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6 . 7 MEDICAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN CLAIMS <br /> ( a ) All Medical Expenses incurred by a Participant shall be <br /> reimbursed during the Plan Year subject to Section 2 . 5 , even though the <br /> submission of such a claim occurs after his participation hereunder ceases ; but <br /> provided that the Medical Expenses were incurred during the applicable Plan <br /> Year, Medical Expenses are treated as having been incurred when the <br /> Participant is provided with the medical care that gives rise to the medical <br /> expenses , not when the Participant is formally billed or charged for, or pays for <br /> the medical care . <br /> ( b ) The Administrator shall direct the reimbursement to each eligible <br /> Participant for all allowable Medical Expenses , up to a maximum of the amount <br /> designated by the Participant for the Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan <br /> Fund for the Plan Year. Reimbursements shall be made available to the <br /> Participant throughout the year without regard to the level of Cafeteria Plan <br /> Benefit Dollars which have been allocated to the fund at any given point in time . <br /> Furthermore , a Participant shall be entitled to reimbursements only for amounts <br /> in excess of any payments or other reimbursements under any health care plan <br /> covering the Participant and/or his Spouse or Dependents . <br /> ( c ) Claims for the reimbursement of Medical Expenses incurred in <br /> any Plan Year shall be paid as soon after a claim has been filed as is <br /> administratively practicable ; provided however, that if a Participant fails to submit <br /> a claim within the number of days listed in the Adoption Information immediately <br /> following the end of the Plan Year, or the number of days listed in the Adoption <br /> Information after termination of employment, those Medical Expense claims shall <br /> not be considered for reimbursement by the Administrator. <br /> ( d ) Reimbursement payments under this Plan shall be made directly <br /> to the Participant . The application for payment or reimbursement shall be made <br /> to the Administrator or Plan Service Provider on an acceptable form within a <br /> reasonable time of incurring the debt or paying for the service . The application <br /> shall include a written statement from an independent third party stating that the <br /> Medical Expense has been incurred and the amount of such expense . <br /> Furthermore , the Participant shall provide a written statement that the Medical <br /> Expense has not been reimbursed or is not reimbursable under any other source <br /> and , if reimbursed from the Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan Fund , such <br /> amount will not be claimed as a tax deduction . The Administrator shall retain a <br /> file of all such applications . <br /> 6 . 8 DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS <br /> ( a ) If the Debit Card is offered , Participants may, subject to a <br /> procedure established by the Administrator and applied in a uniform <br /> nondiscriminatory manner, use debit and/or credit (stored value ) cards ( " cards" ) <br /> provided by the Administrator and the Plan for payment of allowable expenses , <br /> subject to the following terms : <br /> ( 1 ) Each Participant issued a card shall certify that such card shall <br /> only be used for allowable expenses . The Participant shall also certify <br /> that any allowable expense paid with the card has not already been <br /> 13 <br />