Termination of enrollment or coverage
Your TCC coverage ends either because the
period of temporary continuation expires or
you cancel the enrollment. (Coverage also stops
when you don't pay premiums. If your coverage
terminates because you don't pay your premiums,
it is considered a voluntary cancellation.)
If your enrollment ends because the TCC period
expires, you are entitled to a 31-day temporary
extension in the same enrollment category held
at the time TCC expires for conversion to an
individual contract.
A family member's TCC (temporary continuation
of coverage) ends when the covering enrollment
ends or when the person ceases to meet the
requirements for being considered a family
member. A family member who loses the continued
coverage for any reason other than cancellation
of the covering enrollment is entitled to a
31-day extension of coverage for conversion to
an individual contract. The family member may
be eligible for TCC in his or her own name if he
or she loses family member status because of a
qualifying event that occurs while he or she is
covered under the TCC family enrollment of a
separated employee.