Texas COBRA Continuation Coverage Election Notice
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How to fill out COBRA Continuation Coverage Election Notice?
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Qualified beneficiaries must be given an election period of at least 60 days during which each qualified beneficiary may choose whether to elect COBRA coverage. This period is measured from the later of the date of the qualifying event or the date the COBRA election notice is provided.
State law allows employees of smaller employers (fewer than 20 employees) to keep the same. group health insurance coverage for up to nine months after loss of a job or loss of coverage. because of a reduction in work hours. This is called state continuation.
The general notice describes general COBRA rights and employee obligations. This notice must be provided to each covered employee and each covered spouse of an employee who becomes covered under the plan. The notice must be provided within the first 90 days of coverage under the group health plan.
Federal law requires that most group health plans (including this Plan) give employees and their families the opportunity to continue their health care coverage through COBRA continuation coverage when there's a qualifying event that would result in a loss of coverage under an employer's plan.
Texas regulations require continuation coverage for a period of 9 months from the date of loss of coverage if the Qualifying Event is termination.
Any individual who is covered under a group health plan either as the employee, the spouse of the employee, or the dependent child of the employee is eligible for the nine (9) month state continuation coverage if they have been continuously covered under the group coverage for at least three (3) consecutive months
COBRA the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act -- requires group health plans to offer continuation coverage to covered employees, former employees, spouses, former spouses, and dependent children when group health coverage would otherwise be lost due to certain events.
Under Texas state continuation, you and your family may remain covered under your former employer's health plan for up to nine months if you are not eligible for COBRA.
STATE CONTINUATION: If you are not eligible for COBRA or if you have exhausted your COBRA coverage, Texas law provides you with coverage continuation rights.
