Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA) 2/20/2025

HMA TPA Agreement Page 9 4/22 (ii)as of the effective date of any changes in applicable federal and state laws that would expand the scope of the services that HMA has agreed to provide hereunder. (iii)notwithstanding the fees in effect under this Agreement, should there be a change in any law or regulation that results in increased costs to HMA, HMA shall increase its fees to cover such increased costs. (iv)as a result of Plan Amendments, HMA shall have the right to change its fees upon written notice to the Plan Sponsor in the event any amendment to the Plan changes the amount or type of processing, services or responsibilities undertaken by HMA, effective as of the effective date of the amendment. (v)as a result of an enrollment change that necessitates a change in how the Plan’s primary networks are setup. Additional network access fees, as applicable, for Primary network access in additional States to accommodate enrollment shifts shall be passed through to the Plan for payment. If HMA elects to change any fees charged to the Plan Sponsor hereunder, HMA shall give prior written notice of such change to the Plan Sponsor as soon as practicable, but in the case of a change pursuant to item (i) no fewer than 30 days prior to the effective date of the change, and the Plan Sponsor may, if it does not want to retain HMA based on the new fee schedule, terminate this Agreement by sending written notice of termination to HMA. 5.Funding of Benefit Payments and other Expenses and Obligations. (a)Responsibility for Funding Benefits. Plan Sponsor shall retain the sole responsibility for payment of all Plan benefits. HMA’s role shall at all times be merely to process payment. Funding for benefits by Plan Sponsor shall occur within ten (10) business days of the date written claim notification is sent by HMA, unless a different time period was previously agreed upon in writing. Failure to meet this requirement shall require Plan Sponsor to fund all future obligations under this Agreement by “ACH Pull” method of payment, and may result in suspension of services and/or termination of the Agreement under Article 7(d). HMA reserve the right to modify acceptable payment methods that it will accept at any time upon 30 days advance notice to the Plan Sponsor. (b)Responsibility for Plan expenses. Plan Sponsor has sole responsibility for payment of all expenses incident to the Plan, including, but not limited to, all premium taxes, or any other tax, including any penalties and interest payable with respect thereto, assessed against Plan Sponsor. In no event shall HMA have the responsibility to provide funding for the payment of benefits to Plan Participants, for payment of premiums for excess loss insurance or for expenses of the Plan. (c)Designated Account. The Plan Sponsor shall establish, and at all times maintain in strict compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, specifically including, without limitation, the fiduciary bank account requirements of ERISA, a central disbursement checking account (the “Designated Account”), and shall deposit in said Designated Account sufficient funds to pay: (i)all compensation and fees owing to HMA for services rendered hereunder;