Continuing Coverage through COBRA

If you participate in the Boston University Vision Plan, you have the right to elect to continue your coverage if you would otherwise lose it because of a change in your employment status or the termination of your employment (for reasons other than gross misconduct on your part). This right is known as COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985).

If your spouse is a covered dependent under your family coverage with the Boston University Vision Plan, he or she has the right to elect to continue coverage if it would otherwise end because of any of the following reasons:

• Your death
• The termination of your employment (for reasons other than gross misconduct) or reduction in your work hours
• Your divorce or legal separation