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Most of the relevant information regarding Suspended Animation (SA)/Cryonics
Institute (CI) Standby and Transport can be found in the announcements
(ANNOUNCEMENT PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW),
and the SA-CI Agreements themselves. All of these documents
(including the present one) can be accessed through the web page entitled:
SUSPENDED ANIMATION STANDBY FOR CI MEMBERS
The Cryonics Institute has an agreement (contract) with Suspended Animation entitled
Cryopreservation Agreement between the Cryonics Institute
and Suspended Animation. This agreement specifies obligations between SA and CI under which the SA procedures are offered to
CI Members. The agreement is to be renewed automatically on a yearly basis unless adjustments are to be made before renewal. This
agreement is essential for Suspended Animation
Local Help Rider and the Individual Agreement
Regarding Standby for a Cryonics Institute Member by Suspended Animation to be valid, but cancellation of the
Cryopreservation Agreement between the Cryonics Institute
and Suspended Animation is not anticipated. If not-renewal did occur, there would be notification 30 days prior to the
April 21 renewal date and SA-Affiliated CI Members would be informed immediately.
There are two attachments to the Cryopreservation Agreement between the Cryonics Institute and Suspended Animation.
Attachment 1 is Certification of Completion of
Standby Performed for the Cryonics Institute by Suspended Animation. This document between SA and CI would normally be of
only marginal interest to SA-Affiliated CI Members. Attachment 2, Schedule of Fees for Standby Provided for the Cryonics Institute by Suspended Animation however, is of much
greater concern.
The Fee Schedule is also to be revised annually. But fees applicable to any individual SA-Affiliated
CI Members will always be valid for one year. For example, if a SA-Affiliated CI Member completes arrangements in August
and a new Fee Schedule is announced the following April, the SA-Affiliated CI Member's fees will not change until his/her
annual renewal date in August, at the time when the annual readiness fee payment is due. Readiness fees are to be paid to
CI, although the SA-Affiliated CI Members should deal directly with SA concerning health status changes and pre-mortem
Standby funding. No change of fees will be made prior to the year 2010.
Pre-mortem Standby funding can be pre-paid
directly to SA or arrangements made with SA for a special Deployment bank account. Beginning in 2006 insurance can
also be used to pay for the pre-mortem Standby procedures in addition to all of post-mortem procedures.
CI must be the owner of insurance policies used by SA-Affiliated CI Members, but CI will relinquish
insurance policy ownership if a CI Member discontinues SA-Affiliated status. As CI gains experience with its relationship
with Standby and Suspended Animation, it is possible that insurance funding may pay for some Standby costs under some
circumstances in the future, even though this is not the case in the present.
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