1996-034-RES WHEREAS, CITY COUNCIL IS DESIROUS OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE FOR COP

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CON'I1NUA'I10N OF COVER ADMlNlSTRA llvE AGREEMENT. PACE 2 III. Pool Duties 1. The Pool .t.1I will monitor ch.nge. in Continu.tion of Coverage and the cose I.w which develops interpreting Continuation of Cover:.lge. 2. The Pool will act within 14 days of the receipt of notices of qualifying events sent by the Employer. 3. The Pool will provide the appropriate notification letters to the employee or their dependent(s) as required by Continuation of Cov~r:.lge statutes. These letters m.y include any or ,]1 of tbe following: a) benefit availability. initial notice, enrollment card and cost; b) confirmation of enrollment and payment coupons c) notice of termination leners 1. Failure to reply 2. Failure to make initial payment 3. Failure to make re&ular payment 4. End of eligibility (no longer qualified) 5. End of eligibility perind d) open enrollment e) contribution change and revised payment coupons Q conversion to an individual policy g) Medicare eligibility h) verification of Cull.time student status ~ verification of inc:lpacitated child statuS 4. The Pool will provide the Continuation of Cover.ge p.rticip.nts witb ill cord., · benefit booklet, and other materials as the need may arise. s. The Pool will maintain record. th.t :Ill required notific:ltions were sent and copies ore .vaiI.ble to the Member upon request. 6. The Pool will collect the required contribution.. 7. The Pool will provide the Employer, for their review, with the text of the letter and notices to be used in administering this Agreement. The Pool maintains final authority over the text of these letters and notices. The Pool reserves unto itst:1f the right to modify the letters and notices as may be required purruant tn the Continu:ltion of Cover.ge st:ltute, ;lIlY .pplicable cose bw ;lIld to promote the ellicient administration of the Agreement. 8. The Pool will indemnify, defend, reimburse, and hold harmless the Employer and its employees from any and all liabilities, claims, demands, or suits arising from or rel:1ted to the provision of Continuation of Coverage administrative services unless those liabilities, claims, demands, or suits arise out of the Employer'. failure to give ;lIlY notice :IS required in II, I, 2, 3, 4, 5 ;lIld G of this Agreement. The Pool. upon notice by the Employer will immedi:ltely investigate, h.ndle, respond to :lnd defend;lIly ruch claims, demands or suits at its sole expense. If the li~bility, claim, demand or suit is based on negligence this contr.ct of indemnity .hall .pply ;lIld the negligence of the Employee ;lIld the Pool will be on a percentage basi.s as in a pure comparative negligence situation under the law. IV. Notice Any notice to be given under this Agreement, other than those in II, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this Agreement, .hall be deemed given ;lIld received on the lirst to occur nf the following: (a) actual receipt by the p:lrty to be notified; or (b) five d.ys .fter deposit of such notice in the US M.il .ystem if sent by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, postage prep:lid, .nd addressed to the p.rty to be notified :It the .ddress of ruch p:lrty set forth below or as designated from time to time in writing by giving not less than ten d.ys in adv.nce notice to the nther party. The initial .ddresse. for the Pool :lnd Employer sldl be as follows: GKOUI' IU:NEJo'ITS KISK I'OC lleviaed2l2oJ9' coc:aCmI.doc: