Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "routine care cost" means the cost of medically necessary services related to the care method that is under evaluation in a clinical trial. The term does not include the following:
(1) The health care service, item, or investigational drug that is the subject of the clinical trial.
(2) Any treatment modality that is not part of the usual and customary standard of care required to administer or support the health care service, item, or investigational drug that is the subject of the clinical trial.
(3) Any health care service, item, or drug provided solely to satisfy data collection and analysis needs that are not used in the direct clinical management of the patient.
(4) An investigational drug or device that has not been approved for market by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
(5) Transportation, lodging, food, or other expenses for the patient or a family member or companion of the patient that are associated with travel to or from a facility where a clinical trial is conducted.
(6) A service, item, or drug that is provided by a clinical trial sponsor free of charge for any new patient.
(7) A service, item, or drug that is eligible for reimbursement from a source other than a covered individual's policy of accident and sickness insurance, including the sponsor of the clinical trial.
As added by P.L.109-2009, SEC.3.
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