Define: Hospital Confined

The meaning of “Hospital Confined” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Hospital Confined defined in a legal contract?

  • Hospital Confined means an overnight stay as a registered patient in a [hospital]. Seen in 31 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confined means being admitted to and remaining as a patient in a [hospital] upon the recommendation of a [physician]. Seen in 25 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confined means a stay of 24 or more consecutive hours as a registered patient in a [hospital]. Seen in 13 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confined means a stay as a registered patient in a [hospital]. If a patient is admitted to and discharged from a [hospital] within a 24-hour period but stays as a bed-patient during the total duration in the [hospital], the admission is considered a Hospital Confinement. Seen in 9 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confined means a stay of 18 or more consecutive hours as a registered patient in a [hospital]. One period of confinement means consecutive days of in-hospital service received as an inpatient, or successive confinements when discharge from and readmission to the [hospital] for the treatment of the same or related condition occurs within a period of time not more than 90 days or three times the maximum number of days of in-hospital coverage provided by the policy. Seen in 1 SEC filing
  • Hospital Confined means admission to a [hospital] by a [physician] as a registered bed-patient for at least 24 hours. Seen in 1 SEC filing

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Hospital Confined means being a patient admitted in a [hospital] for a period of 18 or more consecutive hours.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When an individual or business entity needs to determine the conditions for health insurance coverage, particularly related to hospital confinement.
  • When crafting employee benefit packages that include health insurance coverage, involving hospitalization terms.
  • When drafting disability insurance policies, especially in terms of defining hospitalization coverage.

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Hospital Confined means an overnight stay as a registered patient in a [hospital].

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When defining the terms of health insurance coverage which involves overnight hospital stays.
  • When creating employee benefit agreements that include health insurance coverage.
  • When creating contracts for medical services which involve hospital confinement.

Relevant Sectors

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What is the most popular definition of 'Hospital Confined'?

Hospital Confined means being a patient admitted in a [hospital] for a period of 18 or more consecutive hours

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