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em]g5cy p]iod1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
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,public ,heal? ,em]g5cy ,,cobra         
,ext5sion ,act4  #b4 ,option to ext5d   
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eligible individual occurs dur+ ! p]iod 
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la/ day ( ! #a-ye> p]iod succe$+ !      
em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9 section        
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
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subsection1 o!rwise t]m9ate1 ! date :i* 
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su* em]g5cy p]iod4  7b7 ,option = o!r   
maximum requir$ p]iod ,if any assi/ance 
eligible individual elects to h ?is     
subsection apply1 ! p]iod ( cov]age =   
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requir$ p]iod "u section #fjc ( !       
,employee ,retirem5t ,income ,security  
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! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1       
section #bbjc ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
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section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social  
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qualifi$ b5efici>y t-- 7,a7 is eligible 
= ,,cobra cont9uation cov]age by reason 
( a qualify+ ev5t specifi$ 9 section    
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,security ,act ( #aigd1 section         
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cont9uation cov]age ,! t]m ,,cobra      
cont9uation cov]age means cont9uation   
cov]age provid$ pursuant to "p #f (     
subtitle ,b ( title ,i ( ! ,employee    
,retirem5t ,income ,security ,act (     
#aigd 7o!r ?an "u section #fji71 title  
,,xxii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act1 
section #dihj;,b ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   
,code ( #aihf 7o!r ?an subsection       

7f77#a7 ( su* section ins(> z x relates 
to p$iatric vacc9es71 or section #hije;a
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 mean+ ( section #abe ( ! ,int]nal      
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cov]age ,any ref]5ce 9 ?is subsection to
 a p]iod ( cov]age %all be treat$ z a   
ref]5ce to a mon?ly or %ort] p]iod (    
cov]age ) respect to :i* premiums are   
*>g$ ) respect to su* cov]age4  7#d7    
,qualifi$ b5efici>y ,! t]m qualifi$     
b5efici>y has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #fjg7c7 ( ! ,employee ,retirem5t
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