Program Locations. a. Within forty-five (45) Days of the Preliminary Approval Date, the Medical Science Committee, or the Program Administrator as its designee, will issue a request for proposals (“RFP”) to medical institutions or providers in at least thirty-three (33) regionally geographic locations, requesting bids to be retained to provide the Medical Evaluations to Qualifying Class Members and to conduct any administrative functions related thereto, including but not limited to sending the physicians’ reports on the Medical Evaluations to the Qualifying Class Members and implementing reasonable operating rules and guidelines to ensure compliance with 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b). b. All responses to the RFP will be due within thirty (30) Days after the RFP is issued. The Medical Science Committee, or the Program Administrator as its designee, will evaluate the responses to the RFP and recommend their selections to the Parties. The Parties will strive to arrive at a consensus with the Medical Science Committee regarding the Program Locations. If the Parties cannot agree on the Program Locations, they shall submit any dispute regarding the Program Locations to the Special Master for resolution.
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Samples: Second Amended Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release, Second Amended Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release, Second Amended Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release
Program Locations. a. Within forty-five (45) Days of the Preliminary Approval Date, the Medical Science Committee, or the Program Administrator as its designee, will issue a request for proposals (“RFP”) to medical institutions or providers in at least thirty-three ten (3310) regionally geographic locations, requesting bids to be retained to provide the Medical Evaluations to Qualifying Class Members and to conduct any administrative functions related thereto, including but not limited to sending the physicians’ reports on the Medical Evaluations to the Qualifying Class Members and implementing reasonable operating rules and guidelines to ensure compliance with 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b).
b. All responses to the RFP will be due within thirty (30) Days after the RFP is issued. The Medical Science Committee, or the Program Administrator as its designee, will evaluate the responses to the RFP and recommend their selections to the Parties. The Parties will strive to arrive at a consensus with the Medical Science Committee regarding the Program Locations. If the Parties cannot agree on the Program Locations, they shall submit any dispute regarding the Program Locations to the Special Master for resolution.
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Samples: Class Action Settlement Agreement