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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOPH FLEX Plan Summary 2017 Summary Plan Description Note to Employer: The United States Department of Labor requires this summary or a copy of it be given to each employee. EmployerÓs Plan Name: Flexible Compensation Plan for Plan Sponsor (Employer), Plan Administrator and City Of Oak Park Heights 2017 Agent for Legal Service ____________________________________ Judy Tetzlaff __________________________________________ Plan Year: City Of Oak Park Heights 01/01/2017 - 12/31/2017 __________________________________________ _________________________________ 14168 Oak Park Blvd. No. __________________________________________ _________________________ P.O. Box 2007 $500.00 __________________________________________ Carryover Maximum: Oak Park Heights MN 55082 ______________________________________ Plan Administrator accepts service of legal process. Runout End Date: ______________________________ 06/13/2018 651-439-4439 ext. 227 Phone Number: _______________________________ Client TASC ID: ______________________________ 4201-6844-0484 Plan Number: _________________________________ _________________________________ City Of Oak Park Heights 2017 Federal Tax ID: _______________________________ Group Name: 41-0941681 PURPOSE Your Employer has adopted this Flexible Compensation Plan to allow you to select from among benefit options made available under the Flexible Compensation Plan and pay for the selected benefits for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents via pre-taxed salary reduction contributions. You may choose from these Ðtax freeÑ benefits in lieu of receiving taxable compensation. The Plan is intended to qualify as a ÐCafeteria PlanÑ within the meaning of Section 125(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the benefits you elect will be excluded from your income under Section 125(a). BENEFITS OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES: Maximum Participant Grace Period Salary Reduction End Date _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ N/A Health Savings Account - Plan Only Offered _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ 03/15/2018 Dependent Care Expenses$ 5000.00 _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ N/A _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ Dental PremiumsOffered _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ N/A Offered Supplemental Premiums _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ 03/15/2018 Disability Insurance Premiums Offered _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ N/A Medical or Medical-Related PremiumsOffered _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ 03/15/2018 Voluntary/Group Term Life Insurance Premiums Offered _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ N/A _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ Medical (Out-of-Pocket) Expenses $ 2600.00 _____\[FIELD 1\] ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________ This Flexible Compensation Plan allows you to reduce your taxable income in direct proportion to (a) your contribution to the cost of your elected benefits and (b) your contribution to any account based tax advantaged plan or fringe benefit plan offered by your Employer that is governed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code. TASC 2302 International Lane Madison, WI 53704-3140 800-422-4661 Fax 608-245-3623 www.tasconline.com The information in this communication is confidential and may be used by the authorized recipient only for its intended purpose only. Any other use or disclosure is prohibited. FX-3012-0914 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: The benefits offered above are available to the following employees as stipulated below: _____\[FIELD 1\] __________________________________ _____\[FIELD 2\] __________________________________________ _____\[FIELD 3\] __________________________________ _____\[FIELD 4\] __________________________________________ _____\[FIELD 5\] __________________________________ _____\[FIELD 6\] __________________________________________ _____\[FIELD 7\] __________________________________ _____\[FIELD 8\] __________________________________________ _____\[FIELD 9\] __________________________________ _____\[FIELD 10\] __________________________________________ _____\[FI ELD 11\] _________________________________ _____\[FIELD 12\] __________________________________________ This Plan defines a Plan-eligible employee to be an individual classified by the Employer as a common-law employee who is on the Employer’s W-2 payroll. Employees do not include self-employed individuals, partners in a partnership, or more-than-2% shareholders in a Subchapter S corporation. Existing Employees. If you are employed by the Employer on the PlanÓs effective date, you shall be eligible to participate on the later of the PlanÓs Effective Date or on the date you satisfy the Eligibility Requirements stated above. New Employees. If your employment begins after the PlanÓs Effective Date, you will be eligible to participate on the entry date noted above for Probationary Employees, following the date you satisfy the Eligibility Requirement stated above. Re-employment of Former Employees. _ \[FIELD 1\] _________________________________________________________________________________________________ A re-employed former employee may become a participant immediately upon re-hire. Age Requirement. No maximum age requirement may be imposed for participation in the Plan. GENERAL INFORMATION This Flexible Compensation Plan allows you to pay your cost for the benefit plans you elected that are sponsored by your Employer through a Salary Reduction Agreement. This lowers your federal and state taxes. Under this Flexible Compensation Plan two types of benefit plans offered by your Employer may be funded by your salary reduction: premium benefits and reimbursement benefits. Premium benefits are the actual payments made to secure your participation in insurance plans. These are payments made from your EmployerÓs general assets to an insurance company or a third-party administrator. Reimbursement benefits are benefits paid under an agreement to reduce your salary by the amount you elected to defer and pay you tax free benefits for certain qualified medical and dependent care expenses, as authorized under the Internal Revenue Code. Administration.Your Employer or appointed Plan Administrator is responsible for the administration of your Employer Sponsored General Welfare Plans. Should you need to see any records or have any questions regarding these Plans, contact the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator has sole discretionary authority (a) to interpret the Plan in order to make eligibility and benefit determinations, and (b) to make factual determinations as to whether any individual is eligible and entitled to receive any benefits under the Plan. A health insurance issuer is not responsible for the PlanÓs administration (including payment of claims). The Plan Administrator appoints TASC as a Service Provider to maintain certain Plan records and to be responsible for the PlanÓs day- to-day administration. TASC is not a Plan Administrator and has no discretionary authority regarding the Plan. Plan Termination or Amendment. The Employer, or appointed Plan Administrator, has the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Plan or to modify or amend any provision of the Plan at any time. Upon the termination or partial termination of the Plan, Participants have no Plan benefits except with respect to covered events giving rise to benefits occurring prior to the date of Plan termination or partial termination, except as otherwise expressly provided in writing by the Employer. Excess Payments. Upon any benefit payment made to a Participant in error under the Plan, said Participant will be informed and required to repay the errant amount. This includes and is not limited to amounts over the ParticipantÓs annual election, amounts for services that are determined to be ineligible, or when adequate documentation to substantiate a paid claim upon request is not provided. The Employer may take reasonable steps to recoup such an amount including withholding the amount from future salary or wages, and subtracting from future benefit reimbursement(s) the amount paid in error. TASC 2302 International Lane Madison, WI 53704-3140 800-422-4661 Fax 608-245-3623 www.tasconline.com The information in this communication is confidential and may be used by the authorized recipient only for its intended purpose only. Any other use or disclosure is prohibited. FX-3012-0914 No Continued Employment. No provisions either of the Plan or of this Summary shall grant any employee any rights of continued employment with the Employer or shall in any way prohibit changes in the terms of employment of any employee covered by the Plan. Non-Assignment Of Benefits. No Participant or beneficiary may transfer, assign or pledge any Plan benefits except as may be required pursuant to (a) a ÐQualified Medical Child Support OrderÑ (which provides for Plan coverage for an alternate recipient), (b) other applicable law, or (c) electronic payment made directly to a healthcare provider. CONTRIBUTIONS AND ENROLLMENT Participant Contributions. By participating in the Plan, you agree to have your annual compensation reduced by the total cost of the Plan benefits you elected. Employer Contributions and Enrollment Elections. At its election, your Employer may pay part of the insurance premiums or other qualified benefits made available through this Plan. The annual enrollment materials will include: (1) the amount of any Employer contributions for the various Plans offered by the Employer that allow you to make pre-tax contributions, (2) the rules defining how the Employer contributions may be used, and (3) the enrollment procedures to make annual elections for your pretax contributions. These enrollment materials are incorporated in this Summary Plan Description by reference. The various benefit plans offered by your Employer may operate under different plan years. For instance, an Employer may enter into an annual contract with an insurance company (to provide benefits to employees) under a contract year that differs from the Plan Year established for this Flexible Compensation Plan. If this is the case, different Plan benefit entry dates will apply. If you are not eligible to participate in this Plan but are allowed to participate in another benefit plan offered by your Employer, under the eligibility terms of that Plan, your costs will be paid with taxable income, and your compensation will not be reduced by the Employer. BENEFITS AND QUALIFYING CHANGE IN STATUS EVENTS The laws governing Flexible Compensation Plans generally do not allow you to change your benefit and contribution elections during a Plan Year (except for Health Savings Account plans; see below). Your elections are irrevocable and any balance in your account at the close of the Plan Year is forfeited and becomes the property of your Employer (refer to your open enrollment materials if your Plan has a Grace Period or a Carryover); this irrevocable election rule does not apply if you experience a qualifying change in status event, in which case the election change requested must be on account of and consistent with the qualifying event. Any request to change your election must be submitted in writing within 30 days of any applicable qualifying event. The new benefit elections may start only after your change in status has taken place and the new paperwork has been filed. A qualifying change in status event may be one of the following: A change in legal marital status (marriage, death of spouse, divorce, legal separation and annulment). The adoption, birth, or death of a child or dependent. Dependent satisfies or ceases to satisfy dependent eligibility requirements. The change in employment status of you, your spouse or dependent. Change in your residence.* Beginning or ending adoption proceedings. Automatic changes upon cost increases or decreases.* Significant cost increases.* Significant curtailment of coverage.* Addition or elimination of similar benefits package option.* Change in coverage of a spouse or dependent under an employer plan.* FMLA. HIPAA special enrollment rights.* COBRA qualifying event. Loss of group health coverage sponsored by governmental or education institution.* A judgment, decree or order requiring coverage for a spouse or child. Medicare or Medicaid entitlement. Termination of Medicaid or State ChildrenÓs Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) coverage.* Eligibility for Employment Assistance under Medicaid or SCHIP.* Exchange Event Î a loss of eligibility under the terms of the plan due to a reduction in hours (less than 30) Î even when the Employer allows the coverage to continue in effect during the ÒStabilization PeriodÓ to satisfy the Affordable Care Act coverage requirements.* Exchange Event Î Exchange enrollment during an Exchange open enrollment period or special enrollment period.* * These qualifying events do not apply to the Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan. TASC 2302 International Lane Madison, WI 53704-3140 800-422-4661 Fax 608-245-3623 www.tasconline.com The information in this communication is confidential and may be used by the authorized recipient only for its intended purpose only. Any other use or disclosure is prohibited. FX-3012-0914 If you are making tax free contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA) under this Plan, you do not need a Òchange in statusÓ event to change your HSA election. You may prospectively change your HSA election at any time during the Plan Year. Under the qualifying events of Termination of Medicaid or SCHIP coverage and eligibility for employment assistance under Medicaid or SCHIP, the employee must request the group health benefit change no later than 60 days after the date of termination or after the date eligibility is determined under Medicaid or SCHIP. THE REIMBURSEMENT PLANS If the BENEFITS OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES Section of this Summary Plan Description lists Medical (Out-of-Pocket) Expenses, Dependent Care Expenses and/or Non-Employer Sponsored Premiums, then your Plan includes that Reimbursement Plan. The Participant Reference Guide, incorporated by express reference into this Summary Plan Description, includes all of the information you need to access your reimbursement accounts and submit claims for reimbursement. By visiting the Account Manager link addressed in this Guide you may access information about your reenrollment, your available funds, annual election, total contributions, and total reimbursements. These plans provide tax free benefits for medical, dependent daycare and/or non-employer sponsored health insurance premium claim reimbursements in accordance with IRS guidelines and protocols. Medical (Out-of-Pocket) Expenses Reimbursement Plan. All medical claim expenses must be (a) for medical care as defined in Code Section 213(d) which is rendered or received during the Plan Year, with certain limitations described under Services Not Covered; (b) incurred by an employee who has made a valid pre-tax election to participate in the Plan, such employee's spouse, or tax dependent for healthcare purposes as defined in Section 105(b), (c) not otherwise taken as a medical deduction by a taxpayer and (d) not covered under any other benefit program. A medicine or drug that is available for purchase without a prescription is considered an over-the-counter medicine. Under new federal law, an over-the-counter medicine obtained on or after January 1, 2011 may be reimbursed tax free only if a Participant obtains and submits a prescription with their claim for reimbursement. A Participant must submit a 'prescription' that meets all state law requirements of the state in which the prescription was written. The person who wrote the prescription must be allowed to prescribe drugs under applicable state law. A medicine is any over-the-counter item the IRS determines is purchased for the primary purpose of applying the drug or biological contained in the item. Insulin will continue to be reimbursed without a prescription. The following examplesÏeven those recommended by a doctorÏdo not qualify as expenses eligible for reimbursement under the Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan: insurance premiums; expenses for cosmetic procedures or cosmetic items; items that are for a ParticipantÓs general wellbeing; items the Participant would have purchased even if the Participant had no medical condition (for example, a toothbrush); vacation and travel expenses even if for rehabilitation or prescribed by a doctor; long-term care expenses that are not for actual medical care; expenses incurred in stockpiling over-the-counter items in quantities that could not reasonably be used during the current Plan Year. If you contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA) then you may additionally enroll in a limited Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan only. Qualified expenses under a limited Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan are limited to dental and vision services or supplies excluded from coverage under your high deductible health plan. The limited Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan will not provide reimbursement for any other service or supply regardless of whether that service or supply is allowed by the IRS as a medical expense, or allowed under a full Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan. Dependent Care Expenses Reimbursement Plan. This Plan provides employees with tax free dependent care assistance only when the assistance is necessary for the Participant to leave the home to engage in activity directly related to his/her employment. Qualified expenses under the Dependent Care Expenses Reimbursement Plan include any expenses that you could take as a credit against tax on your income tax form for the care of a Qualified Person. Benefits are provided only to the extent of your payroll deduction on the date the claim is processed. The tax laws further limit how much you may contribute to this Plan. Under the law and the terms of the Plan, you may defer no more than the lesser of your actual (or, if you are married and if less, your spouse's) income for the year or $5000 per year to this Program. A married Participant who files separate tax returns is limited to $2500 per year. Non-EmployerSponsored Premiums Reimbursement Plan. This account provides reimbursement for premiums you paid for employee-owned health insurance policies. Employer provided insurance plans do not qualify. Premiums eligible for reimbursement are for a period in which you were a covered Participant under this Plan. HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT (HSA) If you elect Medical Expenses Reimbursement benefits, you cannot also elect HSA benefits (or otherwise make contributions to an HSA) unless you elect the Limited (Vision/Dental) Medical Expenses Reimbursement Benefit. In addition, when the Medical Expenses Reimbursement Benefit includes a grace period and you have a Medical Expenses Reimbursement Benefit that is not a Limited Benefit, you cannot elect HSA benefits or make contributions to an HSA until the first day of the month following the last day of the grace period, unless the balance in your Medical Expenses Reimbursement Benefit is $0 as of the last day of that Plan Year. TASC 2302 International Lane Madison, WI 53704-3140 800-422-4661 Fax 608-245-3623 www.tasconline.com The information in this communication is confidential and may be used by the authorized recipient only for its intended purpose only. Any other use or disclosure is prohibited. FX-3012-0914 If you have a Medical Expenses Reimbursement benefit with the Carryover feature that is not a Limited Benefit, you will need to elect the limited Medical Expenses Reimbursement Pan for the new Plan Year. Claims with service dates in the new Plan Year can only be reimbursed if they are covered under the Limited Benefit. In any event, you cannot contribute to an HSA in any month in which you are eligible for a Medical Expenses Reimbursement Benefit that is not a Limited Benefit. QUALIFIED RESERVIST DISTRIBUTION A Participant who is called to active duty in the US Armed Services and enrolled in the Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan may elect to receive a Qualified Reservist Distribution of all or a portion of the unused balance in his/her individual Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan subject to the requirements of Code Section 125(h) and the applicable regulations thereunder. The Employer may limit this distribution to the amount you have contributed to the Plan that has not been used to reimburse you for claims submitted. QUALIFIED MEDICAL CHILD SUPPORT ORDER (QMCSO) The Plan will provide benefits in accordance with a QMCSO and adhere to the terms of any judgment, decree, or court order which (1) relates to the provision of child support related to health benefits for a child of a Participant in a group health plan; (2) is made pursuant to a state domestic relations law; and (3) which creates or recognizes the right of an alternate recipientÏor assigns to an alternate recipient the rightÏto receive benefits under the group health plan under which a Participant or other beneficiary is entitled to receive benefits. Participants may obtain, without charge, a copy of the PlanÓs procedures from the Plan Administrator. LEAVE OF ABSENCE Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). If you go on a qualifying leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), to the extent required by the FMLA, your Employer will continue to maintain your benefit package options providing health coverage (including the Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan) on the same terms and conditions as if you were still active (that is, your Employer will continue to pay its share of the contribution to the extent you opt to continue coverage). Your Employer may require you to continue coverage while you are on paid leave (as long as Participants on non-FMLA paid leave are required to continue coverage). If so, you will pay your share of the contributions by the method normally used during any paid leave. If your coverage ceases while on FMLA leave, you will be permitted to re-enter the Plan upon return from such leave, and to participate in the Plan on the same basis as you had been prior to the leave or as otherwise required by the FMLA. You may elect reinstatement in the Plan at the same coverage level in effect before the FMLA leave (with increased contributions for the remaining period of coverage) or at a reduced pro-rata coverage level for the period of FMLA leave during which you did not make contributions. Your coverage may be automatically reinstated as well, but only if coverage for employees on non-FMLA leave is automatically reinstated upon return from leave. Unpaid FMLA Leave. If you are going on unpaid FMLA leave and you opt to continue your Medical and Dental Insurance Benefits and Health FSA Benefits, then you may pay your share of the contributions in one of three ways: (1)Prepay. Your share of contributions due during your leave may be paid either pre-tax or after-tax before your leave begins provided any pre-tax pre-payments do not fund coverage for the next Plan Year. (2)Pay-as-you-go. Your share of contributions will be paid on the same schedule as if you were not on leave or under another schedule. Per the Department of Labor regulations, if you fail to make payments under this option, your Employer is not required to continue coverage. If your Employer chooses to make payment and thereby continue coverage, your Employer is entitled to recoup these amounts from you after you return from leave. (3)Catch-up. Your Employer may advance your share of contributions while you are on leave. Upon your return from leave, your Employer may recover the advanced amounts on either a pre-tax or after-tax basis. Check with your Employer to determine if this option is available under your Plan. Non-FMLA Leave. If you go on an unpaid leave of absence that does not affect eligibility, then you will continue to participate and the contribution due from you will be paid by pre-payment before going on leave, with after-tax contributions while on leave, or with catch-up contributions after the leave ends, as determined by the Plan Administrator. If you go on an unpaid leave that affects ibility, then the Change in Status rules will apply. elig Military Leave. If you take a leave of absence due to military service, you may continue coverage under this Plan as required by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION Participants are enrolled in the Plan for the entire Plan Year or the portion of the Plan Year remaining after enrollment. You will automatically cease to be a Participant on the earliest of the following dates: a. Your death, resignation or termination of employment with the Employer; b. The date the Plan terminates; c. The date on which you fail to pay any required premium (including payment by salary reduction) under the Plan; d. The date you no longer meet the requirements for eligibility in the Plan; or, e. The date you revoke your election under a qualifying change in status event. TASC 2302 International Lane Madison, WI 53704-3140 800-422-4661 Fax 608-245-3623 www.tasconline.com The information in this communication is confidential and may be used by the authorized recipient only for its intended purpose only. Any other use or disclosure is prohibited. FX-3012-0914 When participation has terminated, you are eligible to incur claims against any positive account balance through the eligibility end date. _ \[FIELD 1\] _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Positive Balance: Upon termination your annual election amount will be limited to the greater of the amount paid for coverage (total contributions) less previously paid reimbursements or the total of paid reimbursements from the Plan. _ \[FIELD 2\] _________________________________________________________________________________________________ As a terminated participant, you are not eligible for the Grace Period unless your eligibility end date is the same as the last day of the Plan Year. As a terminated Participant, you are not eligible for carryover. When your participation has terminated, you may submit eligible claims for reimbursement through your run out end date as noted in the Claims Procedure section of this document. CLAIMS PROCEDURE Unless otherwise noted in this section, if you have elected reimbursement coverage, you may submit eligible claims for reimbursement through the PlanÓs runout period which ends on: 06/13/2018 _ \[FIELD 1\]_______________________________________________________________________________________________ All other claim procedures for the Plan are provided in a separate administrative document upon the original enrollment in the Plan. An additional copy may be provided without charge upon request. CLAIM DENIALS Medical and Dental Insurance Benefits. The applicable insurance company will determine your claim in accordance with its claims procedures. Claims Under the Medical (Out-of-Pocket) Expenses, Dependent Care Expenses or Non-Employer Sponsored Premiums Reimbursement Benefits. The claims procedure described below will apply if (a) a claim for reimbursement under the Medical (Out- of-Pocket) Expenses, Dependent Care Expenses or Non-Employer Sponsored Premium components of the salary reduction plan is wholly or partially denied, or (b) you are denied a benefit under the salary reduction plan due to an issue germane to your coverage under the Plan. If your claim is denied in whole or in part, you will be notified in writing by the Plan Administrator within 30 days after the date the Plan Administrator received your claim. (This time period may be extended for an additional 15 days for matters beyond the control of the Plan Administrator, including in cases where a claim is incomplete.) The Plan Administrator will provide written notice of any extension, including the reasons for the extension and the date by which a decision by the Plan Administrator is expected. When a claim is incomplete, the extension notice will also specifically describe the required information, will allow you 45 days from receipt of the notice in which to provide the specified information, and will effectively suspend the time for a decision on your claim until the specified information is provided.) Notification of a denied claim will detail: specific reason(s) for the denial; specific Plan provision(s) on which the denial is based; a description of any additional material or information necessary for you to validate the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; appropriate information on the steps to be taken if you wish to appeal the Plan Administrator's decision, including your right to submit written comments and have them considered, your right to review (upon request and at no charge) relevant documents and other information, and your right to file suit under ERISA (where applicable) with respect to any adverse determination after appeal of your claim. Appeals. If your claim is denied in whole or part, then you (or your authorized representative) may request review upon written application to the Plan Administrator. Your appeal must be made in writing within 180 days after your receipt of the notice that the claim was denied. If you do not appeal on time, you will lose both the right to appeal the denial and the right to file suit in court. Your you feel your claim should not have been denied. It should include any additional facts written appeal should state the reasons that and/or documents that you feel support your claim. You will have the opportunity to ask additional questions and make written comments, and you may review (upon request and at no charge) documents and other information relevant to your appeal. The address to use when filing an appeal will be included in the benefit or enrollment denial letter. TASC 2302 International Lane Madison, WI 53704-3140 800-422-4661 Fax 608-245-3623 www.tasconline.com The information in this communication is confidential and may be used by the authorized recipient only for its intended purpose only. Any other use or disclosure is prohibited. FX-3012-0914 Decision on Review. Your appeal will be reviewed and determination made within a reasonable time, defined as not later than 60 days after receipt of your appeal. If the decision on review affirms the initial denial of your claim, you will be furnished with a Notice of Adverse Benefits Determination on Review, which shall set forth the following: specific reason(s) for the decision on review; specific Plan provision(s) on which the decision is based; a statement of your right to review (upon request and at no charge) relevant documents and other information; if an Ðinternal rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterionÑ is relied on in making the decision on review, then a description of the specific rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion or a statement that such a rule, guideline, protocol, or other similar criterion was relied on and that a copy of such rule, guideline, protocol, or other criterion will be provided free of charge to you upon request; and a statement of your right to bring suit under ERISA §502(a) (where applicable). NOTICES REQUIRED BY LAW Special Rights on Childbirth. Under Federal law, group health plans may not restrict benefits for any hospital length of stay in connection with childbirth for (either mother or newborn child) to less than 48 hours following a vaginal delivery or less than 96 hours following a caesarean section. However, Federal law generally does not prohibit the mother's or newborn's attending provider, after consulting with the mother, from discharging the mother or her newborn earlier than the above period. In any case, under Federal law a provider may not be required (by Plan or insurer) to obtain authorization from the plan for prescribing a length of stay up to 48 hours (or 96 hours). TASC 2302 International Lane Madison, WI 53704-3140 800-422-4661 Fax 608-245-3623 www.tasconline.com The information in this communication is confidential and may be used by the authorized recipient only for its intended purpose only. Any other use or disclosure is prohibited. FX-3012-0914 CONTINUATION COVERAGE RIGHTS UNDER COBRA group health plan of the Employer for any calendar year if all employers maintaining such plan normally employed fewer than twenty (20) Employees on a typical business day during the preceding calendar year. Government entities are subject to the same continuation coverage under the Public Health Services Act. This Summary Plan Description describes your rights for the Medical Reimbursement Plan. Your rights under any of the other Qualified Benefits Plans offered by your Employer are described in the Summary Plan Description(s) for that Plan and may be obtained from your Plan Administrator. If you elect to participate under the Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan and are considered a Participant on the day before experiencing a qualifying event, COBRA continuation ends on the last day of the Plan Year in which the qualifying event occurred. Further, COBRA continuation coverage will not be offered if on the day of your qualifying event, the amount of your annual election less any reimbursed claims is less than the amount of premium required to continue the Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan until the end of the Plan Year. COBRA continuation under an excepted Medical Expenses Reimbursement Plan is available until the end of the Plan Year in which the qualifying event occurs. A Participant who experiences a qualifying event is considered a qualified beneficiary. When a qualified beneficiary experiences a qualifying event, they will be sent a notification explaining their rights to elect COBRA continuation coverage. Your Employer has 44 days from the date of the loss of coverage in which to send the COBRA Election Notice. A qualified beneficiary who wishes to continue coverage must notify the Plan Administrator of their desire to continue coverage within sixty days of either the date of notification or date of loss of coverage, whichever is later. If the Plan Administrator does not receive notification within this time period, you will lose your right to elect continuation coverage. Finally, qualified beneficiaries who elect continuation coverage are responsible for premiums back to the date that termination from the Plan would have occurred. COBRA continuation is available until the end of the Plan Year in which the qualifying event occurs. The premium charged for the continuation coverage will be 102% of your monthly contribution. The Employer may require the COBRA payments be apportioned for the remainder of the Plan Year. Listed below are qualifying events. (1) Termination of employment (for reason other than "gross misconduct"); and (2) Reduction of employee's work hours. Questions If you have questions about your COBRA continuation coverage, you should contact your Employer or you may contact the nearest nefits Security Administration (EBSA); addresses and www.dol.gov/ebsa. --422--245- The information in this communication is confidential and may be used by the authorized recipient only for its intended purpose only. Any other use or disclosure is prohibited. FX-3012-032714