65 Child Support Order, such notice shall advise that Alternate Recipient that he or she may have a right to petition the issuing court to amend the Order. Notifications shall be sent to the addresses specified in the Order, or if the Order does not specify a ddresses, to the last known address of the employee member and the Alternate Recipient. o National Medical Support Notice. In the case of a National Medical Support Notice that is deemed a Qualified Medical Child Support Order, the Plan Administrator or its designee shall within 40 business days after the date of the Notice: (i ) notify the state agency issuing the Notice whether coverage of the child is available under the terms of the Plan and, if so, whether such child is covered under the Plan and either the effective date of the coverage or, if necessary, any steps to be tak en by the custodial parent (or governmental official) to effectuate the coverage, and (ii) provide the custodial parent (or governmental official) a description of the coverage available and any forms or documents necessary to effectuate such coverage. o Designation of Representative. The Alternate Recipient shall be permitted to designate in writing a representative for receipt of copies of notices that are sent to the Alternate Recipient with respect to a Medical Child Support Order. Such written designation shall be provided to the Plan Administrator or its designee. o Payment for Benefits. Any payment for benefits made by the Plan pursuant to a Medical Child Support Order in reimbursement for expenses paid by an Alternate Recipient or an Alternate Recipient's custodial parent or legal guardian shall be made to the Alternate Recipient or the Alternate Recipient's custodial parent or legal guardian. Payments to a governmental official whose name and address have been substituted for the address of an Alternate Recipient shall be treated as payment of benefits to the Alternate Recipient. Actions Taken by the Plan Administrator If the Plan Administrator or its designee acts in accordance with Part 4 of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), in treating a Medical Child Support Order as being (or not being) a Qualified Medical Child Su pport Order, then the Plan's obligation to the employee member and each Alternate Recipient shall be discharged to the extent of any payment made pursuant to such act of the Plan Administrator or its designee.

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