COBRA continuation coverage election period
At least 60 days to elect COBRA
Last checked: 2026-09-14
Benefits timelines
Generic timing information from public sources. This is not eligibility advice.
COBRA initial premium payment deadline
Initial premium generally due within 45 days after the election date
Last checked: 2026-09-14
FMLA unpaid job-protected leave entitlement
Up to 12 workweeks of leave in a 12-month period (up to 26 workweeks for military caregiver leave in a single 12-month period)
Last checked: 2026-09-14
Health Insurance Marketplace Special Enrollment Period (qualifying life event)
Typically 60 days from the qualifying event for many SEPs (Medicaid/CHIP loss often up to 90 days per Healthcare.gov)
Last checked: 2026-09-14
Short-term disability income replacement (Texas context)
Plan-specific (often weeks to months); no general statewide STD benefit clock for private workers
Last checked: 2026-09-14
SSDI / SSI disability benefit application (existence + waiting rules)
Application may be filed when disability rules may apply; SSDI entitlement generally follows a waiting period after disability onset; SSI has no equivalent SSDI-style waiting period; claim processing times vary
Last checked: 2026-09-14
Texas Medicaid for Breast and Cervical Cancer (MBCC)
No single public statutory day-count election window found on the HHSC program overview; apply via BCCS provider—HHSC sends approval or denial by mail
Last checked: 2026-09-14