Qualified Health Plan Certification Application For Plan Year 2019 Individual Marketplace

This document is a one‑year confidentiality and non‑disclosure agreement governing the transfer of NCQA and Joint Commission accreditation reports from Covered California to a Qualified Health Plan (QHP) applicant for use in the Covered California exchange application. The agreement does not create a service contract, payment terms, or deliverables beyond the limited, protected use of the reports. • Parties: Covered California (disclosing party) and an unnamed QHP applicant (receiving party). • Obligations: The applicant may use the reports solely for its exchange application, must keep them confidential, and must return or destroy them upon termination. • Intellectual Property: All rights in the reports remain with NCQA and The Joint Commission; the applicant receives no ownership or licensing rights. • Term: One year from the effective date (date to be filled in at signing), with no automatic renewal clause. • Governing Law: State of California.