Starting COBRA Coverage

Once the COBRA administrator determines which individuals are qualified to receive COBRA benefits, notification letters are mailed to these individuals and their responses are tracked. The COBRA Interface Table Updates (HH01000D) creates COBRA Status Maintenance (CSMT) records for qualified individuals. You can also manually enter information for an individual that was not picked up by the COBRA Interface Table Updates (HH01000D). This can be done by creating a COBRA Attribute Maintenance (CAMT) entry and then a COBRA Status Maintenance (CSMT) entry.

To access the COBRA Status Maintenance (CSMT) page and start coverage for an individual who elects to enroll in COBRA from the COBRA Management (COBRA) activity folder, perform the following 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 from the grid.
Select Create COBRA Status Maintenance. Result: The header of the COBRA Status Maintenance (CSMT) page is displayed.
Select COBRA Status Maintenance Detail from the secondary navigation panel.
Complete the Recipient Information section.
Complete the Recipient Status section.
Complete the Comments section, enter any additional text Comments.
Complete the Coverage Information section
Select Validate to make certain that your entries are correct.
Select Submit to record the COBRA enrollment in the system.
Select Close to exit the COBRA Status Maintenance (CSMT) page.