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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />JANUARY 19, 1988 <br />PAGE TWO <br />In the simplest of terms, COBRA requires that an employer <br />provide each employee, spouse of the employee, and dependent <br />child who are covered under the City's Group Health Plan <br />with continuing coverage for a maximum of 18 months after <br />termination of employment, except for gross misconduct or <br />loss of Group Health benefits due to a reduction <br />(voluntarily or involuntarily) in the number of working <br />hours. Coverage is extended a maximum of 36 months as the <br />result of death of the employee, divorce from the employee, <br />legal separation from the employee, the employee's <br />eligibility for Medi-Care benefits, or a dependent child who <br />ceases to be a dependent under the requirements of the <br />plan. In those cases where the City is aware that a <br />qualifying event has occurred or been informed by the <br />employee that a qualifying event has occurred, the City must <br />notify the employee or beneficiaries of the eligibility for <br />continuing coverage and if the coverage is accepted by the <br />employee, provide them with a form of payment book for them <br />to use in submitting their monthly payments during the time <br />they retain the coverage. <br />Attached for your information are copies of forms proposed <br />to be used by the staff to bring our health plan into <br />compliance with the COBRA requirements and hopefully <br />simplify the administrative detail that is required by these <br />regulations. <br />Staff is seeking no formal direction .from the Council as our <br />compliance with these regulations is mandatory but is <br />seeking to inform you of these requirements and your input <br />regarding the proposed forms. <br />DFP/mjs <br />Attachment: <br />1: <br />