Major Disaster or Epidemic. In the event of any major disaster, act of war, or epidemic, Plan and Plan Providers shall provide Benefits to Members to the extent Plan and Plan Providers deem reasonable and practical given the facilities and personnel then available. Under such circumstance, Plan shall use all Plan Providers available to provide Benefits, regardless of whether the particular Member in question had previously selected, been assigned to or received Benefits from a particular Plan Provider. Plan shall refer members to the nearest hospital for Emergency Services or to available urgent care providers for treatment of Medically Necessary services and may provide reimbursement for such services. However, neither Plan nor any Plan Provider shall have any liability to Members for any delay in providing, or failure to provide Benefits under such conditions to the extent that Plan Providers are not available to provide Benefits.
Major Disaster or Epidemic. In the event of a major disaster or epidemic, GHC will provide coverage according to GHC’s best judgment, within the limitations of available facilities and personnel. GHC has no liability for delay or failure to provide or arrange Covered Services to the extent facilities or personnel are unavailable due to a major disaster or epidemic. Unusual Circumstances. If the provision of Covered Services is delayed or rendered impossible due to unusual circumstances such as complete or partial destruction of facilities, military action, civil disorder, labor disputes or similar causes, GHC shall provide or arrange for services that, in the reasonable opinion of GHC's Medical Director, or his/her designee, are emergent or urgently needed. In regard to nonurgent and routine services, GHC shall make a good faith effort to provide services through its then-available facilities and personnel. GHC shall have the option to defer or reschedule services that are not urgent while its facilities and services are so affected. In no case shall GHC have any liability or obligation on account of delay or failure to provide or arrange such services.
Major Disaster or Epidemic. In the event of any major disaster or epidemic, Provider shall render dental services insofar as practical according to their best judgment, within the limitations of such facilities and personnel as are then available but neither ORAQUEST nor Provider shall have any liability or obligation for delay or failure to provide dental services due to lack of available facilities or personnel if such lack is the result of such disaster.
Major Disaster or Epidemic. In the event of any major disaster or epidemic, as declared by the Governor of the State and affecting Contractor’s service area, or epidemic, as declared by the California Department of Public Health, or other appropriate entity, Contractor shall render or attempt to arrange for the provision of services insofar as practical, according to their best judgment, within the limitations of such facilities and personnel as are then available, but neither Contractor nor Contractor’s personnel have any liability or obligation for delay or failure to provide any such services due to lack of available facilities or personnel if such lack is the result of such disaster or epidemic.
Major Disaster or Epidemic. In the event of any major disaster or epidemic that would severely limit the ability of participating physicians, providers and/or Hospitals to provide health care services on a timely basis, participating physicians, participating Hospitals and providers shall, in good faith, use their best efforts to render the benefits and services covered insofar as practical according to their, best judgment and within the limitation of such facilities and personnel as are then available. If HMO participating physicians, participating Hospitals and providers shall have, in good faith, used their best efforts to render benefits and services in the aforesaid manner, they shall have no further liability or obligation for delay or failure to provide such benefits and services due to a shortage of available facilities or personnel resulting from such disaster or epidemic.
Major Disaster or Epidemic. In the event of any major disaster or epidemic that would severely limit Preferred Provider’s ability to perform the services hereunder on a timely basis, Preferred Provider shall, in good faith, use its best efforts to render the services covered hereunder insofar as practical according to its best judgment. If Preferred Provider shall have, in good faith, used its best efforts to render benefits and services in the aforesaid manner, it shall have no further liability or obligation for delay or failure to provide such services regarding such disaster or epidemic.
Major Disaster or Epidemic. If the health plan is prevented from performing any of its obligations hereunder in whole or part as a result of a major epidemic, act of God, war, civil disturbance, court order, labor dispute, or any other cause beyond its control, the health plan shall make a good faith effort to perform such obligations through its then-existing and contracting providers and personnel. Upon the occurrence of any such event, if the health plan is unable to fulfill its obligations either directly or through contracting providers, it shall arrange for the provision of alternate and comparable performance.
