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Enroll an Employee in COBRA
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{
"snapshot_mode": "current_open",
"employee": {
"id": "52b8ff36-388a-4faf-bc42-df446f13b89a",
"custom_individual_id": "1",
"classifications": {
"BranchName": "HQ",
"Department": "Sales"
},
"employment": {
"employment_status": "terminated",
"occupation": "Senior Analyst",
"hours_worked": 50,
"salary": {
"amount": 155000,
"unit": "annual",
"type": "salary",
"effective_date": "2022-08-27"
},
"employment_dates": {
"hire_date": "2021-12-20",
"full_time_start": "2022-01-01",
"terminated": "2022-10-24"
}
},
"person": {} // omitted for brevity
},
"dependents": [],
"coverages": [
{
"carrier_id": "2d370e0e-fd73-45e0-8828-796d2cacaeef",
"line_of_coverage": "dental",
"plan_id": "61b6d125-8bbf-483a-9920-f23d9442403d",
"cobra_details": {
"cobra_enrolled": true,
"qualifying_event_reason": "termination_of_employment",
"qualifying_event_date": "2022-10-24",
"eligibility_start_date": "2022-11-01",
"eligibility_end_date": "2024-04-30"
},
"enrolled_members": [
{
"individual_type": "employee",
"individual_id": "52b8ff36-388a-4faf-bc42-df446f13b89a",
"effective_start_date": "2022-01-01",
"effective_end_date": "9999-12-31",
"latest_change_effective_date": "2022-11-01",
"event_id": "123"
}
],
"signature_date": "2021-12-23"
}
],
"events": [
{
"id": "123",
"type": "coverage",
"reason": "cobra_enrollment",
"date": "2022-11-01"
}
]
}
{
"snapshot_mode": "current_open",
"employee": {
"id": "52b8ff36-388a-4faf-bc42-df446f13b89a",
"custom_individual_id": "1",
"classifications": {
"BranchName": "HQ",
"Department": "Sales"
},
"employment": {
"employment_status": "terminated",
"occupation": "Senior Analyst",
"hours_worked": 50,
"salary": {
"amount": 155000,
"unit": "annual",
"type": "salary",
"effective_date": "2022-08-27"
},
"employment_dates": {
"hire_date": "2021-12-20",
"full_time_start": "2022-01-01",
"terminated": "2022-10-24"
}
},
"person": {} // omitted for brevity
},
"dependents": [],
"coverages": [
{
"carrier_id": "2d370e0e-fd73-45e0-8828-796d2cacaeef",
"line_of_coverage": "dental",
"plan_id": "61b6d125-8bbf-483a-9920-f23d9442403d",
"cobra_details": {
"cobra_enrolled": true,
"qualifying_event_reason": "termination_of_employment",
"qualifying_event_date": "2022-10-24",
"eligibility_start_date": "2022-11-01",
"eligibility_end_date": "2024-04-30"
},
"enrolled_members": [
{
"individual_type": "employee",
"individual_id": "52b8ff36-388a-4faf-bc42-df446f13b89a",
"effective_start_date": "2022-01-01",
"effective_end_date": "9999-12-31",
"latest_change_effective_date": "2022-11-01",
"event_id": "123"
}
],
"signature_date": "2021-12-23"
}
],
"events": [
{
"id": "123",
"type": "coverage",
"reason": "cobra_enrollment",
"date": "2022-11-01"
}
]
}
1
Current state
The current state of the family, before the new COBRA enrollment request is sent. The employee and previously active coverages are terminated.
The current state of a family can be retrieved in the form of a member snapshot via the GET Member Snapshot by Employee ID endpoint.
2
Set cobra_details
cobra_enrolled
set to trueeligibility_start_date
should be the first day without regular coverageeligibility_end_date
should reflect the final day of the member’s maximum COBRA-eligible periodqualifying_event_date
date of the event which qualified the individual for COBRAqualifying_event_reason
reason of the event which qualified the individual for COBRA
3
Set coverage end date
Set coverage enrolled_member’s effective_end_date
as datemax 9999-12-31
4
Set coverage latest change effective date
Set coverage enrolled_member’s latest_change_effective_date
to member’s first day of COBRA coverage
5
Set COBRA enrollment event
Set the event reason to cobra_enrollment
{
"id": "123",
"type": "coverage",
"reason": "cobra_enrollment",
"date": "2022-11-01"
}
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{
"snapshot_mode": "current_open",
"employee": {
"id": "52b8ff36-388a-4faf-bc42-df446f13b89a",
"custom_individual_id": "1",
"classifications": {
"BranchName": "HQ",
"Department": "Sales"
},
"employment": {
"employment_status": "terminated",
"occupation": "Senior Analyst",
"hours_worked": 50,
"salary": {
"amount": 155000,
"unit": "annual",
"type": "salary",
"effective_date": "2022-08-27"
},
"employment_dates": {
"hire_date": "2021-12-20",
"full_time_start": "2022-01-01",
"terminated": "2022-10-24"
}
},
"person": {} // omitted for brevity
},
"dependents": [],
"coverages": [
{
"carrier_id": "2d370e0e-fd73-45e0-8828-796d2cacaeef",
"line_of_coverage": "dental",
"plan_id": "61b6d125-8bbf-483a-9920-f23d9442403d",
"cobra_details": {
"cobra_enrolled": true,
"qualifying_event_reason": "termination_of_employment",
"qualifying_event_date": "2022-10-24",
"eligibility_start_date": "2022-11-01",
"eligibility_end_date": "2024-04-30"
},
"enrolled_members": [
{
"individual_type": "employee",
"individual_id": "52b8ff36-388a-4faf-bc42-df446f13b89a",
"effective_start_date": "2022-01-01",
"effective_end_date": "9999-12-31",
"latest_change_effective_date": "2022-11-01",
"event_id": "123"
}
],
"signature_date": "2021-12-23"
}
],
"events": [
{
"id": "123",
"type": "coverage",
"reason": "cobra_enrollment",
"date": "2022-11-01"
}
]
}
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