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  "title": "29 U.S.C. 1162 (COBRA continuation coverage: the period, and what the plan may charge)",
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      "text": "Section 1162(2)(A)(i) sets the maximum period of continuation coverage, for a qualifying event that is a termination or reduction of hours, at the date which is 18 months after the date of the qualifying event."
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      "text": "Section 1162(2)(A)(viii) provides that where a qualified beneficiary is determined to be disabled during the first 60 days of continuation coverage and proper notice is given before the end of the 18 months, any reference in clause (i) or (ii) to 18 months is deemed a reference to 29 months with respect to all qualified beneficiaries."
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      "text": "Section 1162(3) provides that the plan may require payment of a premium for any period of continuation coverage, provided that the premium shall not exceed 102 percent of the applicable premium for that period, and may at the election of the payor be made in monthly installments."
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