The process of providing required notices, processing elections, and managing premium billing for COBRA continuation coverage.
COBRA administration requires: initial COBRA notice within 90 days of plan eligibility, election notice within 14 days of a qualifying event, election period of 60 days for the qualified beneficiary, premium billing and collection during the continuation period (up to 18 months in most cases).
Late or missed COBRA notices are a common compliance failure for non-PEO employers. PEOs administering COBRA automate the notice timing and billing.
The process of providing required notices, processing elections, and managing premium billing for COBRA continuation coverage.
COBRA administration requires: initial COBRA notice within 90 days of plan eligibility, election notice within 14 days of a qualifying event, election period of 60 days for the qualified beneficiary, premium billing and collection during the continuation period (up to 18 months in most cases).Late or missed COBRA notices are a common compliance failure for non-PEO employers.
Most PEO buying decisions touch several related concepts at once. COBRA administration typically comes up alongside the other terms in this category. Closely related terms include COBRA, Open enrollment.
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