Common use of Longer/Shorter Length of Coverage Clause in Contracts

Longer/Shorter Length of Coverage. If none of the above rules determines the order of benefits, the Plan that covered the person for a longer period of time is primary to the Plan which covered that person for the shorter time period. Two consecutive Plans shall be treated as one Plan if: 1. That person was eligible under the second Plan within 24 hours after the termination of the first Plan; and 2. There was a change in the amount or scope of a Plan's benefits or there was a change in the entity paying, providing or administering Plan benefits; or 3. There was a change from one type of Plan to another (e.g., single employer to multiple employer Plan).

Longer/Shorter Length of Coverage. If none of the above rules determines the order of benefits, the Plan that covered the person for a longer period of time is primary to the Plan which covered that person for the shorter time period. Two consecutive Plans shall be treated as one Plan if: 1. That person was eligible under the second Plan within 24 hours after the termination of the first Plan; and 2. There was a change in the amount or scope of a Plan's benefits or there was a change in the entity paying, providing or administering Plan benefits; or 3. There was a change from one fromone type of Plan to another (e.g., single employer to multiple employer Plan).