claiming benefits under This Plan must give us any facts we need to apply those rules and determine benefits payable. Facility of Payment. If payments that should have been made under This Plan are made by another Plan, Kaiser has the right, at our discretion, to remit to the other Plan the amount we determine appropriate to satisfy the intent of this provision. The amounts paid to the other Plan are considered benefits paid under This Plan. To the extent of these payments, Kaiser is fully discharged from liability under This Plan. Right of Recovery. Kaiser has the right to recover excess payment whenever we pay Allowable Expenses in excess of the maximum amount of payment necessary to satisfy the intent of this provision. We may recover excess payment from any person to whom or for whom payment was made or any other issuers or Plans. Questions about coordination of benefits? Contact your state insurance department. Hospitalization on Your Effective Date If you are an inpatient in a hospital on your membership effective date but had other Group coverage on the day before your membership effective date, coverage will commence on your effective date; however, you may be transferred to a Participating Hospital when a Participating Provider, in consultation with the attending physician, determines that you are medically stable. If you refuse to transfer to a Participating Hospital, all further costs incurred during the hospitalization are your responsibility. When Another Party is Responsible for Injury or Illness (Subrogation) Injuries or Illnesses Alleged to be Caused by Other Parties or Covered by No-fault Insurance This “Injuries or Illnesses Alleged to be Caused by Other Parties or Covered by No-fault Insurance” section applies if you receive covered Services for an injury or illness alleged to be any of the following: Caused by another party’s act or omission. Received on the premises of another party. Covered by a no-fault insurance provision. For purposes of this section, “no-fault insurance” means a type of insurance policy that covers your medical expenses for injury or illness due to an accident, regardless of who caused the accident. Subject to applicable law, if you obtain a settlement, award, or judgment from or on behalf of another party or insurer, or a payment under a no-fault insurance provision, you must ensure we are reimbursed for covered Services that you receive for the injury or illness, except that we will not collect to the extent that the payment would leave you less than fully compensated for your injury or illness. This “Injuries or Illnesses Alleged to be Caused by Other Parties or Covered by No-fault Insurance” section does not affect your obligation to pay any applicable Cost Share for these covered Services. The amount of reimbursement due to the Plan is not limited by or subject to the Out-of-Pocket Maximum provision. If you do not recover anything from or on behalf of the other party or no-fault insurance, then you are responsible only for any applicable Cost Share. To the extent permitted by law, we have the option of becoming subrogated to all claims, causes of action, and other rights you may have against another party or an insurer, government program, or other source of coverage for monetary damages, compensation, or indemnification on account of the injury or illness allegedly caused by another party. We will be so subrogated as of the time we mail or deliver a written notice of our exercise of this option to you or your attorney, but we will be subrogated only to the extent of the total Charges for the relevant covered Services. EWCLGDED1983ACT0124 80 WAPEBB-CL-ACT
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