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for covered hospital, medical, mental health and substance abuse services.

        The coinsurance maximums will not include out-of-pocket expenses for

        covered home care advocacy program services as set forth in Section 9.8 of
        this Agreement nor covered managed physical medicine services as set forth

        in Section 9.9 of this Agreement.
           (c) If there are no participating providers available within the GeoAccess

        standards established under Article 9.30, access to network benefits will be
        made available to enrollees for primary care physicians and core provider

        specialties as agreed under Article 9.30.
           (d) Employees 50 years of age or older  and their  covered

        spouses/domestic partners 50 years of  age or older will be  eligible for
        reimbursement of up to 100% of reasonable and customary charges toward

        the cost of a routine physical examination provided by a non-participating
        physician.  These benefits shall not be subject to deductible or coinsurance.

           (e) The cost of certain injectable adult immunizations shall be a covered
        expense, subject to copayment(s), if any, under the participating provider

        portion of the Empire Plan.  As established by the 2010 Federal Patient
        Protection and Affordable Care Act, no copayment shall be required for the

        following: Influenza, Pneumococcal, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella,
        Meningoccocal  (meningitis),  Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussis (Td/Tdap),

        Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Human Papilloma Virus  and  Herpes  Zoster
        Shingles (for age 60 or older) and shall be subject to protocols developed

        by the medical program carrier.
           (f) Routine pediatric care,  including well  child office visits, physical

        examinations and pediatric immunizations, for children up to age 19 will be

        covered  under  the  basic  medical  program,  subject to deductible or
        coinsurance.  Influenza  vaccine  is  included  on  the  list  of  pediatric
        immunizations,  subject  to appropriate protocols, under the participating

        provider and basic medical components of the Empire Plan.  Preventive care

        services  as established by the 2010 Federal  Patient Protection and
        Affordable Care Act will be covered in full when an individual utilizes a
        Participating Provider.

           (g) Routine newborn services covered under the basic medical component

        shall not be subject to deductible or coinsurance.
           (h) The annual and lifetime maximum for each covered member under the

        basic medical component shall be unlimited.


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