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COBRA

Employee’s Notice of Qualifying Event

You or a Qualified Beneficiary or authorized representative must notify the Contract Administrator no later than 60 days after the date of the following qualifying events:   Divorce/legal separation;   Dependent child ceases to be a dependent child;   Occurrence of a second qualifying event after you or a qualified beneficiary has become entitled to […]

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Employer Notification Requirements for COBRA Coverage:

Your employer must notify the contract administrator no later than 31 days after the following qualifying events:   Member’s death;   Member’s termination of employment or reduction of hours;   Member’s entitlement to Medicare;   Employer’s bankruptcy, if member has retired.

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Period of Continuation

Continuation Coverage will terminate on the earliest of the following dates:   The end of:   Please refer to Section entitled “Continuation of Coverage under Cal COBRA” on page. Eighteen (18) months in a case where the coverage originally terminated because of termination of employment or reduction in hours, unless CAL-COBRA applies due to coverage […]

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Loss of Group Health Plan Coverage

A member enrolled in COBRA will be entitled to enroll the member’s spouse or dependent who was not enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage when the member initially enrolled in COBRA for the duration of the member’s COBRA coverage if the member’s dependent loses coverage under another group health plan and the member’s dependent qualifies for […]

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Eligibility For Continuation

An event that causes a loss of coverage is called a “Qualifying Event”. Qualifying events for members include: 1. Reduction of hours by employee; 2. Employment ends for any reason other than gross misconduct. A Dependent is a qualified beneficiary and may also elect to continue the medical coverage if the Dependent’s medical coverage terminates […]

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