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Private Sector COBRA Statutes

bullet image 29 U.S.C. 1162 (Section 602 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974). (Administered by the Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration)
bullet image 26 U.S.C. 4980B (Section 4980B(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (Administered by the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service)

Public Sector COBRA Statute

bullet image 42 U.S.C. 300bb-1 through 300bb-8 (title XXII of the Public Health Service Act, sections 2201 through 2208). (Administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.) You can download the full text (66K) of 42 U.S.C. 300bb-1 through 300bb-8.

 

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Last Modified on Friday, September 17, 2004