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Assistance with Your Questions .............................................................................................31
Your HIPAA Rights ..................................................................................................................32
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ..................................................32
Certificate of Creditable Coverage .........................................................................................33
Your COBRA Continuation Coverage Rights ........................................................................34
Continuing Health Care Coverage through COBRA ...............................................................34
COBRA Qualifying Events and Length of Coverage ...............................................................34
18-Month Continuation .......................................................................................................34
36-Month Continuation .......................................................................................................35
COBRA Notifications ..............................................................................................................35
Cost of COBRA Coverage .....................................................................................................36
COBRA Continuation Coverage Payments ............................................................................36
How Benefit Extensions Impact COBRA ................................................................................36
When COBRA Coverage Ends ..............................................................................................37
Definitions ...............................................................................................................................38
Adoption of the Plan ...............................................................................................................41
APPENDIX A ............................................................................................................................42
APPENDIX B ............................................................................................................................44
APPENDIX C ............................................................................................................................48
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