COBRA Services

The Vendor is required to provide cobra continuation in accordance with federal cobra regulations on behalf of the city.
- Clearly indicate whether the tasks or services listed below are included as part of their submitted cobra administration package.
- Initial notification
• Initial notification to each newly eligible employee, spouse, and dependents and to each newly enrolled spouse in accordance with federal cobra regulations.
• Official notice must be mailed to the last known home address via first class mail, with proof of mailing in accordance with federal cobra regulations.
• Initial notification to each newly eligible employee, spouse, and dependents and to each newly enrolled spouse in accordance with federal cobra regulations.
• Official notice must be mailed to the last known home address via first class mail, with proof of mailing in accordance with federal cobra regulations.
- Qualifying event notices
• Qualifying event notices must contain all the statutory language and terms of the model notice as defined in the federal cobra regulations.
• Qualifying event notices must be sent to qualified beneficiaries via first class mail within 14 days of notification by the city and must be managed by the vendor in accordance with federal cobra regulations and posted simultaneously to each qualified beneficiary’s online or digital account.
• Event notification and proof of mailing must be documented to defend against failure disputes and archived for at least six (6) plan years from the date qualification for cobra continuation ends for each qualified beneficiary.
• Qualifying event notices must contain all the statutory language and terms of the model notice as defined in the federal cobra regulations.
• Event notification and proof of mailing must be documented to defend against failure disputes and archived for at least six (6) plan years from the date qualification for cobra continuation ends for each qualified beneficiary.