COBRA health insurance continuation
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
|
| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:COBRA
|
| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkb:Internal_Revenue_Service gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Labor |
| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act_(HIPAA)
Affordable Care Act (ACA) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
group health plans
employers with 20 or more employees state and local government employers spouses and dependent children of covered employees private-sector employers |
| gptkbp:codifiedIn |
gptkb:26_U.S.C._§_4980B
gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_300bb-1_et_seq. gptkb:29_U.S.C._§§_1161–1169 |
| gptkbp:compatibleWith |
church plans
federal government plans |
| gptkbp:coverageDuration |
up to 18 months
up to 36 months in some cases |
| gptkbp:covers |
same group health coverage as before qualifying event
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1985
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Consolidated_Omnibus_Budget_Reconciliation_Act_of_1985
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
COBRA health insurance continuation
|
| gptkbp:mayInclude |
2% administrative fee
|
| gptkbp:noticeRequirement |
plan administrators must notify qualified beneficiaries
employers must notify employees of COBRA rights |
| gptkbp:penalty |
excise tax
lawsuits statutory damages |
| gptkbp:provides |
temporary continuation of health coverage
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide continuation of group health coverage
|
| gptkbp:qualifyingEvents |
death of covered employee
job loss reduction in work hours dependent child ceasing to be dependent divorce or legal separation |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:insurance
gptkb:trade_unionist employee benefits insurance law |
| gptkbp:requires |
employee to pay full cost of coverage
|
| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
|
| gptkbp:terminationOfCoverage |
beneficiary becomes eligible for Medicare
employer stops offering group health plan nonpayment of premiums beneficiary obtains coverage under another group plan |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Consolidated_Omnibus_Budget_Reconciliation_Act_of_1985
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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