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A. Upon termination, the city or designee shall notify the employee of his or her right to extend the health plan coverage. This notice will be in accordance with COBRA, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. Under COBRA, if an employee terminates employment with the city of Palmer, the employee is entitled to continue participating in the city’s group health plan for a prescribed period of time, usually 18 months. (In certain circumstances, such as an employee’s divorce or death, the length of coverage period may be longer for qualified dependents.) COBRA coverage is not extended to employees terminated for gross misconduct.

B. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) of 1994 provides an employee who is on military leave of absence will retain their health insurance coverage for the first 31 days of uniformed service. Employees on military leave of absence which extends beyond the 31 days will be eligible for COBRA benefits for up to 24 months.

C. If a former employee chooses to continue group benefits under COBRA, he/she must pay the total applicable premium plus a two percent administrative fee. Coverage will cease if the former employee fails to make premium payments as scheduled, becomes covered by another group plan that does not exclude pre-existing conditions or becomes eligible for Medicare. (Ord. 12-001 § 3, 2013)