5.8.1 Eligibility for Continuation of Coverage
a. Employees An employee of the College covered by a group health plan may have a right to choose this continuation of coverage if he/she loses his/her group health coverage because of a reduction in hours of employment or the termination of employment. b. Spouses of Employees The spouse of an employee covered by a group health plan may be a qualified beneficiary and may have the right to choose continuation of coverage, if he/she loses group health coverage under a group health plan for reasons such as: - Death of spouse
- Termination of spouse’s employment or reduction in spouse’s hours of employment
- Divorce or legal separation from spouse
- Spouse becomes eligible for Medicare coverage
c. Dependent Children A dependent child (a child born to, or placed for adoption with, the covered employee during a period of continuation of coverage) of an employee covered by a group health plan is also a qualified beneficiary. Dependent children have a right to continuation of coverage if group health coverage is lost for any of the following reasons: - Death of a parent
- Termination of a parent’s employment or reduction in a parent’s hours of employment
- Parents’ divorce or legal separation
- A parent becoming entitled to Medicare
- Dependent child ceases to meet their group health plan definition of a dependent
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