COBRA Information 2015

2015 COBRA INFORMATION
BENEFITS COVERAGE TERMINATION
Your benefits coverage as an active employee ends on the last day of the month your employment terminates with
Stanford Health Care (SHC), including the benefits coverage for your covered dependents.
Example: Termination Date 6/30/2015 = Benefits Coverage Ends 6/30/2015
OPTIONS WHEN COVERAGE ENDS
COBRA allows you and your covered dependents to continue health plan benefits (Medical/Vision, Dental, Health
Care FSA) due to your employment termination from SHC.
COBRA PACKET
Vita Administration Group (“Vita”) is our Federal COBRA contract administrator. Upon termination, Vita will send
you a COBRA Packet to the mailing address we have on file. Expect to receive the packet within 2 weeks of your
termination date. Make sure you provide us with a current mailing address and email address for Vita to send the
Packet. The Packet cannot be sent prior to termination from SHC.
You may elect up to 18 months of continued health coverage if you lose coverage due to termination of
employment.
COBRA has to be elected within 60 days of the later of (a) the date coverage is lost, or (b) the date the the Election
Notice was provided.
ADDRESS CHANGE
If leaving the State of California or will have a new mailing address immediately following termination from SHC,
update your address in SHC Lawson eConnect: Employee Self-Service prior to your termination date. This ensures
the COBRA Packet being sent to the correct address.
If you fail to update your address prior to termination from SHC, contact VitaCOBRA directly at 650.810.1480 or
cobra@vitamail.com.
LAWSON ECONNECT LOGIN
To login, use your SID# for the User Name and your SHC network password for the Password. Click on the Globe
icon, go to Bookmarks > Employee Self-Service > Address Change. The Effective Date is the date you make the
change in Lawson eConnect.
You can only access Lawson eConnect while an Active SHC Employee.
If you need further assistance with any personal information change, contact our HR Operations Team at
650.723.4748.
HR Benefits: House Staff COBRA
5/1/2015