Retirement: Allows continued health coverage after leaving an employer. Divorce or separation: Qualifies for COBRA due to the loss of health coverage under a spouse’s employer-sponsored plan. Adult child ages off plan at 26: Turning 26 qualifies for COBRA because federal law ends eligibility unde...
Focuses on the offering of the COBRA continuation coverage to a spouse in anticipation of divorce. Coverage of a health plan for the spouse; Features of the COBRA obligation; Cost of employee contribution necessary to purchase medical benefits....
However, in the case of a divorce or legal separation, a covered employee or the employee's covered beneficiaries must notify the plan administrator of the qualifying event. The time limit for providing such a notice varies depending on plan rules, but it can't be fewer than 60 days. Afte...
Dependents must have had continuous coverage under a LACERA-administered medical plan; individuals with previous lapses in coverage are ineligible. Eligibility is also based on the dependent experiencing one of the following qualifying events: Divorce or legal separation of a spouse or eligible domestic...
right to temporary continuation of health coverage at group rates. This coverage, however, is only available when coverage is lost due to specific qualifying events such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce, and other life ...
A worker or qualified beneficiary should inform the plan manager of a qualifying event within 60 days after divorce or legitimate partition if that outcomes in loss of plan coverage or a child's ceasing to be covered as a dependent under the plan's guidelines. ...
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How long after a qualifying event does an employee have to elect COBRA coverage? An employee has 60 days after a qualifying event to decide if they want to enact COBRA. When is an employee eligible for COBRA continuation coverage? An employee is eligible if they have been employed and covere...
Under COBRA, former employees, spouses, former spouses, and dependent children must be offered the option of continued health insurance coverage at group rates, which otherwise would be terminated. While these individuals are likely to pay more for health insurance coverage through COBRA than they di...
The events that may qualify an employee or their family for COBRA coverage include voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in hours worked, the death of the employee, or the divorce or legal separation of the employee and their spouse.3 ...