Qualifying Events - 29 U.S.C. § 1163: COBRA

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COBRA - Qualifying Events - 29 U.S.C. § 1163 is a state statute published by U.S. Government (Office of the Law Revision Counsel). It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• 29 U.S.C. § 1163: Paragraph (2) (Termination or reduction of hours)

  “The termination (other than by reason of such employee’s gross misconduct), or reduction of hours, of the covered employee’s employment.”

• 29 U.S.C. § 1163: Qualifying event, paragraph (5) (loss of dependent status)

  “For purposes of this part, the term ‘‘qualifying event’’ means, with respect to any covered employee, any of the following events which, but for the continuation coverage required under this part, would result in the loss of coverage of a qualified beneficiary: (1) The death of the covered...”

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