▁Security ▁Act ▁(" ER IS A "). ▁The ▁Court ▁held ▁that ▁health care ▁plan ▁fid u ci aries ▁cannot ▁demand ▁re imb urs ement ▁for ▁medical ▁benefits ▁from ▁a ▁plan ▁member ' s ▁general ▁assets ▁if ▁the ▁benef ici ary ' s ▁general ▁assets ▁cannot ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁payment ▁from ▁the ▁fid u ci ary . ▁Although ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁court ' s ▁r uling ▁would ▁have ▁little ▁impact , ▁others ▁suggested ▁the ▁case ▁places ▁" sign ific ant ▁restrictions " ▁on ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁ER IS A ▁benefit ▁plan ▁prov iders . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁Employee ▁Ret irement ▁In come ▁Security ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁regul ates ▁health ▁care ▁benefit ▁plans ▁that ▁are ▁established ▁by ▁employ ers . ▁Section ▁ 5 0 2 ( a )( 3 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁states ▁that ▁health care ▁plan ▁fid u ci aries ▁may ▁bring ▁civil ▁law su its ▁to ▁en force ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁health care ▁plans . ▁Robert ▁Mont an ile ▁participated ▁in ▁an ▁ER IS A ▁health ▁plan ▁that ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁E lev ator ▁Indust ry ▁Health ▁Ben ef it ▁Plan ▁(" the ▁Board "). ▁The ▁terms ▁of ▁his ▁plan ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁re im bur se ▁the ▁Board ▁when ▁he ▁re co vers ▁money ▁from ▁third ▁parties ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁medical ▁exp enses . ▁ ▁Initial ▁law suit ▁Robert ▁Mont an ile , ▁a ▁union