2023 Archdiocese of Atlanta Meritain Group Plan Doc - Manual / Resource - Page 24
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Affiliated Companies
Any of the Health Care Plan Sponsor's affiliates, subsidiaries, or divisions may be deleted or added to the Health
Care Plan upon written notice on or before the date such deletion or addition is effective.
Assignment of Benefits
No benefit under the Health Care Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer,
assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge and any attempt to do so shall be void. No benefit under the Health
Care Plan shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any
person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Health Care Plan will honor any Qualified Medical Child Support Order
("QMCSO") which provides for coverage under the Health Care Plan for an alternate recipient, in the manner
described in the Health Care Plan's QMCSO procedures.
Clerical Error
Clerical errors made on the records of the Health Care Plan and delays in making entries on such records shall not
invalidate coverage nor cause coverage to be in force or to continue in force. Rather, the effective dates of coverage
shall be determined solely in accordance with the provisions of this Health Care Plan regardless of whether any
contributions with respect to you and/or your Dependents have been made or have failed to be made because of
such errors or delays. Upon discovery of any such error or delay, an equitable adjustment of any such contributions
will be made.
Conformity with Applicable Laws
This Health Care Plan shall be deemed automatically to be amended to conform as required by any applicable law,
regulation or the order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction governing provisions of this Health Care
Plan, including, but not limited to, stated maximums, exclusions or limitations. In the event that any law, regulation
or the order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction causes the Employer to pay claims that are otherwise
limited or excluded under this Health Care Plan, such payments will be considered as being in accordance with the
terms of Health Care Plan. It is intended that the Health Care Plan will conform to the requirements of any applicable
federal or state law. This Health Care Plan is a non- electing church Health Care Plan as such term is defined in
ERISA Section 4(b)(2).
Contributions
Dependent participation in this Health Care Plan is entirely voluntary. The Employer reserves the right to modify
the amount of any contributions.
Cost and Funding of the Health Care Plan
The Health Care Plan Sponsor is responsible for funding the Health Care Plan and will do so as required by law.
The Health Care Plan is funded by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Group Health Care Plan Trust (the
“Trust”), established for purposes of funding the plan and paying plan expenses. Contributions to the Health Care
Plan are deposited in the Trust and the Health Care Plan Sponsor may, from time to time, make contributions to
the Trust in amounts determined by the Health Care Plan Sponsor. The Health Care Plan Sponsor may also, in its
discretion, pay for expenses or benefits from the Employer’s general assets. The amount of contribution (if any) for
your coverage or coverage for your Dependents will be determined from time to time by the Health Care Plan
Sponsor, in its sole discretion.
Employer
RCAA Administrative Services, Inc., or any successor thereto, and its participating Affiliated Companies.
Interpretation of this Document
The use of masculine pronouns in this Health Care Plan shall apply to persons of both sexes unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise. The headings used in this Health Care Plan are used for convenience of reference only.
You and your Dependents are advised not to rely on any provision because of the heading.
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