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Electronic Delivery of COBRA
Notifications |
September 3, 2002
Santa Rosa, CA |
Can you deliver COBRA
notifications electronically?
As of October 9, employee benefit plans
may use electronic media to satisfy the notice requirements of COBRA Section
606. But before firing off email messages to employees and beneficiaries who
legally are entitled to receive COBRA notifications, be aware that complex
legal standards must be met when furnishing and retaining electronic
documents.
Plan administrators must take steps to ensure that any
electronic system utilized for providing COBRA documents will reasonably result
in the actual receipt of the required information, while at the same time,
confidentiality of personal information must be protected. The new regulations
apply only to COBRA notices that employers and plan administrators must provide
- not to notices that must be provided to plan administrators by others, such
as spouses or dependents.
For details, see
Starting in October, you may deliver COBRA
notices electronically-but should you? in COBRA News. |
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This information is provided by
OnQue Technologies, Inc. for educational purposes only and does not constitute
legal advice. If legal advice or other professional assistance is required, the
services of a competent professional should be sought.
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