Provider Directory Information Each covered Employee, COBRA participant, and Child or guardian of a Child who is considered an alternate recipient under a Qualified Medical Child Support Order will automatically be given or electronically provided a separate document, at no cost, that lists the participating Network providers for this Plan. The Employee should share this document with other covered individuals in his or her household. If a covered spouse or Dependent wants a separate provider list, he or she may make a written request to the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator may make a reasonable charge to cover the cost of furnishing complete copies to the spouse or other covered Dependents. TRANSITIONAL CARE Certain eligible expenses that would have been considered at the In-Network benefit level by the prior claims administrator, but that are not considered at the In-Network benefit level by the current claims administrator, may be paid at the applicable In-Network benefit level if the Covered Person is currently under a treatment plan by a Physician who was a member of this Plan’s previous PPO but who is not a member of the Plan’s current PPO in the Employee’s or Dependent’s network area. In order to ensure continuity of care for certain medical conditions already under treatment, the In-Network medical plan benefit level may continue for 90 days for conditions approved as transitional care. Examples of medical conditions appropriate for consideration for transitional care include, but are not limited to: • Cancer if under active treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. • Organ transplants for patients under active treatment (e.g., seeing a Physician on a regular basis, being on a transplant waiting list, or being ready at any time for a transplant). • Being an Inpatient in a Hospital on the Covered Person’s Effective Date. • Post-acute Injury or surgery within the past three months. • Pregnancy in the second or third trimester and up to eight weeks postpartum. • Behavioral health (any previous treatment). You or Your Dependent must call UMR within 30 days prior to Your Effective Date or within 30 days after Your Effective Date to see if You or Your Dependent is eligible for this benefit. Routine procedures, treatment for stable chronic conditions, treatment for minor Illnesses, and elective surgical procedures will not be covered by transitional level benefits. CONTINUITY OF CARE You or Your Dependents have the option of requesting extended care from Your current health care provider or facility if the provider or facility is no longer working with Your health Plan and is no longer considered In-Network. The In-Network benefit level may continue for up to 90 days or until You no longer meet the criteria below, whichever is earlier, despite the fact that these expenses are no longer considered In-Network due to provider or facility termination from the Network. In order to be eligible, You or Your Dependents must have been, and must continue to be, under a treatment plan by a provider or facility who was a member of the participating Network. You must also be one of the following: • An individual undergoing a course of treatment for a serious and complex condition that is either: ➢ An acute Illness, meaning a condition serious enough to require specialized medical care to avoid the reasonable possibility of death or permanent harm. ➢ A chronic Illness or condition that is life-threatening, degenerative, potentially disabling, or congenital and requires specialized medical care over a prolonged period of time. • An individual undergoing Inpatient or institutional care. • An individual scheduled for non-elective surgical care, including necessary postoperative care. • An individual who is pregnant and being treated. • An individual who is terminally ill and receiving treatment for such Illness by a provider or facility. To obtain a Continuity of Care form that You and Your provider will need to complete for the request to be considered, call the number on the back of Your ID card or access the benefit portal. -56- 7670-00-413597
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