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Chemically Equivalent - when Prescription Drug Products contain the same active ingredient.
            Chiropractic Treatment (adjustments) – a form of care provided by chiropractors and osteopaths for diagnosed
            muscle, nerve and joint problems. Body parts are moved either by hands or by a small instrument to:

               ·   Restore or improve motion.
               ·   Reduce pain.

               ·   Increase function.
            Claim Determination Period - a period of time during which you are covered by the plan.

            Claims Administrator - United HealthCare Services, Inc. and its affiliates or subcontractors, who provide certain
            claim administration services for the Plan

            Coinsurance - the percentage of Allowed Amounts you are required to pay for Covered Health Care Services as
            described in Section 3, How the Plan Works.
            Company - QUEEN CITY SKILLED CARE LLC

            Congenital Anomaly - a physical developmental defect that is present at the time of birth, and that is identified
            within the first twelve months of birth.

            Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) - a federal law that requires employers to
            offer continued health insurance coverage to certain employees and their dependents whose group health
            insurance has been terminated.

            Continuous Creditable Coverage - health care coverage under any of the types of plans listed below, during
            which there was no break in coverage of 63 consecutive days or more:
               ·   a group health plan;

               ·   health insurance coverage;
               ·   Medicare;

               ·   Medicaid;
               ·   medical and dental care for members and certain former members of the uniformed services, and for their
                   dependents;
               ·   a medical care program of the Indian Health Care Services Program or a tribal organization;

               ·   a state health benefits risk pool;
               ·   the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program;

               ·   the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP);
               ·   health plans established and maintained by foreign governments or political subdivisions and by the U.S.
                   government;

               ·   any public health benefit program provided by a state, county, or other political subdivision of a state; and
               ·   a health benefit plan under the Peace Corps Act.

            A waiting period for health care coverage will be included in the period of time counted as Continuous Creditable
            Coverage.

            Copayment - the charge, stated as a set dollar amount, that you are required to pay for certain Covered Health
            Care Services.
            NOTE: For Covered Health Care Services, you are responsible for paying the lesser of the following:

               ·   The Copayment; or
               ·   The Allowed Amount.





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