Administrative Information

Continuing Your Coverage Under COBRA

Trade Act 2002

Certain Individuals who, under limited circumstances, become eligible to take advantage of trade adjustment assistance pursuant to the Trade Act may receive a second 60-day COBRA election period. If you are receiving trade adjustment assistance or if you are eligible for trade adjustment assistance, please contact the Benefits Office for more information.

Additional Continuation Coverage Information

Your COBRA rights are subject to change. Coverage will be provided only as required by law. This notice is only a general summary of the law, federal and state continuation coverage law and the applicable plan provisions will control over this summary in the event of a conflict. If the law changes, your rights will change accordingly.

If You Have Questions

If you have questions about the plan or your COBRA continuation coverage rights, contact the Benefits Office at:

The University of Chicago
Benefits Office
956 East 58^th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-9634

For more information about your rights under ERISA, including COBRA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and other laws affecting group health plans, contact the nearest Regional or District Office of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) in your area or visit www.dol.gov/ebsa. (Addresses and phone numbers of Regional and District EBSA Offices are available through EBSA’s Web site.)

To protect your family’s rights, you should keep the Benefits Office informed of any changes in the addresses of family members. You should also keep a copy, for your records, of any notices you send to the Benefits Office.

While this Summary Plan Description summarizes the major provisions of this plan, it does not provide you with every plan detail. The plan documents, which govern this plan, provide full details. If there are any discrepancies between this Summary Plan Description and the legal plan documents, the legal plan documents control.