Election of COBRA Continuation Coverage. A Subscriber or Dependent identified in 3.1(a) or (b) above must elect to continue coverage within sixty (60) days of the election notice which qualifies him to continue coverage. If the election is not made within sixty (60) days, the Subscriber or Dependent is not eligible to continue coverage under this Plan. Each Subscriber or Dependent will have an independent right to elect COBRA continuation coverage. Subscribers may elect COBRA continuation coverage on behalf of their spouses, and parents may elect COBRA continuation coverage on behalf of their children. For purposes of COBRA continuation coverage, “similarly situated employees” means the group of covered employees, spouses of covered employees, or Dependent children of covered employees receiving coverage under a Group Health Benefit Plan maintained by the employer. Similarly situated employees receive healthcare coverage for a reason other than under COBRA continuation coverage and who, based on all of the facts and circumstances are most similarly situated to the circumstances of the qualified Subscriber immediately before the qualifying event. For the purposes of determining the cost of COBRA continuation coverage, the Plan is entitled to take into account the Plan under which COBRA continuation coverage is provided.
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Samples: Group Health Insurance Certificate of Coverage, Group Health Insurance Certificate of Coverage, Group Health Insurance Certificate of Coverage
Election of COBRA Continuation Coverage. A Subscriber or Dependent identified in 3.1(a) or (b) above must elect to continue coverage within sixty (60) days of the election notice which qualifies him to himto continue coverage. If the election is not made within sixty (60) days, the Subscriber or Dependent is not eligible to continue coverage under this Plan. Each Subscriber or Dependent will have an independent right to elect COBRA continuation coverage. Subscribers may elect COBRA continuation coverage on behalf of their spouses, and parents may elect COBRA continuation coverage on behalf of their children. For purposes of COBRA continuation coverage, “similarly situated employees” means the group of covered employees, spouses of covered employees, or Dependent children of covered employees receiving coverage under a Group Health Benefit Plan maintained by the employer. Similarly situated employees receive healthcare coverage for a reason other than under COBRA continuation coverage and who, based on all of the facts and circumstances are most similarly situated to the circumstances of o f the qualified Subscriber immediately before the qualifying event. For the purposes of determining the cost of COBRA continuation coverage, the Plan is entitled to take into account the Plan under which COBRA continuation coverage is provided.
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Election of COBRA Continuation Coverage. A Subscriber or Dependent identified in 3.1(a) or (b) above must elect to continue coverage within sixty (60) days of the election notice which qualifies him to continue coverage. If the election is not made within sixty (60) days, the Subscriber or Dependent is not eligible to continue coverage under this Plan. Each Subscriber or Dependent will have an independent right to elect COBRA continuation coverage. Subscribers may elect COBRA continuation coverage on behalf of their spouses, and parents may elect COBRA continuation coverage on behalf of their children. For purposes of COBRA continuation coverage, “similarly situated employees” means the group of covered employees, spouses of covered employees, or Dependent children of covered employees receiving coverage under a Group Health Benefit Plan maintained by the employer. Similarly situated employees receive healthcare coverage for a reason other than under COBRA continuation coverage and who, based on all of the facts and circumstances circumstances, are most similarly situated to the circumstances of the qualified Subscriber immediately before the qualifying event. For the purposes of determining the cost of COBRA continuation coverage, the Plan is entitled to take into account the Plan under which COBRA continuation coverage is provided.
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Samples: Group Enrollment Agreement