COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) - Federal legislation relative to continuation of health benefits for all types of employee plans that are provided by employers having twenty or more employees. The most significant aspect is the requirement that employees and/or their dependents who become ineligible for coverage may purchase continued coverage for an additional 18 months (36 months for dependents in the event of an employee's death). Employers operating under Multiple Employer Trust (MET) such as Plan Services are treated as maintaining separate plans, and thus each of the employer units having fewer than 20 employees is exempt from COBRA regulations. Benefit Administrators are responsible for coordinating COBRA coverage options for the insured member and/or dependents.
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When Coverage Ends:
State Health Plan - SHP representive will contact employee.
Colonial Products- Colonial representive will contact employee.
Ameritas (Dental)-employee needs to contact Schools HBR
Opticare (Vision)-employee needs to contact Schools HBR