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Text of Regulations Extending COBRA, HIPAA, ERISA Timeframes for Persons Affected by Katrina (PDF)
Internal Revenue Service [IRS]; Employee Benefits Security Administration [EBSA], U.S. Department of Labor [DOL] 
[Official Guidance] Sept. 21, 2005
4 pages. Excerpt: With respect to plan participants, beneficiaries, qualified beneficiaries, or claimants directly affected by Hurricane Katrina ... group health plans, disability and other welfare plans, pension plans, and health insurance issuers subject to part 7 of ERISA, must disregard the period from August 29, 2005 through January 3, 2006 when determining ... the 60-day period to elect COBRA continuation coverage ... [t]he date within which individuals may file a benefit claim ...
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