Common use of COBRA or State Continuation Coverage Clause in Contracts

COBRA or State Continuation Coverage. If a Member whose coverage is provided pursuant to COBRA or under a right of continuation provided by state or other federal law is covered under another Contract, the Contract covering the Member as an employee, member, subscriber or retiree or covering the Member as a dependent of an employee, member, subscriber or retiree is the Primary Contract and the COBRA or state or other federal continuation coverage is the Secondary Contract. If the other Contract does not have this rule, and as a result, the Contracts do not agree on the order of benefits, this rule is ignored. This rule does not apply if the rule labeled 4.a) can determine the order of benefits.

COBRA or State Continuation Coverage. If a Member person whose coverage is provided pursuant to COBRA or under a right of continuation provided by state or other federal law is covered under another ContractPlan, the Contract Plan covering the Member person as an employee, a subscriber/member, subscriber or retiree /employee or covering the Member person as a dependent of an employee, a subscriber/member, subscriber or retiree /employee is the Primary Contract Plan and the COBRA or state or other federal continuation coverage is the Secondary ContractPlan. If the other Contract Plan does not have this rule, and as a result, the Contracts Plans do not agree on the order of benefits, this rule is ignored. This rule does not apply if the rule labeled 4.a) 4. a. can determine the order of benefits.