3.0.0 3393 2023-01-11T13:19:59Z 2023-01-11T13:19:59Z Senate S S 2010-05-20 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-05-20T20:43:34Z COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act of 2010 111 5324 HR 2010-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2010-05-20 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2010-05-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2010-05-25 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2010-05-25 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2010-05-25 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2010-06-07 False Health Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health 00 2010-05-20 Introduced in Senate 2010-08-03T20:04:27Z COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act of 2010 - Extends COBRA coverage (health insurance continuation benefits) until the earlier of: (1) the first date in which an individual is eligible for coverage under an employment-based health plan; or (2) the date on which such individual becomes eligible for health insurance coverage through an American Health Benefit Exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide rules setting forth the form and manner in which prompt notice to individuals of such continued coverage shall be made.

Allows a state to enforce the provisions of this Act with respect to COBRA continuation coverage provided under a state program.

Provides that this Act has no effect on termination of continuation coverage for any reason other than expiration of a period of a specified number of months.

]]> COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act of 2010 Display Title COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for extension of COBRA continuation coverage until coverage is available otherwise under either an employment-based health plan or through an American Health Benefit Exchange under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3393is/xml/BILLS-111s3393is.xml 2010-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.