Section 400
- 401. General Information
- 402. Qualified Beneficiary
- 403. Initial General COBRA Notice
- 404. COBRA Qualifying Events
- 405. Retiree Benefit Plan Alternate Coverage
- 406. Leaves of Absence
- 407. Loss of Group Coverage in Anticipation of a Qualifying Event
- 408. COBRA Election Notice and Election Form
- 409. COBRA Qualifying Event Notification Responsibilities
- 410. Notice of Unavailability of Continuation Coverage
- 411. Election Period
- 412. Length of COBRA Coverage
- 413. COBRA Premiums
- 414. Gross Misconduct
- 415. Noncompliance Penalties and Fines
- 416. Open Enrollment Period
- 417. COBRA in Retirement
- 418. Loss of COBRA Continuation Coverage
- 419. Completion of COBRA Enrollment Forms
- 420. Dental/Vision COBRA Premiums
- 421. Insurance Plan Addresses
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Attachments
- A - Sample Initial General COBRA Notice
- B - Sample COBRA Election Notice
- C - Sample COBRA Continuation Election Form
- D - Sample Notice of Unavailability of Continuation Coverage
- E - Initial General COBRA Notice Log
- F - COBRA Election Notice Log
- G - Monthly COBRA Status Report
- H - COBRA Calendar
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Benefits Administration Manual
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
416. Open Enrollment Period
COBRA enrollees have the same rights as active employees to make allowable changes to their coverage during the annual open enrollment period. This information is communicated in the Initial and Election notices. Specific instructions will be sent to all COBRA enrollees by DPA prior to the beginning of the open enrollment period. The effective date of any action during open enrollment is January 1, of the following year.
Note: If covered active employees add a spouse, domestic partner, and/or dependent children to their coverage during an open enrollment period, the Personnel Office is required to provide an Initial General COBRA Notice to the newly covered spouse or domestic partner. Keep in mind that notification to the covered spouse or domestic partner is deemed notification to the covered dependent children (if any).
Updated February 14, 2011 at 3:51 PM.