COBRA
| Federal legislation (the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - COBRA) requires the University of California to allow formerly eligible employees and dependents to continue their medical, dental, and optical insurance coverage. When they lose eligibility for insurance due to certain qualifying events, employees and their dependents can continue coverage through COBRA by paying plan premiums directly to the insurance carriers. Only employees and their family members, if any, enrolled in the group insurance plans at the time of the qualifying events can elect COBRA.
Once you receive the COBRA packet from your department or the Benefits Office, you must submit the Application for COBRA Continuation form to your insurance plan's COBRA administrator plus one month's premium payment by the Application Form Due date as specified in the COBRA packet. (See Mailing Addresses and Premium Information for additional information.) |