19 Disability. Means (A) "disability" as defined in any group long-term disability policy or program sponsored by the Company and in effect at the time a Participant who has suffered a physical or mental impairment makes application under this Plan for a disability distribution, or (B) if no such policy or program is in force at such time, "disability" as defined in section 1382c(a)(3) of volume 42 of the United States Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, provided, however, that the disability
... (whether under the definition in (A) or in (B)) must be of a duration of at least six (6) consecutive months from the date the Participant suffers the disability, notwithstanding any different requirements of duration under either definition in the actual policy or program or in the United States Code, respectively. A Participant who has suffered a Disability shall be referred to as "Disabled" within the meaning of this Section 1.9. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1.9 to the contrary, a Participant shall also be deemed to be Disabled under this Plan without regard to the six month waiting period described in this section if the Plan Committee receives from the physician treating the Participant for the disabling condition written evidence satisfactory to the Plan Committee (in its sole discretion) to the effect that the Participant has incurred a disabling condition described in clauses (A) or (B) of this section and a certification that, in his/her professional opinion, such condition will continue for a duration of at least six months. For purposes of this section, the term "physician" means a doctor of medicine who is licensed and authorized to treat the type of condition which the Participant claims is disabling.
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