Modifying Dependent Coverage

To access the COBRA Status Maintenance (CSMT) page and make changes to the coverage of an enrollee’s dependents from the COBRA Management (COBRA) activity folder, perform these steps.

Select the appropriate (former) employee from the grid that appears on the main page of the COBRA Management (COBRA) activity folder.
Select COBRA Status Maintenance from the secondary navigation panel. Result: The page displays a grid that lists qualified beneficiaries associated with the selected employee.
Select the appropriate qualified beneficiary whose benefits you want to change from the grid.
Select Modify COBRA Status Maintenance. Result: The header of the COBRA Status Maintenance (CSMT) page is displayed.

Note: If you intend to modify more than one record, select Modify Viewable Grid of COBRA Status Maintenance. This will cause all records displayed on the grid to be made available on the COBRA Status Maintenance (CSMT) page at one time.

Select COBRA Status Maintenance Detail from the secondary navigation panel.
Modify the Recipient Information section, overwriting existing data if necessary.
Modify the Recipient Status section, overwriting existing data if necessary.
In the Comments area, enter or revise any additional text Comments.
Modify the Coverage Information section, overwriting existing data if necessary.
Select Validate to make certain that your entries are correct.
Select Submit to record your changes in the system.
Select Close to exit the COBRA Status Maintenance (CSMT) page.