COBRA; continuation coverage following termination of employment. (HB554)

Introduced By

Del. Danny Marshall (R-Danville) with support from co-patron Del. Anne Crockett-Stark (R-Wytheville)

Description

COBRA continuation coverage.  Requires small employers providing group health insurance coverage to offer to certain employees whose employment is involuntarily terminated the option to continue their coverage for any additional period, extending beyond the nine months of COBRA continuation coverage that is currently required, as may be specified by future amendments to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Amends § 38.2-3541.1 (“Continuation following involuntary termination of employment; special circumstances.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

Outcome

4 votes