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b.If proper notice is given, the employee or member is not eligible to elect continuation
more than thirty-one days after the date of termination.
5.An employee or member electing continuation shall pay monthly to the employer or
group policyholder, in advance, the amount of contribution required by the employer or
group policyholder, but not more than the group rate otherwise due for the insurance being
continued under the group policy. If proper notice is given, the election of continuation by the
employee or member together with the first contribution required to establish contributions
on a monthly basis in advance, shall be given to the employer or group policyholder within
thirty-one days of the date the group insurance would otherwise terminate.
6.Continuation of insurance under
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b. If proper notice is given, the employee or member is not eligible to elect continuation
more than thirty-one days after the date of termination.
5. An employee or member electing continuation shall pay monthly to the employer or
group policyholder, in advance, the amount of contribution required by the employer or
group policyholder, but not more than the group rate otherwise due for the insurance being
continued under the group policy. If proper notice is given, the election of continuation by the
employee or member together with the first contribution required to establish contributions
on a monthly basis in advance, shall be given to the employer or group policyholder within
thirty-one days of the date the group insurance would otherwise terminate.
6. Continuation of insurance under the group policy for any person shall terminate when
the person becomes eligible for Medicare or another group insured or uninsured accident or
health arrangement, or earlier, when any of the following first occurs:
a. Nine months after the date the employee’s or member’s insurance under the policy
would otherwise have terminated because of termination of employment or membership.
b. At the end of the period for which contributions were made if the employee or member
fails to make timely payment of a required contribution and if proper notice is given as
provided in section 509B.5, subsection 2.
c. If the person covered is a former spouse, upon the former spouse’s remarriage.
d. Thedateonwhichthegrouppolicyisterminatedor,inthecaseofanemployee,thedate
the employer terminates participation under the group policy. However, if this paragraph
applies and the coverage which would cease because of the employer’s termination is
replaced by similar coverage under a different group policy, all of the following apply:
(1) The employee, member, spouse, or eligible dependent may become covered under
the different group policy, for the balance of the period that the employee or member would
have remained covered under the prior group policy had a termination of the group policy as
specified in paragraph “d” not occurred.
(2) The minimum level of benefits to be provided by the different group policy shall be the
applicable level of benefits of the prior group policy, reduced by any benefits payable under
the prior group policy.
(3) The prior group policy shall continue to provide benefits to the extent of its accrued
liabilities and extensions of benefits as if the prior group policy had not been replaced by the
different group policy.
7. A notification of the continuation privilege shall be included with or in each certificate
of coverage and as otherwise provided in section 509B.5 and shall contain the time limits for
requesting the continued coverage.
8. The spouse of an employee or member, and any covered dependent children of the
employee or member, whose coverage under the group policy would otherwise terminate
because of dissolution or annulment of marriage or death of the employee or member shall
have the same contribution and notice responsibilities and privileges as provided under this
chapter to the employee or member upon termination of employment or membership.