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University of Utah Health Insurance Plans PO Box 45180
Salt Lake City, UT 84145 [email protected]
LF Group Application
Group Master Application – Level Funded Product
Please complete and submit this application to our office no later than 15 days prior to the effective date or there may be
delays to the processing and activation of your group. If additional space is needed please attach a separate sheet of paper.
Requested Effective Date _______________________
Section 1 – Group Information Group’s Legal Name Company Structure
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
Other Doing Business As (DBA) Federal Tax ID Number (EIN) Name to be used by UUHP
Legal
DBA
Physical Business Address Required (No PO Box or PMB) If subsidiaries/affiliates are to be covered please provide a list of all locations.
Mailing Address (if different from Physical Business Address)
Phone Number Fax Number
PRIMARY GROUP CONTACT Name (First, MI, Last) Title
Phone Number E-mail Address
GROUP ADMINISTRATOR (if different than primary contact) Name (First, MI, Last) Title
Phone Number E-mail Address
BILLING Billing Contact Name (First, MI, Last) Title
Phone Number E-mail Address
AGENT INFORMATION Agency Name Agent Name
Phone Number E-mail Address
Phone Number
Section 2 - Eligibility
PROBATIONARY PERIOD Class 1 – First of the month following Date of Hire 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days Benefits terminate at the end of the month
Class 2 – First of the month following Date of Hire 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days Benefits terminate at the end of the month
Class 3 – First of the month following Date of Hire 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days Benefits terminate at the end of the month
Will the plan cover domestic partners? Yes No
Will the plan cover retirees? Yes No
University of Utah Health Insurance Plans PO Box 45180
Salt Lake City, UT 84145 [email protected]
LF Group Application
Section 3 – Plan Details
PLAN SELECTION - Please check all plan designs being offered Healthy Premier Network (Statewide)
$500 80/20 Premier PPO
$1000 80/20 Premier PPO
$2000 70/30 Premier PPO
$4000 70/30 Premier PPO
$1500 80/20 Premier QHDHP PPO
$2700 80/20 Embedded Premier QHDHP PPO
$4000 80/20 Embedded Premier QHDHP PPO
$6350 100/0 Embedded Premier QHDHP PPO
Healthy Preferred Network (Wasatch Front)
$500 80/20 Preferred EPO
$1000 80/20 Preferred EPO
$2000 70/30 Preferred EPO
$4000 70/30 Preferred EPO
$1500 80/20 Preferred QHDHP EPO
$2700 80/20 Embedded Preferred QHDHP EPO
$4000 80/20 Embedded Preferred QHDHP EPO
$6350 100/0 Embedded Preferred QHDHP EPO
Administrative Details- Will the group be using Health Equity? Yes No *This will be a $2.95 per account, per month, charged by HE directly to the group.
Section 4 – Billing BANKING INFORMATION (for ACH) – Premiums will be drafter the 1st of each month
Bank Name:
Routing Number:
Account Number:
Contact (if different than billing contact) Contact Name (First, MI, Last) Title
Phone Number E-mail Address
Section 5 – Acknowledgements and Certifications If you have any questions about the benefits and services that are covered, provided, limited or excluded under the group coverage(s) to which this application applies, please contact your Sales Representative before signing this application. Note: The Company as used here means the group applying for coverage as indicated in Section 1 of this application. I certify that I am an officer or employee of the Company, that I am duly authorized to execute this application on behalf of the Company, and that the Company:
a) Applies for the group coverage(s) selected in the signed rate and benefits page(s) which form a part of the group contract(s) issued by University
of Utah Health Insurance Plans.
b) Authorizes any person or other entity to release to University of Utah health Insurance Plans any information requested by University of Utah
Health Insurance Plans in connection with this application's processing.
c) Acknowledges, where permitted by law, that University of Utah Health Insurance Plans may choose not to approve this application and any
premium deposit will be returned if the application for group coverage(s) is not approved.
d) Acknowledges that coverage is not in effect until University of Utah Health Insurance Plans accepts this application, establishes an effective
date of coverage and issues the group contract(s) to the Company.
e) Acknowledges that, if it is approved by University of Utah Health Insurance Plans, this application will form a part of the group contract(s)
issued by University of Utah Health Insurance Plans and agrees that the Company will be bound by the terms and the conditions of entire
group contract(s).
f) Acknowledges that eligibility standards (e.g., waiting period, minimum hours, etc.) must be established at the time of initial application, may
be changed only at contract renewal, and must be adhered to for all employees and dependents.
g) Acknowledges that it has selected the group coverage(s) to be offered to its employees, that its selection of this group coverage(s) was based
upon written information provided by University of Utah Health Insurance Plans, and that no broker, agent, or consultant was or is authorized
to modify the terms of the offer or to agree to changes. All material terms of coverage are set forth in the group contract(s), of which this
application, if accepted, is but one part.
h) Agrees to make payroll and other records directly related to employee participation levels or to employees' coverage, premiums, or
contributions under the group contract(s) available to University of Utah Health Insurance Plans for inspection. This provision shall survive the
termination of the group contract(s). Upon renewal or anytime throughout the contract period, the Company agrees to provide University of
Utah Health Insurance Plans, upon its request verifications of employee participation levels.
i) Agrees that, except with regard to a statutory continuation of coverage or unless the change is approved in writing by an authorized
representative of University of Utah Health Insurance Plans, at no time shall any employee be permitted or required to make contributions for
coverage at a rate higher than the employee contribution rate represented herein.
j) Agrees the group contract(s) will determine the contractual provisions, including procedures, exclusions, and limitations, relating to the
coverage and will govern in the event of conflict with any benefits comparison, summary, or other description of the coverage.
University of Utah Health Insurance Plans PO Box 45180
Salt Lake City, UT 84145 [email protected]
LF Group Application
k) Agrees to deliver, or otherwise make available to enrollees, all University of Utah Health Insurance Plans paper or online member documents
and other coverage- related materials upon request by University of Utah Health Insurance Plans.
l) Agrees to make all coverage options available to all eligible employees and dependents who satisfy eligibility requirements.
m) Acknowledges that benefits may be added or deleted only at the time of initial application, at contract renewal, when required by law, or as
mutually agreed between the Company and University of Utah Health Insurance Plans in accordance with the group contract(s).
n) Acknowledges that University of Utah Health Insurance Plans must be notified (in the manner described in the group contract(s)) when there
is a change to Company information (e.g., name, address, phone number, contact person, ownership status, etc).
o) Acknowledges that contracting physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers are independent contractors and are neither agents nor
employees of University of Utah Health Insurance Plans, that University of Utah Health Insurance Plans does not provide health care services,
and that University of Utah Health Insurance Plans cannot guarantee any results or outcomes of care. University of Utah Health Insurance Plans
is responsible for the quality of health care you receive only as provided by law.
p) Certifies under penalty of perjury that all statements made and information provided in this application are accurate and complete to the best
of its knowledge or belief and acknowledges that University of Utah Health Insurance Plans will rely in part on the information in this application
as the basis for University of Utah Health Insurance Plans' decision on whether to approve this application and issue any group contract(s). For
the protection of all of University of Utah Health Insurance Plans' members, fraud or misrepresentation of material fact by the Company for
the purposes of defrauding University of Utah Health Insurance Plans may result in University of Utah Health Insurance Plans taking any action
allowed by law or contract, including termination or rescission of coverage, denial of benefits, and/or pursuit of criminal charges and penalties.
In addition, University of Utah Health Insurance Plans will have the right to collect any claims payments or other damages. If University of Utah
Health Insurance Plans continues a group contract with the Company after untrue, incorrect, or incomplete information is found to have been
provided, and if as a result of correcting false information the Company no longer qualifies for the rate quoted, I understand that University of
Utah Health Insurance Plans will have the right to adjust the rates to the appropriate level retroactive to the date the misrepresentation
occurred, and the Company will be required to pay the rate adjustment within 30 days of the date of notice by University of Utah Health
Insurance Plans.
q) Agrees that any controversy or claim between the Company and University of Utah Health Insurance Plans arising out of or relating to the
group contract(s), or the breach thereof, whether involving a claim in tort, contract, or otherwise, shall be subject to final resolution through
binding arbitration. The Company and University of Utah Health Insurance Plans agree that the arbitrator's award shall be binding, may include
an apportionment of attorney fees and other fees and costs, and may be enforced in any court with the requisite jurisdiction. Any such
arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association and in Salt Lake
County, Utah), unless mutually agreed otherwise by the parties. If any enrollee or former enrollee (or person claiming to be an enrollee or
former enrollee) makes any claim or brings any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the group contract(s) to which University of
Utah Health Insurance Plans or the Company becomes a party, University of Utah Health Insurance Plans and the Company agree to cooperate
in the defense of such claim, action, or proceeding and to resolve any controversy or claim between University of Utah health Insurance Plans
and the Company through arbitration under this paragraph only after the resolution of the enrollee's (or alleged enrollee's) claim.
r) Appoints the agent of record indicated in Section 1 - Group Information (if any) to represent it in matters of group coverage benefits provided
by University of Utah Health Insurance Plans. This appointment is in effect on the same day as the group coverage(s) and remains in force until
rescinded in writing.
s) Acknowledges that if the Company has an agent, that agent may receive bonuses, commissions, administrative services fees, or other
compensation,
SIGNATURE
Name: Title:
Signature: Date:
University of Utah Health Insurance Plans PO Box 45180
Salt Lake City, UT 84145 [email protected]
LF Group Application
Purchaser Standards Intermountain Health Care
The following standards are required of the employer (PURCHASER) to be met and maintained in order to access or continue to access Intermountain Health Care (INTERMOUNTAIN) as part of the Provider Network. Upon request, written documentation may be required to establish compliance to this Exhibit.
A. Good Faith Cooperation: PURCHASER agrees to deal with COMPANY and INTERMOUNTAIN in good faith, refrain from harming the reputation andpublic image of COMPANY and INTERMOUNTAIN, and refrain from public statements that may be damaging to COMPANY or INTERMOUNTAIN.
B. Facility Communication: COMPANY and PURCHASER agree to direct all correspondence they intend to send to Intermountain Facilities throughINTERMOUNTAIN for review and approval prior to distribution to Intermountain Facilities.
C. Identification Card: If COMPANY does not provide Members with a Member identification card, PURCHASER agrees to arrange for the distribution of an identification card to all Subscribers that includes the name of PURCHASER’s plan, PURCHASER’s identification number, the COMPANY service mark, and the toll-free numbers that Intermountain Facilities and Members may use to verify coverage, to obtain authorization for Covered Services, and to review the status of a claim. The identification card will also include the address where claims shouldbe sent.
D. Dispute Resolution: PURCHASER agrees to meet and confer with COMPANY and INTERMOUNTAIN in good faith to resolve any controversies or claims that may arise under this Agreement. Any controversy or claim solely between the parties, relating to this Agreement or the breach of thisAgreement, that is not settled by informal means will be submitted to binding, compulsory arbitration and judgment pursuant to Title 78B, Chapter11, Utah Code Annotated, as amended, and handled in accordance with the Rules of the American Health Lawyers Association Alternative DisputeResolution Service to the extent such rules are not in conflict with such law. Each party agrees to bear its own costs, expenses, and attorney feesarising from such controversy or claim. The parties will share equally the cost of the arbitrator(s).
E. Insurance: PURCHASER agrees to maintain policies of general liability insurance or a comparable program of self-insurance. PURCHASER agrees to provide INTERMOUNTAIN with documentation of such insurance policy or policies upon request.
F. Use and Marketing of Network: PURCHASER is prohibited from marketing or subcontracting the INTERMOUNTAIN Network facilities listed inAttachment B, “Intermountain Facilities and Payment Schedule,” of the UUHP/INTERMOUNTAIN Commercial Agreement and the ProfessionalProviders included on the Professional Provider List, in part or in total, as defined in the of the UUHP/INTERMOUNTAIN Commercial Agreement.
G. Professional Employee Organizations (PEO)/Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWA): PURCHASER represents and warrants that its business is NOT that of a:
1. PEO, licensed according to Utah Code Title 31A, Insurance Code, Chapter 40, “Professional Employer Organization Licensing Act”; or
2. MEWA, licensed according to Utah Code Title 31A, Insurance Code, Chapter 13, “Employee Welfare Funds and Plans”.
H. Compliance with Regulatory Requirements: PURCHASER represents and warrants that during the term of this Agreement, it is in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations governing the subject matter of this Agreement, including any requirements regardingelectronic transactions, confidentiality of individually identifiable health information, disclosure of nonpublic personal information, licensing, and appeals and grievance procedures.
I. Default and Cure: If PURCHASER is in default of any applicable requirement in Sections A-H of this “Exhibit F Purchaser Standards,” INTERMOUNTAIN may give written notice to COMPANY of PURCHASER default. If PURCHASER is unable to cure the default within a reasonable amount of time, INTERMOUNTAIN may upon five (5) days written notice to COMPANY, terminate PURCHASER’s access to the Network and discontinue PURCHASER’s discounts specified in the UUHP/INTERMOUNTAIN Commercial Agreement.
J. Access to Network: Unless specific provisions have been waived in writing by INTERMOUNTAIN, PURCHASER must comply with Sections A-J above, in order to access to the INTERMOUNTAIN Network, as defined in the UUHP/INTERMOUNTAIN Commercial Agreement.