COBRA elgibibility, fixed term

[Guest jorge8297]

I have been unable to find information about COBRA health care plan continuation, specifically:

If I sign a limited-term contract for full-time employment that includes health coverage (e.g., job term lasts for three months), am I eligible for COBRA following that fixed term?

I've seen many summaries, but none address the "vesting period" aspect (am I eligible if I'm only at the job for one day? month? year?), or the scenario where the health plan was not anticipated to exist beyond a fixed term.

Thanks very much in advance, and if anyone has any ideas where I might find this information, I'd very much appreciate it.

[masteff]

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq-consumer-cobra.html

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/cobraemployee.pdf

"A qualified beneficiary generally is an individual covered by a group health plan on the day before a qualifying event who is either an employee, the employee's spouse, or an employee's dependent child."

COBRA doesn't care about the circumstances of your employment contract or how the qualifying event came to be.