29 U.S.C. § 1161 — Plans must provide continuation coverage to certain individuals

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Each group health plan must offer continuation coverage to a qualified beneficiary who would lose coverage because of a qualifying event. This rule does not apply in a year when all employers maintaining the plan normally had fewer than 20 employees on a typical business day in the preceding year.

(a) In general The plan sponsor of each group health plan must provide, under this part, that each qualified beneficiary who would lose coverage under the plan as a result of a qualifying event is entitled, under the plan, to elect, within the election period, continuation coverage under the plan. (b) Exception for certain plans Subsection (a) must not apply to any group health plan for any calendar year if all employers maintaining such plan normally employed fewer than 20 employees on a typical business day during the preceding calendar year.

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(a) In general

The plan sponsor of each group health plan shall provide, in accordance with this part, that each qualified beneficiary who would lose coverage under the plan as a result of a qualifying event is entitled, under the plan, to elect, within the election period, continuation coverage under the plan.

(b) Exception for certain plans

Subsection (a) shall not apply to any group health plan for any calendar year if all employers maintaining such plan normally employed fewer than 20 employees on a typical business day during the preceding calendar year.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 93–406, title I, § 601, as added Pub. L. 99–272, title X, § 10002(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 227; amended Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, §§ 7862(c)(1)(B), 7891(a)(1), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2432, 2445.)

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1986Enacted · Pub. L. 93-406 · 100 Stat. 227
1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-239 · 103 Stat. 2432, 2445

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 93-406 on 1986-04-07.

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