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r--- -- ---- ------ ARTICLE 10 -- CONTINUED COVERAGE OPTION 10.1 10.2 10.3 For purposes of this Option, the following are "Qualifying Events": (a) Termination of an Eligible Employee's employment with City of Redwood City (for other than gross misconduct), or a reduction in the number of hours worked by the Eligible Employee to less than 20 hours per week. (b) Death of an Eligible Employee. (c) Divorce or legal separation from the Eligible Employee. (d) An Eligible Employee becoming entitled to Medicare benefits. (e) A dependent child ceasing to meet the description of dependent child. (0 City of Redwood City's federal Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding which (within one year before or one year after City of Redwood City's bankruptcy filing) causes a substantial elimination of coverage of a retired Eligible Employee (who retired on or before the date of substantial elimination of coverage), or of the Eligible Dependents of a retired Eligible Employee. Eligible Persons whose coverage under this program ends due to Qualifying Event 10. 1 (a) may choose to continue coverage for 18 months following the month in which the Qualifying Event occurs. If there is a determination that the Eligible Person was disabled under Title II or Title XVI of the Social Security Act at any time during the first 60 days of this continued coverage, the Eligible Person and Eligible Dependent may choose to continue coverage under this program for a total of 29 months following the month in which the Qualifying Event occurred. Delta must receive notice of that determination during the original 18 months and within 60 days after the date of the determination. This extended coverage based on disability terminates on the first day of the month that begins more than 30 days after the date of the final determination that the person is no longer disabled. 28 .,---,-...,..-.-.. ..-.--------.....----..---------"---" --