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Your TCC coverage ends either because the period of temporary continuation expires or you cancel the enrollment. (Coverage also stops when you don't pay premiums. If your coverage terminates because you don’t pay your premiums, it is considered a voluntary cancellation.)

If your enrollment ends because the TCC period expires, you are entitled to a 31-day temporary extension in the same enrollment category held at the time TCC expires for conversion to an individual contract.

A family member’s TCC (temporary continuation of coverage) ends when the covering enrollment ends or when the person ceases to meet the requirements for being considered a family member. A family member who loses the continued coverage for any reason other than cancellation of the covering enrollment is entitled to a 31-day extension of coverage for conversion to an individual contract. The family member may be eligible for TCC in his or her own name if he or she loses family member status because of a qualifying event that occurs while he or she is covered under the TCC family enrollment of a separated employee.