{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f300bb\u20138.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f300bb\u20138.\nDefinitions\nFor purposes of this subchapter\u2014\n(1)\nGroup health plan\nThe term \u201cgroup health plan\u201d has the meaning given such term in 5000(b)\n1\n1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by \u201csection\u201d.\nsection 7702B(c) of title 26\nsection 9831(d)(2) of title 26\n(2)\nCovered employee\nThe term \u201ccovered employee\u201d means an individual who is (or was) provided coverage under a group health plan by virtue of the performance of services by the individual for 1 or more persons maintaining the plan (including as an employee defined in\nsection 401(c)(1) of title 26\n(3)\nQualified beneficiary\n(A)\nIn general\nThe term \u201cqualified beneficiary\u201d means, with respect to a covered employee under a group health plan, any other individual who, on the day before the qualifying event for that employee, is a beneficiary under the plan\u2014\n(i) as the spouse of the covered employee, or\n(ii) as the dependent child of the employee.\nSuch term shall also include a child who is born to or placed for adoption with the covered employee during the period of continuation coverage under this subchapter.\n(B)\nSpecial rule for terminations and reduced employment\nIn the case of a qualifying event described in\nsection 300bb\u20133(2) of this title\n(4)\nPlan administrator\nThe term \u201cplan administrator\u201d has the meaning given the term \u201cadministrator\u201d by\nsection 1002(16)(A) of title 29","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f300bb\u20138."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"For purposes of this subchapter\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Group health plan"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cgroup health plan\u201d has the meaning given such term in 5000(b)\u202f","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"1"},{"t":"num","text":"1","tail":"\u202fSo in original. 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Such term shall not include any qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangement (as defined in "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 9831(d)(2) of title 26","href":"/us/usc/t26/s9831/d/2","tail":")."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Covered employee"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201ccovered employee\u201d means an individual who is (or was) provided coverage under a group health plan by virtue of the performance of services by the individual for 1 or more persons maintaining the plan (including as an employee defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 401(c)(1) of title 26","href":"/us/usc/t26/s401/c/1","tail":")."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Qualified beneficiary"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The term \u201cqualified beneficiary\u201d means, with respect to a covered employee under a group health plan, any other individual who, on the day before the qualifying event for that employee, is a beneficiary under the plan\u2014"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138/3/A/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" as the spouse of the covered employee, or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138/3/A/ii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(ii)"},{"t":"content","text":" as the dependent child of the employee.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n\n"},{"t":"continuation","text":"Such term shall also include a child who is born to or placed for adoption with the covered employee during the period of continuation coverage under this subchapter.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Special rule for terminations and reduced employment"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"In the case of a qualifying event described in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 300bb\u20133(2) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20133/2","tail":", the term \u201cqualified beneficiary\u201d includes the covered employee."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s300bb\u20138/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Plan administrator"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cplan administrator\u201d has the meaning given the term \u201cadministrator\u201d by ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1002(16)(A) of title 29","href":"/us/usc/t29/s1002/16/A","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}