| (a) Separate parts of a plan for members of a group
that are provided through alternative contracts that are intended
to be part of a coordinated package of benefits are considered one
plan, and there is no COB among the separate parts of the plan.
(b) If a plan coordinates benefits, its contract must
state the types of coverage that will be considered in applying the
COB provision of that contract. Whether the contract uses the term
"plan" or some other term such as "program," the contractual definition
may be no broader than the definition of "plan" in this subchapter.
The model COB contract provisions provide an example of how to define
"plan" in §3.3510(d) of this title (relating to Model COB Contract
Provisions).
(c) A contract may apply one COB provision to certain
benefits, such as dental benefits, coordinating only with like benefits,
and may apply other separate COB provisions to coordinate other benefits.
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