Image: Shutterstock. But even among people with a pacemaker, death due to cardiac problems is very common. If we extend the light- power switch analogy, there may be a lot of reasons the light doesnât turn on, although the switch has been flipped: the light bulb may be non-functional or the cable may have been cut.
The employer has 30 days to notify the plan administrator of the termination and the plan administrator has an additional 14 days after notification of the employer to notify you in wirting of your COBRA rights. Ask a similar question.
The employer must notify the plan if the qualifying event is the covered employee's termination or reduction of hours of employment, death, entitlement to Medicare, or bankruptcy of the employer. The employer has 30 days after the event to provide this notice to the plan. You (the employee or one of the qualified beneficiaries) must notify the plan if the qualifying event is divorce, legal separation, or a child's loss of dependent status under the plan.