Easy to follow guidance for administering COBRA in your company! Quick Reference to COBRA Compliance, 2013-2014 Edition by Pamela Sande, Joan Vigliotta List Price: $399.00   Eligible for Free Standard Shipping on U.S. Prepaid Orders Imprint: Aspen Publishers ISBN: 9781454825715 Paperback: 662 pages Publication Cycle: Published annually Last Updated: 6/15/2012 Automatic Supplementation More Info. This product is available for pre-sale

Quick Reference to COBRA Compliance provides information for administering COBRA in an easy-to-read format that allows the professional to find that information quickly when needed. Additionally, many of the chapters include Job Aids; charts, checklists, sample notices, worksheets, and flowcharts that are specifically designed to assist the benefits professional in COBRA Administration. 1. OVERVIEW COBRA COBRA Regulations Exhibit 1 Legislative Summary Chart 2. COVERED EMPLOYERS General Information Exempt Employers Exhibit 1 Job Aid for Determining Exempt Employers Under COBRA 3. COVERED PLANS Group Health Plans Separate Plans 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR COBRA COVERAGE Qualified Beneficiaries Qualifying Events Exhibit 1 Job Aid for Determining COBRA Eligibility 5. COBRA CONTINUATION COVERAGE General Rules Plan Deductibles Coverage Changes Conversion Coverage 6. ELECTIONS General Rules Who Can Elect Coverage Waivers Coverage During the Election Period 7. TERMINATION OF COBRA COVERAGE Maximum Coverage Period Exhibit 1 Job Aid for Determining a Qualified Beneficiary's Maximum Coverage Period Exhibit 2 Job Aid for Measuring a Qualified Beneficiary's Maximum Coverage Period When a Qualified Beneficiary's COBRA Coverage Can Be Terminated Exhibit 3 Job Aid for Terminating COBRA Coverage 8. COBRA PREMIUMS Computing the Applicable Premium Timing of Payments 9. COBRA ADMINISTRATION Notice Requirements Exhibit 1 Job Aid for COBRA Notice Requirements General Notice Exhibit 2 Model General Notice Election Notice Exhibit 3 Model Election Notice Recordkeeping Exhibit 4 Job Aid for Recordkeeping Checklist 10. BUSINESS REORGANIZATIONS Definitions COBRA Responsibility 11. PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE In General IRS Penalties: Liable Parties IRS Penalties: Corrections and Waivers IRS Penalties: Minimum and Maximum Amounts 12. COBRA AND OTHER LAWS HIPAA Health FSAs FMLA USERRA Trade Act of 2002 HSAs and HRAs State Laws 13. OTHER MAJOR HEALTH CARE LAWS Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Mental Health Parity Act Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act National Health Care Reform 14. SUMMARY OF COBRA COURT CASES Small Employer Plans Multiemployer Plans Successor Employers Indian Tribes Dependents Individuals with Special Enrollment Rights Disability Insurance Life Insurance and Accidental Death Insurance Union Plans COBRA and Purchase of Health Insurance Gross Misconduct Social Security Determination Divorce and Legal Separation Dependent Status Loss of Coverage Independent Contractors Notice 60-Day Election Period Notice Shortened COBRA Period Nonpayment of Premiums COBRA Violationsalso ERISA Violations Noncompliance Penalties 15. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS DOL Opinion Letter 94-17A IRS Notice 94-103 IRS Revenue Ruling 96-8 Notice of Changes Under HIPAA IRS Notice 98-12 1998 DOL Prop. Reg. § 2520.102 (SPD Content Changes) 1998 IRS Prop. Reg. § 54.4980B (HIPAA Changes) 1999 IRS Final Reg. § 54.4980B 1999 IRS Prop. Reg. § 54.4980B 1999 Corrections to IRS Final Reg. § 54.4980B 2001 IRS Final Reg. § 54.4980B 2004 DOL Final Regulations Part 2590 IRS Revenue Ruling 2003-70 USERRA Poster IRS Revenue Ruling 2004-22 2007 IRS Proposed Regulations § 1.125 (Cafeteria Plans) IRS Notice 2009-27 16. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Covered Employers Covered Plans Eligibility for COBRA Coverage COBRA Continuation Coverage Elections Termination of COBRA Coverage COBRA Notices and Recordkeeping Requirements Business Reorganizations COBRA Premiums Penalties for Noncompliance COBRA and Other Laws 17. 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