Managed Benefits · Utah
Utah 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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Utah Continuation, In Brief
| State law | Utah Code Ann. section 31A-22-722 (Utah mini-COBRA benefits for employer group coverage) |
| Employers covered | Small employers with 2 to 19 employees (below the federal COBRA threshold) whose group health coverage is fully insured. |
| Maximum continuation | Up to 12 months |
| At 20 or more employees | Federal COBRA applies instead |
| Marketplace | Uses the federal marketplace, HealthCare.gov (Utah runs a small-business SHOP-style exchange, Avenue H, but individual coverage uses HealthCare.gov). |
Source: Utah statute and department of insurance (le.utah.gov). This page is general information, not legal advice.
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The Utah 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 Utah 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. Utah 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. Small employers with 2 to 19 employees (below the federal COBRA threshold) whose group health coverage is fully insured.
Up to 12 months, subject to the state's early-termination rules such as non-payment of premium or becoming covered under another plan.
An employee (and dependents) who loses eligibility under the employer's group policy due to a qualifying event. Coverage may continue up to 12 months at the individual's full cost. Coverage can end early if the insured moves out of state/service area, fails to pay, commits fraud/misrepresentation, becomes eligible for other group coverage, or the employer's coverage terminates.
No. Federal COBRA applies to employers with 20 or more employees, and the Utah 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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