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mailed to the Health Plans. Oral notification, including notice by telephone is not acceptable. Electronic (including emailed or faxed) or hand-delivered notifications are not acceptable. The notification must be postmarked no later than the last day of the sixty (60) day notice period described above. The notification must: (1) State the name of the Health Plans; (2) State the name and address of the employee or former employee who is or was covered under the Health Plans; (3) State the name(s) and address(es) of all Covered Individuals who lost coverage due to the initial qualifying event and who are receiving COBRA coverage at the time of the notice; (4) Identify the nature and date of the initial qualifying event that entitled the Covered Individuals to COBRA coverage; (5) Include a detailed description of the event; (6) Identify the effective date of the event; and (7) Be accompanied by any documentation providing proof of the event (i.e., the divorce decree). If no notification is received within the required time period, no extension of the continuation period will be provided. If the notification is incomplete, it will be deemed timely if the Health Plans are able to determine the plan to which it applies, the identity of the employee and the Covered Individuals, the qualifying event, and the date on which the qualifying event occurred, provided that the missing information is provided within thirty (30) days. If the missing information is not provided within that time, the notification will be ineffective and no extension of the continuation period will be provided. (c) Notice of disability. A Covered Individual (or a representative acting on behalf of the Covered Individual) must notify the Health Plans when a Covered Individual has been determined to be disabled under the Social Security Act within sixty (60) days of the latest of: (i) the date of the disability determination; (ii) the date of the qualifying event; (iii) the date coverage would be lost because of the qualifying event; or (iv) the date on which the Covered Individual was informed of the responsibility to provide notice and the procedures for doing so. Notwithstanding the foregoing, notification must be provided before the end of the first eighteen (18) months of continuation coverage. The notification must be provided in writing and be mailed to the Health Plans. Oral notification, including notice by telephone is not acceptable. Electronic (including emailed or faxed) or hand-delivered notices are not acceptable. The notification must be postmarked no later than the last day of the sixty (60) day notice period described above. The notification must: (1) State the name of the Health Plans; (2) State the name and address of the employee or former employee who is or was covered under the Health Plans; (3) State the name(s) and address(es) of all Covered Individuals who lost coverage due to the initial qualifying event and who are receiving COBRA coverage at the time of the notice; (4) Identify the nature and date of the initial qualifying event that entitled the qualified beneficiaries to COBRA coverage; (5) State the name of the disabled Covered Individual; (6) Identify the date upon which the disabled Covered Individual became disabled; (7) Identify the date upon which the Social Security Administration made its determination of disability; and (8) Include a copy of the determination of the Social Security Administration. ©2007 Hitesman & Associates, P.A. 36 Elk River Municipal Utilities 122707 Flexible Benefits Plan