Managed Benefits · Kentucky
Kentucky is a mini-COBRA state: smaller employers must let departing employees keep group coverage under state law. BEG Managed Benefits, powered by isolved, runs the notices, elections, and premium tracking so the rules are handled. You keep your broker; we do the administration.
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Kentucky Continuation, In Brief
| State law | Ky. Rev. Stat. (KRS) section 304.18-110 (Continuation of group coverage after termination of membership in group -- Notice of eligibility); conversion under KRS 304.18-114 |
| Employers covered | fully-insured group plans; primarily used by small employers with fewer than 20 employees not subject to federal COBRA |
| Maximum continuation | Up to 18 months |
| At 20 or more employees | Federal COBRA applies instead |
| Marketplace | State-based marketplace: kynect (Kentucky operates its own state exchange platform, not HealthCare.gov). |
Source: Kentucky statute and department of insurance (apps.legislature.ky.gov). This page is general information, not legal advice.
Why It Lands On You
The Kentucky rule reaches companies too small to have a benefits department, yet the notices, election windows, and premium tracking look a lot like federal COBRA. Miss a required notice and the exposure accrues per person. BEG Managed Benefits, powered by isolved, runs Kentucky continuation the same way it runs enrollment: notices generated on the qualifying event, elections and payments tracked, and the clock watched so nothing slips. Your broker keeps advising you and placing coverage. We own the administration behind it.
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Questions
Yes. Kentucky has a state continuation, or mini-COBRA, law that lets employees of smaller companies keep group health coverage after a qualifying event, filling the gap below the federal COBRA threshold of 20 employees. fully-insured group plans; primarily used by small employers with fewer than 20 employees not subject to federal COBRA
Up to 18 months, subject to the state's early-termination rules such as non-payment of premium or becoming covered under another plan.
An individual (and dependents) whose group coverage ends due to termination of membership in the group may continue the group health insurance for up to 18 months after the coverage would otherwise have ended, subject to the statute's eligibility and notice conditions.
No. Federal COBRA applies to employers with 20 or more employees, and the Kentucky law covers the smaller groups federal COBRA does not reach. A company is generally subject to one or the other based on size.
The employer and insurer carry the notice and election duties, and the exposure accrues per person if they are missed. BEG Managed Benefits, powered by isolved, runs enrollment, notices, election tracking, and premium status in one system. You keep your broker; we do the administration.
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