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<br />© 2019 Hitesman & Wold, P.A. MEDSURETY, LLC <br />Cafeteria Plan 1-888-816-4234, www.medsurety.com <br />Basic Plan Document <br />3 <br />2.11 Election means the choice of Optional Benefits and means of payment made by the Participant, <br />as described in Article V. <br />2.12 Election Period means the period of time identified by the Plan Administrator prior to the start <br />of a Plan Year during which a Participant may chan ge his or her Election. For a Participant who <br />enters the Plan other than at the start of a Plan Year, Election Period means the period of time <br />identified by the Plan Administrator prior to the date on which the Eligible Employee begins <br />participation during which an Eligible Employee may make an Election or change a deemed <br />Election. <br />2.13 Electronic Protected Health Information (“ePHI”) means PHI maintained or transmitted in <br />electronic media including, but not limited to, electronic storage media (i.e., hard drives, digital <br />memory medium) and transmission media used to exchange information in electronic stor age <br />media (i.e., internet, extranet, and other networks). PHI transmitted via facsimile and telephone <br />is not considered to be transmissions via electronic media. <br />2.14 Eligible Employee means each Employee who has met the eligibility requirements of Section <br />3.1. <br />2.15 Employee means any person employed by the Employer and on the Employer’s W -2 payroll on <br />or after the Effective Date, except that it shall not include: <br />(a) Any self-employed individual as described in Section 401(c) of the Code; <br />(b) Any employee included within a unit of employees covered by a collective bargaining unit <br />unless such agreement expressly provides for coverage of the employee under this Plan; <br />(c) Any employee who is a nonresident alien and receives no earned income from the <br />Employer from sources within the United States; <br />(d) Any employee who is a leased employee as defined in Section 414(n)(2) of the Code; <br />(e) An individual classified by the Employer as a contract wor ker, independent contractor, <br />temporary employee, or casual employee, whether or not any such persons are on the <br />Employer’s W-2 payroll or are determined by the IRS or others to be common-law <br />employees of the Employer; or <br />(f) Any individual who performs services for the Employer but is paid by a temporary or <br />other employment or staffing agency such as “Kel ly,” “Manpower,” etc., whether or not <br />such individuals are determined by the IRS or others to be common-law employees of <br />the Employer. <br />All employees who are treated as employed by a single employer under subsections (b), (c) or <br />(m) of Section 414 of the Code are treated as employed by a single employer for purposes of this <br />Plan. <br />2.16 Employer means the Employer named in the Adoption Agreement and any affiliate that, with <br />the consent of the Employer, becomes an Employer by adopting the Plan or any successor <br />business organization that assumes the obligations of the Employer. For non-governmental <br />Employers, “affiliate” means an entity (other than the Employer) which i s part of a group of <br />entities which includes the Employer and which constitutes (a) a controlled group of corporations <br />(as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code), (b) a group of trades or businesses, whether or not <br />incorporated, under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Code), or (c) an <br />affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code).