim, you will help us process your claim as
quickly and efficiently as possible.
1. Date of hire: _____ /_____ /_____ First date of disability: _____ /_____ /_____
2. Date returned (or expected to return) to Full-Time Duty: _____ /_____ /_____
3. Is the person still employed? Yes No If no, last date of employment: _____ /_____ /_____
4. Prior to this disability, number of hours worked per week: _________ Annual base salary (prior to disability): $_________________
5. Has employee returned to work? Yes No If yes, is employee working: full-time? part-time? light duty?
6. Date employee began light duty: _____ /_____ /_____
7. Is the employee currently earning at least 80% of his or her predisability salary? Yes No
8. Are Sickness Disability Rider or Short-Term Disability premiums paid by the employee with pre-tax dollars? Yes No (Please contact payroll
and/or check the employee's SRA/PDA card for the answer to this question.)
9. Does the employer pay a portion of the disability premium for the employee? Yes No If yes, what percent?________ %
10. Employee is: (Check all that apply.) Exempt from Social Security Exempt from Medicare Subject to RRTA
Please note:
The employer is required to report disability benefits paid on pre-tax plans on Form 941 and the employee's Form W-2.
Please review and sign the attached authorization. Two copies are attached: return one copy to Aflac and keep
one for your records. By returning the signed authorization with your claim, you will help us process your claim as
quickly and efficiently as possible.
I authorize the following to give information (as defined below) to American Family Life Assurance
Company of Columbus (Aflac) or any person or entity acting on its part: any medical professional, medical
care institution, insurer (including Aflac, with respect to other Aflac coverages), reinsurer, government
agency (including departments of public safety and motor vehicle departments), consumer reporting
agency or employer. Information means facts or opinions relating to my past, present, or future physical
or mental health or condition (excluding psychotherapy notes), employment, other insurance coverage, or
any other non-medical facts that Aflac deems appropriate to evaluate claims for benefits during the time
this authorization is valid. I understand that any disclosure of information to Aflac for the purpose of
evaluating claims for benefits for coverage other than health plan coverage means the information may
no longer be protected by federal privacy regulations. I further understand, however, that such
information may be re-disclosed only in accordance with other applicable laws or regulations.
I understand that this information will be used by Aflac to evaluate claims for benefits.
I understand that I may revoke this authorization at any time, except to the extent that (1) Aflac has taken
action in reliance on this authorization, or (2) other law provides Aflac with the right to contest a claim
under the policy or the policy itself. My revocation must be submitted in writing to Aflac, Claims
Department, Worldwide Headquarters, 1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, GA 31999.
Unless otherwise revoked, I agree that this authorization will expire two years from the date indicated
below.
Individual/Guardian/Personal Representative
Printed Name
If this authorization has been signed by a personal representative on behalf of an individual, his/her
authority to act on behalf of the individual must be set forth here:
S-00216 04/05
Policy #:
I authorize the following to give information (as defined below) to American Family Life Assurance
Company of Columbus (Aflac) or any person or entity acting on its part: any medical professional, medical
care institution, insurer (including Aflac, with respect to other Aflac coverages), reinsurer, government
agency (including departments of public safety and motor vehicle departments), consumer reporting
agency or employer. Information means facts or opinions relating to my past, present, or future physical
or mental health or condition (excluding psychotherapy notes), employment, other insurance coverage, or
any other non-medical facts that Aflac deems appropriate to evaluate claims for benefits during the time
this authorization is valid. I understand that any disclosure of information to Aflac for the purpose of
evaluating claims for benefits for coverage other than health plan coverage means the information may
no longer be protected by federal privacy regulations. I further understand, however, that such
information may be re-disclosed only in accordance with other applicable laws or regulations.
I understand that this information will be used by Aflac to evaluate claims for benefits.
I understand that I may revoke this authorization at any time, except to the extent that (1) Aflac has taken
action in reliance on this authorization, or (2) other law provides Aflac with the right to contest a claim
under the policy or the policy itself. My revocation must be submitted in writing to Aflac, Claims
Department, Worldwide Headquarters, 1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, GA 31999.
Unless otherwise revoked, I agree that this authorization will expire two years from the date indicated
below.
Individual/Guardian/Personal Representative
Printed Name
If this authorization has been signed by a personal representative on behalf of an individual, his/her
authority to act on behalf of the individual must be set forth here: