title: COBRA for state and local governmental plans.
abstract: This article summarizes the statutory requirements for COBRA continuation coverage under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and notes where those requirements differ from those under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code, and then examines two important areas that distinguish private and public sector COBRA--enforcement and regulatory guidance.
authors.affiliation: Los Angeles Office of Seyfarth Shaw, USA.
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cabral
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019461:Employee Retirement Income Security Act; D033161:Government Regulation; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017149:Private Sector; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017150:Public Sector; D012179:Retirement / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States