Election of Continuation Coverage
Once the Trust Office has received proper notice that a qualifying event has occurred, it will notify you, your spouse or domestic partner and/or your eligible dependents of your right to elect continuation coverage. Your written election must be sent to the Trust Office at the address listed above and must be received or postmarked within 60 days from the later of:
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The date you or your covered dependent's coverage would otherwise end, or
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The date notification from the Trust Office is furnished.
Unless stated otherwise on the election form, an election of continuation coverage by one family member covers all other eligible members of the same family.
If you or any of your covered dependents do not elect continuation coverage within this 60-day period, eligibility will end as it normally would under the plan.
If you or any of your covered dependents elect continuation coverage within the 60-day period, it will be retroactive to the first day after the date coverage otherwise would have ended provided you or your covered dependents pay for the cost of coverage retroactive to the date your coverage ended.
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