Definition of "Medically Necessary" used by Lucent:

Medically necessary: (medical necessity). The determination of medical necessity is made by the applicable health care company. Care is considered medically necessary if:


Source: "Terms you should know", Lucent Technologies Inc. Medical Expense Plan for Active Management Employees, as of 6/2002. http://216.220.43.231/mgt/library/mep/content.asp.

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