Common use of Right to Receive and Release Needed Information Clause in Contracts

Right to Receive and Release Needed Information. Certain facts about health care coverage and services are needed to apply these COB rules and to determine benefits payable under this plan and other plans. CHPW may get the facts it needs from or give them to other organizations or persons for the purpose of applying these rules and determining benefits payable under this plan and other plans covering the person claiming benefits. CHPW need not tell, or get the consent of, any person to do this. Each person claiming benefits under this plan must give CHPW any facts it needs 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, the issuer has the right, at its discretion, to remit to the other plan the amount it determines 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 such payments, the issuer is fully discharged from liability under this plan.