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IMPORTANT NOTICES

Reminder of Availability of Privacy Notice USERRA
This is to remind plan participants and beneficiaries of the Luminex Your right to continued participation in the Plan during leaves of absence
Health and Welfare Plan (the “Plan”) that the Plan has issued a Health for active military duty is protected by the Uniformed Services
Plan Privacy Notice that describes how the Plan uses and disclosed Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Accordingly, if
protected health information (PHI). You can obtain a copy of the Luminex you are absent from work due to a period of active duty in the military
Health and Welfare Plan Privacy Notice upon your written request to the for less than 31 days, your Plan participation will not be interrupted. If
Human Resources Department, at the following address: the absence is for more than 31 days and not more than 12 weeks, you
may continue to maintain your coverage under the Plan by paying
Audra Branham
10521 Millington Court, Suite B premiums.
Cincinnati, OH 45242 If you do not elect to continue to participate in the Plan during an
Phone Number: 513-956-2226 absence for military duty that is more than 31 days, or if you revoke a
prior election to continue to participate for up to 12 weeks after your
If you have any questions, please contact the Luminex Human Resources
Office at 513-956-2226. military leave began, you and your covered family members will have the
opportunity to elect COBRA Continuation Coverage only under the
Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act medical insurance policy for the 24-month period (18-month period if
you elected coverage prior to December 10, 2004) that begins on the
Federal law requires a group health plan to provide coverage for the first day of your leave of absence. You must pay the premiums for
following services to an individual receiving plan benefits in connection Continuation Coverage with after-tax funds, subject to the rules that are
with a mastectomy: set out in that plan.
• Reconstruction of the breast on which the mastectomy has been
performed; About This Guide
• Surgery and reconstruction of the other breast to produce a This guide highlights your benefits. Official plan and insurance
symmetrical appearance; and documents govern your rights and benefits under each plan. For more
• Prostheses and physical complications for all stages of a mastectomy, details about your benefits, including covered expenses, exclusions, and
including lymphedema (swelling associated with the removal of lymph limitations, please refer to the individual summary plan descriptions
nodes). (SPDs), plan document, or certificate of coverage for each plan. If any
The group health plan must determine the manner of coverage in discrepancy exists between this guide and the official documents, the
official documents will prevail. Luminex reserves the right to make
consultation with the attending physician and patient. Coverage for changes at any time to the benefits, costs, and other provisions relative
breast reconstruction and related services will be subject to deductibles to benefits.
and coinsurance amounts that are consistent with those that apply to
other benefits under the plan.
Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health
Protection Act Disclosure
Group health plans and health insurance issuers generally may not, under
Federal law, restrict benefits for any hospital length of stay in connection
with childbirth for the mother or newborn child to less than 48 hours
following a vaginal delivery, or less than 96 hours following a cesarean
section. However, Federal law generally does not prohibit the mother’s This guide contains information
or newborn’s attending provider, after consulting with the mother, from
discharging the mother or her newborn earlier than 48 hours (or 96 hours about the creditable status of the
as applicable). In any case, plans and issuers may not, under Federal law, Rx coverage.
require that a provider obtain authorization from the plan or the issuer
for prescribing a length of stay not in excess of 48 hours (or 96 hours).

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