"The preamble to the regulations indicates that loss of eligibility for short-term, limited-duration coverage gives rise to a HIPAA special enrollment right with respect to group health plan coverage ... [L]oss of eligibility does not include loss of coverage resulting from the failure to pay timely premiums or voluntarily dropping coverage. Thus, special enrollment rights under your plan will not be triggered ... solely because an employee becomes dissatisfied with the short-term, limited-duration coverage and decides to drop the coverage."

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