Define: Hospital Confinement

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

  • Hospital Confinement means staying in a hospital as an in-patient for medical treatment on the advice of a physician, over a specified period of time. Seen in 28 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confinement means staying as a registered in-patient in a hospital due to medical necessity and on the recommendation of a medical practitioner. Seen in 24 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confinement means being admitted to a hospital ward. Seen in 11 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confinement means a patient registered for a bed in a hospital, incurring a daily room charge. Seen in 8 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confinement means admission to a hospital ward including general ward, high care ward, and special care units such as an ICU, where admission is medically necessary. Seen in 6 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confinement means the insured person being duly registered and admitted as an in-patient in a hospital for more than a specified period of time. Seen in 5 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confinement means confinement over a twenty-four-hour period for which the employee is charged a full day’s-rate for room and board, as a patient taking a bed in a hospital. Seen in 5 SEC filings
  • Hospital Confinement means staying as a resident bed-patient at the hospital for a certain number of consecutive hours. Seen in 4 SEC filings

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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Genie Definition 1

Hospital Confinement means being admitted and registered as an in-patient in a hospital for medical purpose.

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Relevant Circumstances

  • When an employee gets admitted to a hospital and applies for benefits
  • During the negotiation of health insurance policies

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Hospital Confinement means being admitted and registered as an in-patient in a hospital for medical purpose.