Your spouse and dependents may have additional qualifying events while they're covered under COBRA. These events can extend their 18-month continuation period up to 36 months. In no event will they have more than 36 months of COBRA coverage measured from the date of the first qualifying event (or loss of coverage). This extension may be available to the spouse and any dependent children receiving COBRA coverage if the employee or former employee dies, or gets divorced or legally separated, or if the dependent child stops being eligible under the IQVIA Health Care Plan as a dependent child. This extension will only be available if the additional event would have caused the spouse or dependent child to lose coverage under the IQVIA Health Care Plan had the first event not occurred. If employment ends or work hours are reduced following enrollment in Medicare, the COBRA coverage period for your spouse and dependent children is 36 months from the Medicare enrollment date or 18 months from the subsequent termination or reduction of hours, whichever is longer.

You must notify the COBRA administrator within 60 days of the second qualifying event in order to be eligible for the 36 months of coverage. The notice must include information about the qualified beneficiary requesting additional COBRA coverage and the qualifying event that created the individual's right to additional COBRA coverage. In addition, the qualified beneficiary must provide the COBRA administrator with documentation supporting the occurrence of the qualifying event. See "Who Is Eligible for COBRA" for a list of acceptable documentation.