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# Terminate an Employee on COBRA

> Terminate an employee currently enrolled in COBRA <br /> [Read COBRA guide](https://docs.noyo.com/docs/members/complex-changes/cobra#terminating-a-member-from-cobra-coverage)

<RequestExample>
  ```javascript New Snapshot {35,46, 58} theme={"system"}
  {
      "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"
          }
      ]
  }
  ```

  ```json Current State theme={"system"}
  {
      "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"
          }
      ]
  }
  ```
</RequestExample>

<Steps>
  <Step title="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](/api-reference/snapshots/get-member-snapshot-for-employee).
  </Step>

  <Step title="cobra_details">
    * keep `cobra_enrolled` set to true
    * `eligibility_end_date` should be updated if the member is no longer eligible for COBRA.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set coverage end date">
    Set coverage enrolled\_member's `effective_end_date` as the last day of the member’s COBRA coverage.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set COBRA termination event">
    Set the [event reason](/docs/members/using-snapshots/event-reasons) to `cobra_termination`

    ```json theme={"system"}
    {
        "id": "124",
        "type": "coverage",
        "reason": "cobra_termination",
        "date": "2022-11-15"
    }
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>