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[CITE: 42USC300bb-3]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
 SUBCHAPTER XX--REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN GROUP HEALTH PLANS FOR CERTAIN 
                        STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES
 
Sec. 300bb-3. Qualifying event

    For purposes of this subchapter, the term ``qualifying event'' 
means, with respect to any covered employee, any of the following events 
which, but for the continuation coverage required under this subchapter, 
would result in the loss of coverage of a qualified beneficiary:
        (1) The death of the covered employee.
        (2) The termination (other than by reason of such employee's 
    gross misconduct), or reduction of hours, of the covered employee's 
    employment.
        (3) The divorce or legal separation of the covered employee from 
    the employee's spouse.
        (4) The covered employee becoming entitled to benefits under 
    title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.].
        (5) A dependent child ceasing to be a dependent child under the 
    generally applicable requirements of the plan.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXII, Sec. 2203, as added Pub. L. 99-272, 
title X, Sec. 10003(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 234.)

                       References in Text

    The Social Security Act, referred to in par. (4), is act Aug. 14, 
1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act is classified generally to subchapter XVIII (Sec. 1395 et 
seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 300bb-2, 300bb-6, 300bb-8 of 
this title.
