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9 <br />elects it or not), Orange County cancels the retiree's health insurance <br />coverage through Orange County and such coverage may not be reinstated. <br />(c) COBRA Coverage. Under the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA), <br />Orange County continues health care coverage to persons who would otherwise lose <br />coverage under a health care plan due to specific events provided the employee, <br />covered spouse, domestic partner �'� defined in may, and /or dependent child agrees <br />to pay, and pays, the cost of this coverage. <br />(1) When coverage ceases due to termination or reduction in hours of <br />employment, the employee, covered spouse, domestic partner, and /or <br />dependent child is entitled to up to 18 months of coverage. <br />(2) If the employee, covered spouse, domestic partner, or dependent child is <br />determined disabled under Social Security at the time of termination or <br />reduction in hours, he or she is entitled to purchase coverage for up to 29 <br />months. <br />(3) The spouse, domestic partner, or dependent child of an employee is entitled to <br />up to 36 months of coverage if any of the following occurs: <br />a. Death of the covered employee <br />b. Divorce or legal separation of the covered employee from the <br />employee's spouse or termination of a domestic partner relationship <br />c. A covered employee becomes entitled to Medicare benefits <br />d. A covered dependent is no longer a dependent. <br />(Ord. of 06 -07 -1976, eff. 08 -01 -1976; 09 -16 -1997, Art. IV § 7.0, eff. 09 -01 -1997; 09 -21 -2004, eff. 01 -01 -2005; 06 -24- <br />2008, eff. 07 -01 -2008) <br />