Initial Determination of Qualification for Benefits. Upon completion of a Participant’s Elimination Period, the Plan Administrator will contact the Participant to determine whether the Participant satisfies the qualification requirements specified in Article 7. A Participant who satisfies these requirements shall be deemed to have filed a Benefits Claim for purposes of this Article. In order for a Participant or Beneficiary to entitle himself/herself to the payment of any benefits for which the Participant is eligible under this Plan, the Participant shall furnish such pertinent information and documentary evidence as the Plan Administrator may require to determine whether such requirements are satisfied. A Participant must also provide the Plan Administrator with written authorization to obtain information from the Participant’s Doctors pertaining to diagnosis and other related matters. If the Plan Administrator determines that the Participant satisfies these requirements, the Plan Administrator will send the Participant a written notice of approval. Within 30 days of receiving this notice, the Participant must provide the Plan Administrator with all additional information requested by the Plan Administrator to enable the Plan Administrator to properly calculate the Participant’s Monthly Benefits in accordance with Article 7. The Plan Administrator may delay payment of benefits if it does not receive the requested information. The Plan Administrator, at its own expense, reserves the right and opportunity to require the examination by a Doctor or interview by a representative of the Plan Administrator of the person whose Disability is the basis of a claim hereunder, when and so often as may reasonably be required during the pendency of such claim.
