Guidelines for Sharing in Classic/Basic

Although Samaritan Ministries staff are trained to be forthright in phone conversations, routine responses to emails and oral opinions offered by the staff do not constitute binding decisions. Members who call to inform us of their circumstances in order to discover if a treatment qualifies for sharing will be given an opinion—not a binding decision. Inquiries by members in writing explaining circumstances and medical procedures involved and specifically seeking a binding, written ruling from SMI Leadership will be answered in writing and will explicitly indicate if it is a decision that will bind SMI. The routine submission of bills to SMI followed by SMI’s standard “Need Status Update” will not be considered such an inquiry or binding ruling.