COBRA Rights General Notice


Summary

This template is a COBRA rights general notice that describes continuation coverage rights for participants and beneficiaries of group health plans. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. Covered employer-sponsored health plans are is required to provide the COBRA general notice to plan participants within 90 days after they become participants in the plan. The information in the general notice may also be included in the plan's summary plan description. This template was derived from the model general COBRA notice published by the Department of Labor (DOL), as updated on May 1, 2020. The DOL model notice in its original template is available (along with a Spanish language version) at the DOL website. For DOL model notices, see the EBSA, COBRA Continuation Coverage webpage. For more information on an employer's COBRA obligations, see COBRA Compliance and Enforcement. For a full listing of key content covering departing employees, ...