Bundled Group plans and Cobra Offering

[Guest dragonflier]

We offer a plan in which medical and dental coverages are offered to members as a package only. The medical and dental are through different carriers.

When a Cobra Qualifying Event occurs, do we have to offer the member the right to take medical only or dental only? Do we have the option of allowing the member to only take the packaged plan instead?

[Guest Cgross]

According to a COBRA webcast we just attended, if the plans are separate, then they must be offered separately, if the plans are bundled, then they are considered a single plan and may be offered as a single choice.