Enrolling a COBRA Participant

The COBRA participant benefit entry form displays all plans for which a COBRA participant is eligible. If the COBRA participant is currently enrolled in benefits, those benefits display first, followed by all plans.

Before you enroll COBRA participants the COBRA Participants Covered field in the Eligible tab of Benefit Plan (BN15.1) must be Yes for COBRA participants to enroll in a plan. Defining a primary benefit plan

To enroll COBRA participants

Access COBRA Benefit Entry (BN71.1).

Note: Use the Drill Around feature to see which plans the employee was enrolled.
After selecting the Company, Participant, and typing the As of Date, select the Inquire form function. The form displays all plans for which the COBRA participant is eligible. If the COBRA participant is currently enrolled in a benefit, that benefit displays first, followed by all plans according to plan code.

Use the following guidelines to enter field values:

Start

Type the date that benefit coverage begins for the COBRA participant. If you leave this field blank, the As of Date defaults.

Note: The benefit start date determines when premium invoicing begins for the COBRA participant. When Invoice Edit (BN180) is run for a period which includes this date, an invoice is created for the COBRA participant.

Stop

Type a stop date to stop the COBRA participant's coverage. Premium invoicing stops after this date. If you leave this field blank, the stop date defaults from the Termination Date field in COBRA Participant (BN70.1).

Option

If the Coverage Type field in Benefit Plan (BN15.1) is Coverage Options for this plan, select the coverage option the COBRA participant elected.

Monthly

If the plan's Contribution Type in BN15.1 is Contribution Limits and the COBRA participant specifies a monthly contribution, type the monthly amount. The application calculates the total annual contribution by multiplying the monthly amount by the number in the Opt field.

Annual

If the plan's Contribution Type in Benefit Plan (BN15.1) is Contribution Limits and the COBRA participant specifies an annual contribution, type the COBRA participant's total annual amount contribution.

Coverage

Use this field for plans that offer coverage as an amount.
Select the Change form function.