HR 694 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To extend temporarily the 18-month period of continuation coverage under group health plans required under COBRA continuation coverage provisions so as to provide for a total period of continuation coverage of up to 24 months.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 26, 2009CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. SESTAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To extend temporarily the 18-month period of continuation coverage under group health plans required under COBRA continuation coverage provisions so as to provide for a total period of continuation coverage of up to 24 months.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘COBRA Coverage Extension Act of 2009’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF BASIC PERIOD OF COBRA CONTINUATION COVERAGE FROM 18 MONTHS TO 24 MONTHS.

(a) In General- In any case in which an individual is eligible for and has elected continuation coverage under a COBRA continuation coverage provision as of the date of the enactment of this Act and the period of continuation coverage applicable with respect to such individual under such provision would (but for this section) end before the end of the period of 12 calendar months following the date of the enactment of this Act by reason of a limitation under such provision of such coverage to 18 months after the date of the qualifying event, such limitation shall be extended to the earlier of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) the end of such period of 12-calendar months, orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) 24 months after the date of the qualifying event.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) COBRA Continuation Coverage Provision- For purposes of this section, the term ‘COBRA continuation coverage provision’ means--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) title XXII of the Public Health Service Act,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) section 8905a of title 5, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink