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Snapshots
Terminate an Employee on COBRA
Terminate an employee currently enrolled 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": "2022-12-31",
"latest_change_effective_date": "2022-11-01",
"event_id": "124"
}
],
"signature_date": "2021-12-23"
}
],
"events": [
{
"id": "124",
"type": "coverage",
"reason": "cobra_termination",
"date": "2022-11-15"
}
]
}
{
"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": "2022-12-31",
"latest_change_effective_date": "2022-11-01",
"event_id": "124"
}
],
"signature_date": "2021-12-23"
}
],
"events": [
{
"id": "124",
"type": "coverage",
"reason": "cobra_termination",
"date": "2022-11-15"
}
]
}
1
Current state
The current state of the family, before the COBRA termination request is sent. Previously the employee was enrolled in COBRA.
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
cobra_details
- keep
cobra_enrolled
set to true eligibility_end_date
should be updated if the member is no longer eligible for COBRA.
3
Set coverage end date
Set coverage enrolled_member’s effective_end_date
as the last day of the member’s COBRA coverage.
4
Set COBRA termination event
Set the event reason to cobra_termination
{
"id": "124",
"type": "coverage",
"reason": "cobra_termination",
"date": "2022-11-15"
}
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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": "2022-12-31",
"latest_change_effective_date": "2022-11-01",
"event_id": "124"
}
],
"signature_date": "2021-12-23"
}
],
"events": [
{
"id": "124",
"type": "coverage",
"reason": "cobra_termination",
"date": "2022-11-15"
}
]
}
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