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REIMBURSEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT
Employer: County of Jefferson
Federal ID: 91-6001322
Employer selects the following flex benefits checked below:
Medical Care Expense Reimbursement (URM) [ ] Commuter Parking & Transit (CSA)
('Dependent Day Care (DDC) [ ] Health Savings Account (HSA)
Employer elects FREE Flex Debit Card Services and agrees to the terms in Appendix E: VYes [] No
Employer elects URM Grace Period services and agrees to the terms in Appendix F: VYes [ ] No
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Employer elects one Benefit Funding Method checked below and agrees to the respective terms in Appendix D:
[ ] 1-Daily ACH Debit* [ ] 2-Daily Client Bank Settlement �3-Fast Forward
*Daily ACH Debit funding is easiest to use for most employers
Employer Bank Account Information
Payments for FEES and BENEFIT FUNDS are pulled via WageWorks' initiated ACH debit, except for many Public Sector employers
(some schools and governmental entities) where electronic access to an employer's bank account by an unrelated third party service
provider for the collection of FEES and/or BENEFIT FUNDS is not permitted by law.
Fee Payments
Benefit Funding Payments
Applies to processing service fees
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. EXECUTION AND AGREEMENT
By signing below, you acknowledge (i) that you have the authority to bind the Employer named above to all terms, conditions
and obligations identified or set forth on the following pages in this Reimbursement Services Agreement and in Exhibit A (the
"Agreement") as of February 1, 2013 ("Effective Date") for the Plan Year beginning February 1, 2013 ("Initial Plan Year"); and
(ii) that you have read and understand the Agreement. Signing binds the Employer named above to all provisions of the
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Employer: ��E,�SD�I r�fTl�L/t/Z�f WageWorks, Inc.
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Miles S. Ross
Senior Vice President
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Section II. Fundinq and Payment of Requests for the Plan Benefits
A. Funding of Requests. Employer must choose and agree to one of the five funding methods described in the Funding
Options Schedule (attached hereto as Appendix D), which shall be part of and incorporated into this Agreement.
B. WageWorks, as agent for the Employer, shall provide those services described in Appendix A, B and C and in the
Payment Card Services Appendix (attached hereto).
Upon written request submitted to WageWorks, WageWorks may provide limited assistance with certain of the
nondiscrimination tests. The terms and conditions (including applicable fees) under which such services are provided
are set forth in Appendix B "Nondiscrimination Testing Services". In providing services, WageWorks shall assume that
ERISA and COBRA apply to the Employer's Plan unless the Employer gives WageWorks written direction otherwise.
C. WageWorks shall not be obligated or responsible for any duty with regard to the administration of the Plan (imposed by
the Plan or otherwise) except as specifically provided above or in the attached appendices. Without limiting Employer's
responsibilities described therein, it shall be the Employer's sole responsibility (as Plan Administrator) and duty to:
ensure compliance with COBRA; perform required nondiscrimination testing; amend the Plan as necessary to ensure
ongoing compliance with applicable law; file any required tax or governmental returns (including Form 5500 returns to
meet ERISA requirements) relating to the Plan; determine if and when a valid election change has occurred; handle
Participant claim appeals; allow WageWorks, by and through independent associates, a reasonable opportunity to
discuss WageWorks, and DDC, URM and/or Commuter benefits; execute and retain required Plan and claims
documentation; and take all other steps necessary to maintain and operate the Plan in compliance with applicable
provisions of the Plan, ERISA, the Code and other applicable federal and state laws.
D. In the event that WageWorks overpays any person entitled to benefits under the Plan or pays benefits to any person
who is not entitled to them, WageWorks shall take all reasonable steps to recover the overpayment, except that
WageWorks shall not be required to initiate court proceedings to recover an overpayment. WageWorks shall promptly
notify the Employer if it is unsuccessful in recovering any overpayment. Additionally, any overpayment occurring as a
result of an ineligible Card Transaction will be handled in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Card Services
Appendix (attached hereto).
E. WageWorks will optically scan and maintain electronic copies of all Plan reimbursement Requests and supporting
documentation for a period of seven (7) years after the claim is processed. Copies of claim documents can be
reproduced upon written request at WageWorks' currently prevailing rate. Any record attributable to Card Transactions
will be made available by WageWorks only to the extent made available to WageWorks by any Card Processor or other
Card service provider.
Section Ill. Liability and Indemnity
A. In performing its obligations under this Agreement, WageWorks neither assumes nor underwrites any liability of the
Employer under the Plan, but with respect to the Employer, acts only as provider of those services specifically described
in Section II.B. of this Agreement and with respect to Plan Participants, acts only as the agent of the Employer. The
services to be performed by WageWorks shall be ministerial in nature and shall be performed within the framework of
policies, interpretations, rules, practices, and procedures made or established by the Employer. WageWorks shall have
no discretionary authority or discretionary control over any assets of the Employer, the Plan, or Plan Participants.
B. WageWorks shall have no duty or obligation to defend any legal action or proceeding brought to recover a Request for
Plan benefits. WageWorks shall, however, make available to the Employer and its counsel, such evidence relevant to
such action or proceeding as WageWorks may have as a result of its processing of the contested benefit determination.
C. Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, the Employer shall retain the liability for all Plan benefit
Requests and all expenses incident to the Plan and for any and all violations of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985 ("COBRA"), if applicable, and agrees to indemnify WageWorks for and hold it, its directors,
officers, and employees, harmless from all amounts and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and court
costs) for which WageWorks may become liable. This indemnity shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
D. WageWorks shall use ordinary and reasonable care in the performance of its duties, but shall not be liable to the
Employer for mistakes of judgment or other actions taken in good faith unless such error results directly from an
intentionally wrongful or grossly negligent act of WageWorks, its officers or employees.
E. WageWorks shall have no duty or obligation with respect to Requests incurred prior to the Transition Date of this
Agreement or pertaining to a plan year prior to the Initial Plan Year (hereafter "Prior Reimbursement Requests") and/or
Plan Administrator (or other) services arising prior to the Transition Date of this Agreement or pertaining to a plan year
prior to the Initial Plan Year (hereafter "Prior Administration"). The Employer specifically acknowledge(s) and agree(s)
that: (i) WageWorks has no responsibility or obligation with respect to Prior Reimbursement Requests and/or Prior
Administration; (ii) the Employer will be responsible for processing Prior Reimbursement Requests (including any Run -
Off Requests or grace period Requests submitted after the Transition Date of this Agreement) and maintaining legally
ti required records of all Prior Reimbursement Requests and Prior Administration sufficient to comply with applicable legal
(e.g., IRS substantiation) requirements and (iii) the Employer agrees to indemnify and hold WageWorks harmless for
any liability relating to Prior Reimbursement Requests and/or Prior Administration.
New Client RSA
months unless the Employer or WageWorks gives written notice to the other of its intention not to renew the Agreement
within thirty (30) days after the Employer notifies WageWorks of the short Plan Year.
Section VI. Termination of Agreement
A. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of the following dates:
1) The end of a Term (including the Initial Term) of the Agreement following the delivery of written notice of termination
pursuant to Section V.
2) At the option of WageWorks, the date upon which the Employer fails to transfer sufficient funds to WageWorks
(upon request by WageWorks): (i) to pay all valid Requests pending under the Plan (as provided in Section ILA.); or
(ii) to pay the Service Fee (as provided in Section N.A. and Appendix C). WageWorks shall promptly communicate
its election of this option to the Employer.
3) Upon the implementation date for a proposed Service Fee increase deemed to be unacceptable by the Employer
(after delivery of written notice of termination by the Employer) pursuant to Section IV.C.
4) At the option of WageWorks, upon suspension, limitation, modification or revocation of the benefits made available
to Participants under the reimbursement Plan or the Flexible Benefit Plan (as determined by WageWorks in its sole
discretion), WageWorks shall immediately communicate its election of this option to the Employer.
5) Any other date mutually agreeable to the Employer and WageWorks.
B. Upon termination of this Agreement, WageWorks shall cease the processing of all Requests then in its possession,
return any undistributed funds to the Employer, and make all records relating to Requests in process reasonably
available to the Employer. If the termination occurs pursuant to VI.A.(1). (above), WageWorks shall process all Run -Off
Requests provided any Service Fee(s) is current. Thereafter, the Employer and/or Plan Administrator shall be
responsible for all aspects of reimbursement Request processing and Plan administration.
Section VII. Miscellaneous
(1) Notices. Any notice required to be given hereunder to WageWorks shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered
personally, or by telefax to a number specified by WageWorks upon the Employer's request, or by prepaid first class
mail to WageWorks 1100 Park Place, 41h Floor, San Mateo, CA 94403, or if to the Employer, at the address of the
Employer denoted on the signature page attached hereto, or as subsequently updated by Employer and maintained on
file by WageWorks.
(2) Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of California, to the extent they are not preempted by ERISA, the Code, or any other federal law.
(3) Legal and Tax Status. The Employer acknowledges that neither WageWorks nor its agents are providing legal or tax
advice, and that neither WageWorks nor its agents serves as the Plan Administrator or a fiduciary under the Plan. The
Employer shall be the sole party responsible for determining the legal and tax status of the Plan under applicable law.
WageWorks shall have no power or authority to waive, alter, breach, or modify any terms or conditions of the Plan.
(4) Assignment. This Agreement may be assigned by WageWorks to any other party, including any successor to the
business of WageWorks by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets, or otherwise, without the prior consent of the
Employer. This Agreement shall be binding upon any corporation into which the Employer may be merged or with which
it may be consolidated, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Employer.
(5) Entire Contract. This Agreement constitutes the entire contract between the parties and no modification or amendment
hereto shall be valid unless in writing and signed by an officer of the Employer and an Officer or duly authorized
representative of WageWorks.
(6) Tax Reporting and Withholdings. The Employer has ultimate control over the payment of Plan benefits and shall be the
sole party responsible for income and employment tax reporting and withholding obligations imposed as a result of any
such payments being included in the gross income of recipients. WageWorks is a mere agent of the Employer for the
processing of Benefit Requests.
(7) Confidential Information. The term "Confidential Information" as used in this Agreement means confidential or
proprietary information of any party that is not generally known to the public, including, but not limited to compilations,
lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers, hardware systems, software, or other documentation of any type,
whether in printed or machine readable form, computer databases, forms and form letters, contracts, information
regarding specific transactions, and marketing and business plans. For the purposes of this subsection, Confidential
Information shall not include the personally identifiable information relating to any of Employer's employees.
The term "Trade Secrets" as used in this Agreement shall mean Confidential Information that: (1) derives economic
value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by,
other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (2) is the subject of efforts that are
reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. The terms "Confidential Information" and "Trade Secrets"
k9 do not include information that: (a) is known to the receiving party prior to its disclosure by the disclosing party,
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Appendix A
Schedule of Services to Be Provided By WageWorks
In accordance with attached Reimbursement Services Agreement WageWorks shall provide the following services
for the Employer:
General Plan Services:
- provide the Employer with a sample cafeteria plan document, including a medical care expense reimbursement ("URM")
Plan and a dependent care expense reimbursement ("DDC") Plan to be reviewed by the Employer and its legal counsel;
and
- provide the Employer with a sample flexible benefits summary plan description for distribution to each Plan Participant
and employees and where may be required by a Change in Status.
Additional Services if DDC, URM or Commuter Benefits Are Offered:
- assist the Employer in explaining the URM and/or DDC features of the cafeteria plan to employees and Commuter
benefits to employees; and
- process the Employee -executed Salary Redirection Agreements as they relate to the URM and DDC components of the
Employer's flexible spending account and an employee's Commuter account; and
- provide enrollment confirmation information to Participants which directs them to the website to verify their URM, DDC
and/or Commuter elections; and
- provide each URM, DDC and/or Commuter Participant with access to the website to verify elections, view account
balances and payments, learn about eligible expense, get information about filing claims, etc.
- upon receiving instructions from the Employer on a Change in Status, WageWorks will make the change requested by
the Employer; and
- provide each URM, DDC and/or Commuter Participant with a "check stub" account balance statement with each
reimbursement Request check issued, and
- make available via the website a current statement of year to date activity downloadable in PDF form; and
- provide each participant with an annual account balance statement (60-day written communication), if 60 days prior to
the plan year end there is any remaining balance in the URM and/or DDC; and
- provide the Employer with website access to standard employer -level reports, including transactional summaries and
monthly reports on Account activities; and
- receive Requests for URM, DDC and/or Commuter benefits, and expeditiously review such Requests in a non -
discretionary manner under reimbursement guidelines established under the requirements of Section 125, 129 and
132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code ("Code"), to determine what amount, if any, is due and payable with respect
thereto; and
- disburse the benefit payments it determines to be due (subject to the availability of funds which is the responsibility of
the Employer) in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the following procedures:
- valid reimbursement for URM and/or DDC benefits shall be paid by WageWorks not later than two (2) business
days following the approval of each Request by mailing a check directly to the Participants at their addresses
(unless otherwise requested by the Employer as allowed by the terms of the Plan) or by initiating a direct deposit
transfer directly to the Participants in their respective bank accounts in the appropriate amount(s); and
if the amount of the (otherwise) reimbursable DDC Request exceeds the amount the Participant had withheld for
DDC benefits, the excess shall be carried forward (within the same Plan Year) and treated as an Eligible
Employment -Related Expense for that month; and
if the amount of URM Requests exceeds the amount the Participant has had withheld from URM benefits, the entire
amount shall be processed to the extent of the Participant's annual election reduced by previous reimbursements
made for expenses during the Plan Year (provided the Employer makes available sufficient funds for WageWorks to
satisfy the Request); and
unless otherwise specified in writing by the Employer, Requests for URM benefits following a Change in Status
impacting the URM election shall be processed using a "blended period of coverage approach" (Le., the maximum
URM benefit for a period of coverage following a Change in Status will be limited to the lesser of: (a) the annual
URM maximum set forth in the Plan document less any benefit payments made prior to the Change in Status; and
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Appendix B
Nondiscrimination Testing Services and Form 5500 Preparation Services
[Provided Upon Annual Request]
Nondiscrimination Testing:
The Employer, upon submission of an annual Non-discrimination Testing Questionnaire, authorizes WageWorks to compile
nondiscrimination testing percentages based upon the employee census data provided. As consideration for this service, the
Plan Sponsor/Administrator agrees to release and hold WageWorks, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, owners,
shareholders, attorneys, successors and assigns harmless from any liability arising as a result of the provisions of, or
reliance upon such testing percentages. In addition, the Employer understands and agrees that:
- WageWorks is not in the business of providing legal or tax advice, and the Employer, as the plan sponsor/administrator,
will not construe the testing percentages provided by WageWorks to be legal or tax advice. Accordingly, the Employer
will seek the advice of its own tax or legal advisor to interpret and verify the testing percentages provided, and ensure
compliance with applicable nondiscrimination requirements.
- The Employer bears a sole responsibility for nondiscrimination testing and the continued qualified status of its cafeteria
plan under all applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The testing percentages provided by WageWorks are merely an indicator of compliance with three of the applicable
nondiscrimination tests — the Cafeteria Plan 25% Key Employee Concentration Test, the Dependent Care 5%
Shareholder Test, and the Dependent Care 55% Average Benefits Test. The Employer must also ensure compliance
with the Eligibility Test and Contributions and Benefits Test applicable to the Cafeteria Plan, the URM, and the DDC
Plan, as well as other tests that may apply to the benefits offered through the Cafeteria Plan. To ensure compliance
with applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, additional nondiscrimination testing and result verification must
be undertaken by the Employer with the assistance of its tax or legal counsel.
- Discrimination testing should be conducted at least 180 days prior to the end of the Plan Year to which the data relates
to ensure adequate time to make any required corrections.. WageWorks will assist with discrimination testing no less
frequently than once per year and no more frequently than once every ninety (90) days.
Form 5500 Preparation:
Only employers with more than 100 participating employees at the beginning of the plan year are required to file Form 5500.
The employer, upon submission of an annual request for form 5500 Assistance Plan Sponsor and Cafeteria Plan Information
Data Sheet, authorizes WageWorks to prepare a "signature -ready" From 5500 and applicable schedules based upon the
information proves regarding the Employer and its cafeteria plan. As consideration for this service, the Plan
Sponsor/Administrator agrees to release and hold WageWorks, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, owners,
shareholders, attorneys, successors and assigns harmless from any liability arising as a result of the provisions of, or
reliance upon such "signature -ready" forms. In addition, the Employer understands and agrees that:
- WageWorks is not in the business of providing legal or tax advice, and the Employer, as the plan sponsor/administrator,
will not construe the testing percentages provided by WageWorks to be legal or tax advice. Accordingly, the Employer
will seek the advice of its own tax or legal advisor to interpret and verify the testing percentages provided, and ensure
compliance with applicable nondiscrimination requirements.
- The Employer bears a sole responsibility for nondiscrimination testing and the continued qualified status of its cafeteria
plan under all applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Providing WageWorks with the information needed to complete the Form 5500 does not constitute an actual filing with
the Internal Revenue Service. The timely submission of the appropriate forms remains the responsibility of the
Employer.
- If WageWorks has been asked to prepare sample Form 5500s after the filing deadline has passed, the Employer agrees
to hold WageWorks, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, owners, shareholders, attorneys, successors and
assigns harmless from any liability arising from as a result of late filing.
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3. Billing and Collection of Fees
a) Public Sector" Employers: Service Fees will be invoiced on the 15`h day of each month and collected by
WageWorks' initiated ACH debit on the 15`h day of each month. Where electronic access to an employer's bank
account for the collection of fees is not permitted by law, Service Fees will be due within 30 days.
b) Private Employers: Service Fees will be invoiced each month and collected by WageWorks' initiated ACH debit on
the 151nday of each month.
FSA (Health FSA), LPSA (Limited Purpose Health FSA), DCFSA (Dependent Day Care), HSA (Health Savings Account)
'" Public Sector Employers include schools, governmental entities and other employers where electronic access to an employer's bank
account by an unrelated third party service provider is not permitted by law.
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Appendix D
Funding Options Schedule
Method 2 — Daily Client Bank Settlement
In accordance with the attached Reimbursement Services Agreement, Employer has designated this funding option.
To the extent this Appendix conflicts with the Agreement (with the exception of Section II.C. and Section III: Liability
and Indemnity Section of the Agreement), this Appendix shall control. For purposes of the foregoing, an executed
Funding Option Change Form shall be valid and in force only if agreed to by WageWorks.
1. Settlement of Claims
a. Benefits under the Employer's Plan will be paid from an Employer -owned and named account (the "Account") in a
financial institution selected by the Employer and agreed upon by WageWorks. The Account may include a zero
balance feature, although it is not required. Benefits will be remitted from the Account without prior funds
confirmation and without Employer preapproval of claims payments to be disbursed. WageWorks shall not be
responsible for any delay in remitting such funds for benefits to the extent that such delay is the result of Employer's
delay in making sufficient funds available in the Account
b. Review of claims payments disbursed are available daily to the Employer on the WageWorks website. Any
identified discrepancy with disbursed payments shall be discussed with Employer account rep. Agreed upon
corrections to participant balances shall be adjusted within 2 business days and credited back to Employer account.
Credits shall be applied to Employer account weekly and netted against funds requirements
c. Payment features for participants: Flex debit card, check, direct deposit
d. Transactions on the Flex debit card and direct deposit will settle directly from the Account by WageWorks initiating
daily ACH debits on the Account. All checks will settle directly from Account which is owned by the Employer.
e. This funding option does not include the Positive Pay Security Feature.
2. Employer Obligations
The Employer shall:
a.
Make sufficient funds from its general assets available in the Account to pay eligible reimbursement benefits under
its Plan [Note: the Account should not be opened in the Plan's or WageWorks' name]
b.
Grant WageWorks withdrawal authority over the Account sufficient to enable it to pay benefits under the Employer's
Plan in order to:
i. draw benefit checks directly on the employer owned Account
ii. electronically transfer benefit payments from the employer owned Account
iii. electronically access Account Information
iv. execute the financial institution's standard Deposit/Account Agreement on the Employer's behalf (subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein and as WageWorks may otherwise establish)
c.
Provide WageWorks with the name, address and contact person at the financial institution associated with the
Account, and provide timely notice to WageWorks if such information changes
d.
Provide WageWorks with the name, address and contact person at the Employer associated with the Account, and
provide timely notice to WageWorks if such information changes
e.
Upon request by WageWorks, provide copies of all deposit verification receipts, Account statements, and other
correspondence from the financial institution
f.
Bear sole responsibility for any fees imposed with respect to the Account by the financial institution, including but
not limited to: Account maintenance fees, insufficient funds fees, fees with respect to voided or stopped checks, etc.
unless such fees are solely the result of administrative error by WageWorks
g.
Ensure that any filters, debit blocks, or similar financial restrictions on the Account are removed or modified in such
a way as to ensure the successful remittance of eligible reimbursement benefits under the Employer's plan
h.
If, at any time, the amount of reimbursement benefits payable under the applicable Plan provisions exceeds the
amount deposited by the Employer in the Account, the Employer shall transfer an amount necessary to the Account
to fulfill its reimbursement obligations under the applicable Plan before any further reimbursement benefit payment
is made. WageWorks is under no obligation to advance funds on behalf of the Employer.
i.
WageWorks will not be responsible for paying claims to the extent sufficient funds are not provided to WageWorks
within five (5) business days of the receipt of the request for such funds from WageWorks. Furthermore,
WageWorks will immediately cease to provide the services outlined within this Agreement until such time as an
amount equal to the aggregate of all Requests payable under the Employer's Plan are received by WageWorks
from the Employer. The Employer agrees to indemnify WageWorks for all amounts and expenses resulting from
the Employer's failure to provide sufficient funds and shall hold WageWorks, its officers and directors, harmless for
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any liability for which the Employer or the Plan may become liable.
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Appendix E
FREE Flex Debit Payment Card Services
The following additional provisions shall apply with respect to Flex Debit Card Payment Services for FSAs and Commuter
benefits and the issuance of WageWorks debit cards to Participants. The term, "Card," shall mean a WageWorks' debit card
issued to a Participant.
1. Unless otherwise directed by you in writing, each employee that enrolls in the Plan will receive a free flex debit card
and be allowed to order additional free cards for their spouse and/or dependents. Cards will be accompanied by and
subject to a cardholder agreement between our issuing bank and the cardholder. There is no charge (to you, your
employees or their dependents) for the debit cards.
2. WageWorks shall be responsible to provide administrative services to Participants, including updating Participants'
records, maintaining accurate account balances and deposit information, activating and deactivating Cards, responding
to Participants' inquiries and providing appropriate notices of actions taken.
3. Payment of Card transactions shall be withdrawn against the applicable Participant's Account and shall be reimbursed
by the Employer based on the benefit claims funding method chosen by the Employer.
4. WageWorks agrees to reasonably ensure compliance with proper use of the Card and take whatever action is
necessary to investigate and resolve errors in Card transactions asserted by Participants.
5. WageWorks agrees to cancel, as soon as is administratively practicable, access to a Participant's Card when a Card is
reported as being lost or stolen.
6. The debit card may only be used for the payment of qualified expenses and (as required by the IRS) all transactions
are subject to review. Some transactions will be reviewed and adjudicated automatically. For example, (if we have your
health plan co -pays in our system) transactions at a doctor's office that are equal to the employee's medical co -pay will
be automatically adjudicated, and no further verification will be required. Also, at "certified" drugstores, grocers, and
superstores, the debit card separates purchases into flex -eligible and ineligible items and only pays for qualified
healthcare items. This eliminates the inconvenience of requesting receipts (for further verification) when employees use
the card at 40,000 "certified retail" locations. The employee will be directed to supply receipts for all remaining
transactions that were not adjudicated automatically. This requirement applies to payments from FSA and HRA
accounts.
7. WageWorks agrees, upon notice from Employer of termination or ineligibility of a Participant to, as soon as is
administratively practicable, to deactivate such Participant's Card. If Employer fails to provide this notice in a timely
manner causing payment of ineligible expenses, Employer will be responsible for all costs incurred for subsequent
Card transactions made by the terminated or ineligible Participant.
8. At the time of each employee's enrollment in the Plan and in the cardholder agreement, the employee agrees to
reimburse you for the amount of any card transaction that was not for a qualified expense. For transactions determined
to be for non -qualified expenses ("WE"), the employee will automatically be notified of the amount due on the
employee website. The amount due can be repaid at the employee web site. If the any portion of an amount due still
remains outstanding, we will offset the amount due against future claim reimbursements under the Plan. If the
employee does not repay any remaining amount due, you may, to the extent allowed by applicable law, withhold the
amount at issue from the employee's pay or may bill the employee. However, you are responsible for determining
whether applicable law will permit you to withhold such amounts and should consult legal counsel concerning such
withholding. You must also take action to ensure that further violations do not occur, including denial of access to the
card. In the event the amount cannot be collected from the employee, you should include the amount due as income
on the employee's W-2 form for the year in which you have exhausted collection efforts and have determined the
amount to be uncollectible. This requirement applies to payments from FSA and HRA accounts.
9. Employer acknowledges that any and all data or information necessary to provide a Card will reside on servers owned
by or operated on behalf of WageWorks' service providers. Employer hereby grants to WageWorks and its service
providers the right to receive process and perform services with all information and data that is submitted to
WageWorks in order for WageWorks to provide Cards. Employer further grants to WageWorks and its service
providers the right to derive and use aggregate and statistical data from such information and data.
10. Employer hereby grants to WageWorks and its service providers a non-exclusive, non -transferable, royalty -free license
to use Employer's trademarks in connection with the Card programs, in the forms and formats approved by Employer
on (i) Cards; (ii) periodic statements; and (iii) other communications to Plan Participants with respect to the accounts.
Employer agrees that the name of the financial institution which issues the Cards, a web site Uniform Resource
Locater, and a customer service phone number will be printed on all Cards.
11. Employer agrees to notify WageWorks immediately upon suspicion or confirmation of inappropriate or fraudulent Card
use.
12. As provided in this Appendix, Employer has authorized and instructed WageWorks to implement its standard
administrative procedures to provide services in accordance with this Appendix and the Agreement. Such standard
administrative procedures may be different for one or more Card transactions or groups or categories of Card
transactions, as determined solely by WageWorks.
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Exhibit A
HIPAA
BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT
THIS APPENDIX, effective upon the execution of the Reimbursement Services Agreement attached hereto, by and between
WageWorks, Inc. (WageWorks) and the County of Jefferson MEDICAL CARE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN (the "URM Plan") is
adopted by the County of Jefferson (the "Employer") on behalf of the URM Plan and is incorporated into and made part of
the Reimbursement Services Agreement ("Agreement") between WageWorks and the Employer. This Exhibit A is intended
to comply with the business associate agreement provisions set forth in 45 CFR §§ 164.314 and 164.504(e), and any other
applicable provisions of 45 CFR parts 160 and 164, issued pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191 as amended, including by the Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical
Health Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("ARRA"), (collectively "HIPAA").
WageWorks recognizes that in the performance of services for the URM Plan under the Agreement it will have access to,
create, and/or receive from the URM Plan or on its behalf Protected Health Information ("PHI"). For purposes herein, PHI
shall have the meaning given to such term in 45 CFR § 1640.103, limited to the information created or received from the
URM Plan or on its behalf by WageWorks. Whenever used in this Exhibit A other capitalized terms shall have the respective
meaning set forth below, unless a different meaning shall be clearly required by the context. In addition, other capitalized
terms used in this Exhibit A but not defined herein, shall have the same meaning as those terms are defined under HIPAA.
SECTION 1. WAGEWORKS RESPONSIBILITIES
1.1 WageWorks may use or disclose PHI, provided that such use or disclosure of PHI would not violate HIPAA, as
follows: (a) as permitted or required in this Exhibit A and in the Agreement; (b) as Required by law in accordance
with 45 CFR § 164.512; (c) for the proper management and administration of WageWorks; (d) to fulfill any present
or future legal responsibilities; (e) for Data Aggregation services to the URM Plan (as defined in 45 CFR § 164.501;
or (f) any use and disclosure of PHI that has been de -identified within the meaning of 45 CFR § 164.514.
1.2 WageWorks agrees to implement commercially reasonable and appropriate safeguards to prevent the use and
disclosure of PHI other than as provided for by this Exhibit A.
1.3 WageWorks agrees to implement commercially reasonable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that
reasonably and appropriately protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the electronic protected health
information that it creates, receives, maintains, or transmits on behalf of the URM Plan.
1.4 WageWorks agrees to report to the URM Plan any successful Security Incident that is material or any use or
disclosure of PHI of which it becomes aware that is not provided for by this Exhibit A or in the Agreement.
1.5 WageWorks agrees to ensure that any agent, including a subcontractor, to whom it provides PHI agrees to similar
restrictions and conditions that apply through this Exhibit A to WageWorks with respect to such information.
1.6 At the request of the URM Plan, and in a mutually agreeable time and manner, WageWorks agrees to provide
access to PHI it holds in a Designated Record Set (as defined in 45 CFR § 164.501), to the URM Plan, or as
directed by the URM Plan, to an Individual in order to meet the requirements under 45 CFR § 164.524. WageWorks
shall have the right to charge the Individual a reasonable cost -based fee, as permitted by 45 CFR § 164.524.
WageWorks assumes no obligation to coordinate the provision of PHI maintained by other business associates of
the URM Plan.
1.7 At the request of the URM Plan, and in a mutually agreeable time and manner, WageWorks agrees to make any
amendment(s) to PHI it holds in a Designated Record Set that the URM Plan directs or agrees to pursuant to 45
CFR § 164.526 at the request of the URM Plan or an Individual.
1.8 At the request of the URM Plan, and in a mutually agreeable time and manner, WageWorks agrees to make its
internal practices, books and records relating to the use and disclosure of PHI received from, or created or received
by WageWorks on behalf of the URM Plan available to the Secretary (as defined in 45 CFR § 160.103), for
purposes of the Secretary determining the URM Plan's compliance with the Privacy and Security Rules.
1.9 WageWorks agrees to document such disclosures of PHI and information related to such disclosures of PHI and
information related to such disclosures as would be required for the URM Plan to respond to a request by an
Individual for an accounting of disclosures of PHI in accordance with 45 CFR § 164.528.
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3.2 This Exhibit A shall be interpreted as broadly as necessary to implement and comply with HIPAA and the Privacy
and Security Rules, and any ambiguity in this Exhibit A shall be resolved in favor of a meaning that complies and is
consistent with HIPAA and the Privacy and Security Rules. Both parties agree that the provisions of this Exhibit A
shall prevail over any provisions in the Agreement that may conflict or appear inconsistent with any provisions of
this Exhibit A.
3.3 Both parties acknowledge that future changes to the requirements of HIPAA, the Privacy and Security Rules, and
other applicable laws relating to the security and confidentiality of PHI may require amendment to this Exhibit A.
Upon the written request of either party, the other party agrees to promptly enter into negotiations concerning the
terms of an amendment to this Exhibit A. If either party disagrees with any such amendment, it shall so notify the
other party in writing within 30 days of notice. If the parties are unable to agree on an amendment within 30 days
thereafter, then any of the parties may terminate the Agreement in accordance with the termination section of the
Agreement.
3.4 Notwithstanding Section 3.3 above and without limiting the rights of the parties under the Agreement, upon written
notice of the existence of an alleged material breach of the terms of this Exhibit A, the URM Plan shall afford
WageWorks an opportunity to cure said breach upon mutually agreeable terms. Failure to cure within 30 days shall
be immediate grounds for termination of the Agreement.
3.5 Section 1.11 shall survive the termination or expiration of the Agreement for the reasons stated therein. The other
provisions of this Exhibit A shall survive the termination of the Agreement and remain in full force and effect
thereafter for so long as WageWorks or any of its employees, agents or subcontractors remains in possession of
PHI in accordance with Section 1.11 of this Exhibit A and shall expire thereafter.
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Consent Agenda
Commissioners Office
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Leslie Locke, Deputy Clerk of the Board RPPMvfed by the 130arj
Jefferson County Commis'aios,a,,,
DATE: March 4, 2013
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT re: Reimbursement Services Agreement, Flex Benefits
Plan; No Dollar Amount; Jefferson County Auditor; WageWorks, Inc.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
AGREEMENT re: Reimbursement Services Agreement, Flex Benefits Plan; No Dollar Amount; Jefferson
County Auditor; WageWorks, Inc. The Flex Plan covers Medical Care Expense Reimbursement and
Dependent Day Care for Jefferson County personnel.
Due to time constraints, this agreement was signed by County Administrator, Philip Morley on February 15,
2013.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Commissioners are being asked to validate the approval of this agreement, 6,1
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REVIEWED BY:
Philip Morl&y County Administrator
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Date