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Docusign Envelope ID: 921 F7A24-D5CE-4BCC-9F3C-5E7844661266 KANSAS TPA REGULATORY ADDENDUM With respect to the following provisions required by the State of Kansas, "Administrator" shall mean RIGHTWAY, and "Insurer" shall mean "Client" as that term is defined in the Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, Administrator and Insurer agree as follows: 1. Applicability. This Addendum is required by Kansas Statute Annotated Section 40-3802, to the extent such requirements are applicable to the services provided by Administrator under the Agreement and such requirements are not already addressed in the Agreement. This Addendum applies to the extent Eli- gible Person(s) reside in the State of Kansas and to the extent Insurer is subject to Kansas Statute Annotated Sections 40-3802. 2. General. In the event of a direct conflict between this Addendum and the Agreement, the applica- ble provisions of this Addendum shall control if required. Absent such direct conflict, the terms and con- ditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Capitalized terms not defined in this Adden- dum shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Agreement. This Addendum may be modified from time to time pursuant to the Agreement. 3. Written Agreement. The written Agreement between Administrator and Insurer shall be in place before Administrator may act in the capacity of a third party administrator to Insurer. The functions that Administrator will perform on behalf of Insurer, as well as the lines, classes, and types of coverage that Administrator is authorized to administer on behalf of Insurer, shall be as stated in the written Agree- ment. Administrator and Insurer shall each maintain the Agreement as part of their official records for a minimum of five (5) years after termination of the Agreement. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 40-3802(a), (b). 4. Records. 4.1 Administrator shall maintain and make available to Insurer complete books and records of all transactions performed on behalf of Insurer. Such books and records shall be maintained in accordance with prudent standards of insurance record keeping and shall be maintained for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date of their creation. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 40-3805(a). 4.2 The Kansas Commissioner of Insurance shall have access to such books and records for the purposes of examination, audit and inspection. Any documents, materials or other information in the possession or control of the commissioner that are furnished by a TPA, payor, insurance producer or an employee or agent thereof acting on behalf of the TPA, payor or insurance producer or obtained in an investigation, shall be confidential by law and privileged, shall not be subject to the open records act, shall not be subject to subpoena, and shall not be subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private civil action. The commissioner is authorized to use such documents, materials or other information in the furtherance of any regulatory or legal action brought as a part of the commissioner's official duties. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire on July 1, 2022, unless the legislature reviews and reenacts this provision prior to July 1, 2022. Kan. Stat. Ann. § 40-3805(b). 4.3 Neither the commissioner nor any person who receives documents, materials or other in- formation while acting under the authority of the commissioner shall be permitted or required to testify in any private civil action concerning confidential documents, materials or information subject to subsection (b). Kan. Stat. Ann. § 40-3805(c). 115 This document is CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY to RIGHTWAY Healthcare, Inc. and may not be reproduced, transmitted, published, or disclosed to others without the prior written authorization of RIGHTWAY Healthcare, Inc.