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of the partles hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, any permifted successors and
<br />asslgns of the parties hereto.
<br />9.3 Scope/Chanqe in Status.
<br />9.3.1 Wellpolnt and Provider agree that this Agreement applies to Health Services rendered by Provider
<br />at lhe Provlder's locatlon(s) on file wlth Wellpoint. Wellpoint may, in lts discretion, limit this Agreement
<br />to Providefs locations, operations, business or corporate form, status or structure ln existence on
<br />the Effectivo Date of this Agreement and prior to frre occurrence of any of the events set forth ln
<br />subsections 9.3. 1 .1 - 9.3.1 .5. Unless othenrvise requlred by Regulatory Requlrements, Provlder shall
<br />provide at least ninety (90) days prior written notice of any such evenl.
<br />9.3.1.1 Provider (a) sells, transfers or conveys his/her/its business or any substantial portion of
<br />his/her/its business assels to another entity through any manner including but not limlted
<br />to a stock, real estate or asset transactlon or other type of transfer; (b) is otherwise
<br />acquired or controlled by any other entity through any manner, lncluding but not llmited
<br />to purchase, mergor, consolidation, alliance, joint venture, partnershlp, associatlon, or
<br />expansion; or
<br />5,3,1 ,2 Provider transfers conkol of hisiher/its managementor operations to any third party,
<br />lncluding Provlder entering into a management contract with a physician practice
<br />management company or wlth another entity whlch does not manags Provider as of the
<br />Effective Date of this Agreement, or there ls a subsequent change in control of Provider's
<br />current management company; or
<br />9.3.1.3 Provider acqulres or controls any other medical practice, facllily, service, beds or entlty;
<br />or
<br />9.3.1.4 Provider changes his/her/its locations, business or operations, corporate form or status,
<br />tax identification number, or similar demographic informatlon; or
<br />9.3.1.5 Provlder creates or othenrise operates a [icensed hoalth malntenance organization or
<br />commerclal health plan (whether such creation or operation is direct orthrough a Provider
<br />affttiate).
<br />5.3.2 Notwlthstanding the termination provlsions of Article Vlll, and without limiling any of Wellpoint's rights
<br />as set forth elsewhere in this Agreemenl, Wellpolnt shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
<br />by giving at loast slxty (60) days written notico to Provider if Wellpoint determines, that as a result of
<br />any of the transactions listed ln subsecllon 9,3.1, Provider cannot satisfactorlly perform the
<br />obligations hereunder, or cannot comply with one or more of the terms and conditions of thls
<br />Agreement, including but not limited to the confidentiality provisions herein; or Wellpolnt elects in its
<br />reasonablo buslness discretion not to do business with Provider, the successor entlty or new
<br />management company, as a result of one or moro of the events as set forth in subsection 9.3.1.
<br />9.3.3 Provider shall provlde Wellpoint with thirty (30) days priorwritten notice of:
<br />9.3.3,1 Addition or removal of individual provide(s) who are employed or subcontracted with
<br />Provider, if applicabte. Any new lndividual providers must meet Plan's credentialing
<br />requirements or other applicable standards of participation prior to belng designated as a
<br />Partlclpating Provlder; or
<br />9.3.3.2 A change in mailing address.
<br />9.3.4 lf Provider is acquired by, acquires or merges wlth another entity, and such entity already has an
<br />agreement with Wellpolnt, Wellpolnt will determine in its sole discretion whlch Agreementwill prevail.
<br />Definitlo.ng. Unless otherwise specifically noted, the definitlons as set forth in Article I of this Agreement will
<br />have the same meaning when used in any attachment, the provlder manual(s) and Policies.
<br />Entire Aqreement, This Agreement, exhibits, attachments, appendices, and amsndments hereto, togetherwlth
<br />any items lncorporated herein by reference, constitute tho entire understanding betwoen the parties and
<br />supersedes all prior oral orwritten agreements between them with respect to the matters provided for hereln.
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