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of COBRA Premium Assistance Provisions under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (including a “Request for Treatment as an Assistance Eligible Individual” Form) The “summary” portion of this notice must be included with all three notices listed above: (i) the General Notice; (ii) the Notice in Connection with Extended Election Period; and (iii) the Model Alternative Notice. The “request” portion enables individuals to request premium assistance or to discontinue it. Next Steps and Takeaways With the model notices now available, employers are well-advised to begin the notificatio...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Department of Labor ("DOL") has issued model notices regarding COBRA premium assistance (a/k/a COBRA subsidies).  As we wrote about here, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the "Act"), Congress sought to enable qualifying individuals - known under the law as "Assistance Eligible Individuals" or "AEIs" - to continue their healthcare coverage by subsidizing their COBRA premium payments for the period between April 1 and September 30, 2021.  We discuss these notice requirem...