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3(S4 <br />NOTICE TO PLAN PARTICIPANTS REGARDING THE CITY OF PARIS'S <br />ELECTION UNDER 42 U.S.0 300 gg -21 <br />THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT FEDERAL LAW IMPOSES UPON GROUP HEALTH PLANS CERTAIN <br />LIMITATIONS OF PREEXISTING CONDITION EXCLUSION PERIODS SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS <br />FOR INDIVIDUALS (AND DEPENDENTS) LOSING OTHER COVERAGE PROHIBITIONS AGAINST <br />DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES BASED ON HEALTH <br />STATUS, STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS PARITY IN THE <br />APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LIMITS TO MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS AND A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO <br />TREATMENT OF THE UNAFFECTED BREAST FOLLOWING A MASTECTOMY FEDERAL LAW ALLOWS <br />A NON - FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (SUCH AS THE CITY OF PARIS'S PLAN) TO EXEMPT ITS <br />PLAN IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM THESE REQUIREMENTS. THE CITY OF PARIS HAS ELECTED TO <br />BE EXEMPT FROM THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: LIMITATIONS ON PREEXISTING CONDITION <br />EXCLUSION PERIODS; SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS FOR INDIVIDUALS (AND DEPENDENTS) <br />LOSING COVERAGE: PROHIBITIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATING AGAINST INDIVIDUAL <br />PARTICIPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES BASED ON HEALTH STATUS• STANDARDS RELATING TO <br />BENEFITS FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS= PARITY IN THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LIMITS TO <br />MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS; AND A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO TREATMENT OF THE UNAFFECTED <br />BREAST AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOLLOWING A MASTECTOMY. BECAUSE OF THIS <br />ELECTION. EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS WILL BE SUBJECT TO BENEFIT LIMITS EVEN IF THEY <br />HAD 12 OR 18 MONTHS OF COVERAGE UNDER ANOTHER PLAN WITHIN THE LAST 63 DAYS THE <br />DURATION OF A HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT FOR A MOTHER AND NEWBORN FOLLOWING THE BIRTH <br />OF A CHILD WILL BE DETERMINED ON MEDICAL NECESSITY AND MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS <br />HAVE AN ANNUAL MAXIMUM WHICH IS LESS THAN THE MAXIMUMS FOR OTHER MEDICAL <br />CONDITIONS. EVEN THOUGH THE PLAN IS EXEMPT, EMPLOYEES AND DEPENDENTS WILL BE ABLE <br />TO ENROLL IF THEY HAVE A QUALIFYING EVENT DURING THE PLAN YEAR AS SET FORTH IN THIS <br />BOOKLET AND NO INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DECLINED COVERAGE OR CHARGED A HIGHER RATE <br />EXHIBIT B <br />