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<br />If the Participant will be on active duty for 31 days or less, the Employer will keep the Participant <br />on the plan with no change in coverage. If the Participant will be on active duty for more than .31 <br />days, the Employer will notify TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool of the qualifying <br />event. <br /> <br />If TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool administers Continuation of Coverage, <br />Employer must notify TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool by sending a Qualifying <br />Event Notice and mark the qualifying event "Called to Active Duty." If the Employer administers <br />its own Continuation of Coverage, the Employer must notify TML Intergovernmental Employee <br />Benefits Pool of the termination if call to active duty is more than thirty-one (31) days. The <br />Employer is responsible for all required notices. <br /> <br />For the Participant to return to the HRA plan and continue his or her benefits with no waiting <br />period, the Participant must return to work within the time period required by state and federal <br />law for such return. <br /> <br />The additional 2% contribution for Continuation of Coverage is not charged for a Participant <br />called to active duty. <br /> <br />3.2 Termination Date of Coverage <br />Information concerning rights to continuation of coverage is in the section of this Plan on Continuation of <br />Coverage. <br />a. Participant Coverage <br />Coverage will terminate on the earliest of: <br />1. The date this Plan terminates; or <br />2. The date the Employer is no longer participating under this Plan. <br />3. Upon Employee termination, the terminated employee has portability option allowed by <br />regulatory guidelines. <br />b. Dependent Coverage <br />Coverage will terminate on the earliest of: <br />1. The end of the month in which a Dependent no longer meets the definition of <br />Dependent under this Plan; <br />2, The date this Plan terminates; <br />3. The date the Employer is no longer participating under this Plan; or <br />4. The date the Participant voluntarily drops Dependent coverage. <br />Coverage for a Dependent cannot extend beyond the dat~ coverage for the Employee ends, <br />unless required by Article 615.071 of Chapter 615 of the Government Code for survivors of <br />certain peace officers killed in the line of duty. <br /> <br />c. Continuation of Coverage <br />Coverage will terminate on the earliest of: <br />1. The end of the month in which the Covered Individual voluntarily drops coverage; <br /> <br />ARTICLE IV. METHOD AND TIMING OF ENROLLMENT <br /> <br />4.1 Enrollment When First Eligible <br />An employee who first becomes eligible to participate in this Plan will commence participation on the <br />first day of the month after the eligibility requirements have been satisfied, provided that an Enrollment <br />Form, if such is necessary, is submitted to the Administrator before the first day of the month in which <br />participation will commence. Once enrolled, the Eligible Employee's participation will continue from <br />month-to-month and year-to-year until the Eligible Employee's participation ceases pursuant to Article <br />III. The Enrollment Form shall identify the Spouse and Dependents whose medical expenses may be <br />submitted to the HRA. The Participant must promptly notify the Administrator if this information changes. <br /> <br />Page 4 <br />