) receipt of a written Guarantee of Payment (“GOP”) from the Company. The GOP must be received by the Provider, in the case of IPD medical services, before patient’s discharge. In the case of OPD medical services the GOP must be received on or before the date such services are rendered. If receipt of the GOP is still pending, the Insured will be asked to pay for the rendered services (IPD or OPD) as a deposit which will be returned to the Insured upon receiving the relevant GOP or as a final payment which they can claim back from the Company directly.