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Docusign Envelope ID: 921 F7A24-D5CE-4BCC-9F3C-5E7844661266 NORTH DAKOTA TPA REGULATORY ADDENDUM With respect to the following provisions required by the State of North Dakota, "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 North Dakota Century Code § 26.1-27-05, 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 North Dakota and to the extent Insurer is an "insurer" as defined in North Dakota Century Code § 26.1-27-02. 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. Claims Payment. To the extent Administrator pays a Claim from money collected for or on behalf of Insurer, such Claim shall be paid by on drafts or checks of and as authorized by Insurer. ND Cent. Code § 26.1-27-10. 4. Records Retention. 4.1 The Agreement. Administrator and Insurer shall retain a copy of the Agreement for the term of the Agreement and five (5) years thereafter. In the event a policy is issued to a trust or trustees, Administrator shall provide a copy of the trust agreement and any amendments thereto to the insurer, and shall retain a copy of the trust agreement, with amendments, as part of its official records for the duration of the policy and for five (5) years thereafter. ND Cent. Code § 26.1-27-05. 4.2 Maintenance. Administrator shall maintain at its principal office, for the term of the Agree- ment and five (5) years thereafter, adequate books and records of all transactions between Administrator, Insurer, and Eligible Persons in accordance with prudent standards of insurance recordkeeping. ND Cent. Code § 26.1-27-12. 4.3 Insurer Access. Insurer retains the right to continuing access to Administrator's books and records sufficient to permit Insurer to fulfill all of its contractual obligations to Eligible Persons, subject to any restrictions in the Agreement on the proprietary rights of the Parties in Administrator's books and records. ND Cent. Code § 26.1-27-12. Without limiting the foregoing, Insurer may audit Administrator's books, accounts, and records, including de -identified utilization information, as reasonably necessary to confirm that the benefit of a payment received by the Administrator is being shared as applicable and as required by the Agreement. ND Cent. Code § 26.1-27.1-05(2). 4.4 North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Access. Administrator acknowledges that North Dakota Century Code § 26.1-27-12 provides that "[t]he commissioner shall have access to such books and 146 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.