Mortgage Protection booklet - Irish Life

In Simpler terms:
Structural abnormalities include openings in the wall separating the left
and right chambers of the heart.
You will be able to claim if on the advice of a Consultant Cardiologist, you
have open heart surgery (including surgery to divide the breast bone) to
correct a structural abnormality of the heart.
20. HIV infection – caught in the European
Union, North America, Australia and
New Zealand, from a blood transfusion,
a physical assault or at work in an eligible
occupation
Plan definition:
Infection by Human Immunodeficiency Virus resulting from:
• a blood transfusion given as part of medical treatment;
• a physical assault;
• an accident occurring during the course of performing normal duties
of employment [from the eligible occupations listed below]*;
» after the start of the policy and satisfying all of the following:
» The incident must have been reported to appropriate authorities
and have been investigated in accordance with the established
procedures.
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» Where HIV infection is caught through a physical assault or as a
result of an incident occurring during the course of performing
normal duties of employment, the incident must be supported by a
negative HIV antibody test taken within 5 days of the incident.
» There must be a further HIV test within 12 months confirming the
presence of HIV or antibodies to the virus.
» The incident causing infection must have occurred in the European
Union, North America, Australia or New Zealand.
For the above definition, the following is not covered:
• HIV infection resulting from any other means, including sexual activity
or illegal drug abuse.
*Occupations Covered:
• Ambulance workers
• Dental nurses
• Dental surgeons
• District nurses
• Dublin Bus employees
• Fire brigade and firefighters
• General practitioners and nurses employed by them
• Hospital caterers
• Hospital cleaners
• Hospital doctors/surgeons/consultants