Item 19 - Approve Agreements for 2023 Employee Benefits

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ADDENDUM DEFINITION OF TERMS A. PET includes any pet (dog, cat, bird, ferret, rabbit, pocket pet, reptiles or equine) living in the household. B. MEMBER PAYMENT is the fee paid by a MEMBER for a veterinary procedure or service, to a PROGRAM VETERINARIAN whose fee is provided for in the PROGRAM Schedule. C. VETERINARIAN means a licensed veterinarian who performs a service under this GROUP MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT; and where required to cover by law, any other licensed veterinarian who: (a) is acting within the scope of his/her license; and (b) performs a service which is stipulated under this GROUP MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT when performed by a veterinarian. D. VETERINARY OFFICE means the offices of a PROGRAM VETERINARIAN selected by the PROGRAM to provide veterinary services for any MEMBER. E. ELECTIVE PROCEDURES means veterinary procedures, which are unnecessary to the health of the pet, as determined by a PROGRAM veterinarian. F. EMERGENCY CARE means services rendered for alleviation of severe pain or bleeding and/or immediate diagnosis and treatment, which if not, lead to disability, dysfunction or death. G. GROUP MEMBER AGREEMENT refers to this Agreement between PROGRAM and MEMBER GROUP, which establishes the terms and condition, which govern the schedule made available to any MEMBER by the PROGRAM. H. MEMBER means any person who is enrolled under the GROUP MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT and is entitled to the schedule available under the GROUP MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT in return for the payment required to be made to the PROGRAM under the GROUP MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT. I. PROGRAM is United Pet Care, L.L.C. J. PROGRAM VETERINARIAN refers to a VETERINARIAN licensed by the State of California, who has a contract with the PROGRAM to render services to any MEMBER in accordance with the provisions of the GROUP MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT in which a MEMBER is enrolled. K. MEMBERSHIP FEE is the amount payable in advance to the PROGRAM each month by the MEMBER GROUP to obtain services provided under the GROUP MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT. L. SERVICE AREA refers to the geographical area of the United States. M. PRACTICES WITH SPECIAL AREAS OF INTEREST refers to a reduced professional fee negotiated between the PROGRAM and a veterinarian practice with Special Areas of Interest for the schedule of PROGRAM MEMBERS who will be paying the fee. The fee is expressed as a reduced percentage of the veterinarian practice with Special Areas of Interest USUAL AND CUSTOMARY CHARGE or at a set amount. N. MEMBER is an individual whose employment or other status is a basis for eligibility for Membership in the PROGRAM. O. MEMBER GROUP is the organization or company, which has entered into a GROUP MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT with the PROGRAM under which benefits are made available to group MEMBERS, and which is responsible for payment of MEMBERSHIP FEE on a monthly basis to the PROGRAM. P. EXCLUSIONS; SCHEDULE FOR MEMBERS 1. Services which are of a degree of complexity as cannot be performed by the professionals within the United Pet Care Veterinary Group. 2. Veterinary services not specifically described in the Schedule. 3. Visits to or services performed by a veterinarian not part of the United Pet Care Veterinary Group. 4. Services that cannot be performed because of the general health of the animal. 5. Emergency services not provided by your veterinarian's office. 6. Any experimental procedures. (602) 266-5303 ♦ 350 W. Washington St ♦ Tempe, AZ 85281 5/23/2022