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Does my husband need to submit a PIP claim after a medical episode?
"My husband experience a medical episode while driving, which caused an accident. He was taken to the hospital and had to stay for a few days, but he wasn't injured in the accident.
Our car insurance sent us paperwork about the hospitalization and accident. Do we need to submit a PIP claim to our insurance? Or should it just go through our health insurance?"
Emily Maracle · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
“Since the medical episode occured while your husband was driving and it caused an accident, you’ll need to file a personal injury protection (PIP) claim with your auto insurance company. Personal injury protection is designed to cover any medical expenses due to an accident.
While your husband wasn’t injured in the accident, there may be some coverage offerd by your auto policy. If your husband was taken to the hospital in an ambulance from the scene of the accident, this would likely be covered by auto insurance.
Even if nothing is covered, the claim must be submitted to your car insurance first. Personal injury protection is always considered tobe primary coverage, while health insurance is considered to be secondary.
If your car insurance denies the claim, you can then submit it through your health insurance.
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