Common use of For Members Clause in Contracts

For Members. These Claims Procedures do not preclude a Member’s Representative or Health Care Provider acting on behalf of a Member from acting on behalf of such Member in pursuing a Claim for Benefits, Grievance or Appeal of an Adverse Benefit Determination, or a Complaint to the Maryland Insurance Commissioner. Nevertheless, the Plan has established reasonable procedures for determining whether an individual has been authorized to act on behalf of a Member. These Claims Procedures contain administrative processes and safeguards designed to ensure and to verify that benefit claim determinations and Adverse Benefit Determinations are made in accordance with governing Plan documents and, where appropriate, Plan provisions have been applied consistently with respect to similarly situated Members.