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title: "42 U.S.C. § 300bb3"
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 300bb3 - Qualifying event
## Text
For purposes of this subchapter, the term “qualifying event” means, with respect to any covered employee, any of the following events which, but for the continuation coverage required under this subchapter, would result in the loss of coverage of a qualified beneficiary:
(1) The death of the covered employee.
(2) The termination (other than by reason of such employees gross misconduct), or reduction of hours, of the covered employees employment.
(3) The divorce or legal separation of the covered employee from the employees spouse.
(4) The covered employee becoming entitled to benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.].
(5) A dependent child ceasing to be a dependent child under the generally applicable requirements of the plan.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXII, § 2203, as added Pub. L. 99272, title X, § 10003(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 234.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe Social Security Act, referred to in par. (4), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is classified generally to subchapter XVIII (§ 1395 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.