An employee of a participating employer must notify MIT of the following COBRA-qualifying events within 31 days:

• The employee’s divorce or legal separation
• A covered dependent child of the employee losing dependent status under the Plan.

Your failure to timely and properly notify MIT by this deadline may prevent you or your covered dependent from being able to elect COBRA continuation coverage under the Plan and may obligate you to repay the Plan for any expenses it incurs for ineligible expenses.

You must also notify MIT within 31 days of the date you incur a family status change event or special enrollment event, or the date your handicapped child reaches the age 26 limit, as described in the MIT Summary Plan Description.  Your failure to timely and properly notify MIT by this deadline may prevent you or your covered dependent from obtaining coverage under the Plan and/or may obligate you to repay the Plan for any expenses it incurs for ineligible expenses.