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t NOTICE TO PLAN PARTICIPANTS REGARDING THE CITY OF PARIS'S ELECTION UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 300gg -21 THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT FEDERAL LAW IMPOSES UPON GROUP HEALTH PLANS CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSIONS PERIODS, SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS FOR INDIVIDUALS (AND DEPENDENTS) LOSING OTHER COVERAGE, PROHIBITIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES BASED ON HEALTH STATUS, STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS, AND PARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LIMITS TO MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS. FEDERAL LAW ALLOWS A NON - FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (SUCH AS TIIE CITY OF PARIS'S PLAN) TO EXEMPT ITS PLAN IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM THESE REQUIREMENTS. TIIE CITY OF PARIS HAS ELECTED TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: LIMITATIONS ON PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSION PERIODS, SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS FOR INDIVIDUALS (AND DEPENDENTS) LOSING OTHER COVERAGE, PROHIBITIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES BASED ON HEALTH STATUS, STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS, AND PARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LIMITS TO MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS. BECAUSE OF THIS ELECTION EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS WILL BE SUBJECT TO BENEFIT LIMITS EVEN IF THEY HAD 12 OR 18 MONTHS OF COVERAGE UNDER ANOTHER PLAN WITHIN TIIE LAST 63 DAYS, THE DURATION OF A HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT FOR A MOTHER AND NEWBORN FOLLOWING TIIE BIRTH OF A CHILD WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON MEDICAL NECESSITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS HAVE AN ANNUAL AND LIFETIME MAXIMUM WHICH IS LESS THAN THESE MAXIMUMS FOR OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS. EVEN THOUGH TIIE PLAN IS EXEMPT, EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENROLL IF THEY HAVE A QUALIFYING EVENT DURING THE PLAN YEAR AS SET OUT IN THIS BOOKLET AND NO INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DECLINED COVERAGE OR CHARGED A HIGHER RATE BASED ON A MEDIC -AL CONDITION. TIIE PLANS QUALIFYING EVENTS ARE MORE LIBERAL THAN IN THE FEDERAL LAW. THE ENTIRE PLAN IS SUBJECT TO THIS EXEMPTION. Resolution No. 98 -024, resolving that the bid of Stan Elliott, Inc. for the construction project in the amount of $298,441.73 be and the same is hereby T accepted and let conditioned upon said contractor meeting all the terms and specifications included in the bid documents, and authorizing the Mayor of the City of Paris, Eric S. Clifford, to execute on behalf of the City of Paris the contract with Stan Elliott, Inc. for the N. W. Paris Sanitary Sewer Improvements, FM 79, 18'h St. N. W. 19'h St. N. W., and Butler Lane, TCDP Contract No. 716641, was presented. A motion was made by Councilman Thomas, seconded by Councilman Boyd for approval of the resolution. The motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.