Select the “Authorize COBRA Premium Receipts” link in the page.
In the “Select Employee” page, select the employee name whose COBRA premium receipts are to be authorized
The “Authorize COBRA Premium Receipts” page appears.
The system displays the following details from the previous page.
Date format |
The date format applicable to the login user. More Details. |
Employee |
The name and code of the employee. |
SSN |
The social security number of the employee |
Program |
The program selected in the previous page. |
From Premium Period |
The period from which COBRA premium receipts must be authorized |
To Premium Period |
The period until which COBRA premium receipts must be authorized |
Select “Get Details” pushbutton
For the selected employee, program and premium period, the system displays the following in the multiline.
Program Code |
The unique code that identifies a program. |
Plan Type Code |
The unique code that identifies a plan type. |
Plan Code |
The unique code of the plan. |
Premium Period |
The code of the premium period |
Payment Mode |
By default, the system displays a the latest entered value From the “Payment Mode” drop-down list box, select the mode in which the payment is made. The drop-down list box displays the list of all the payment modes defined in the HRMS General Masters. |
Currency |
The currency in which payments are made |
Amount |
The sum of the premium amount and service charges for the plan. |
Date |
The date on which the premium is paid |
Premium |
The premium paid for the plan. |
Service Charge |
The amount levied by the company as service charges if any. |
Status |
The status of the record. The system will display either “Authorized” or “Pending” |
If you selected Bank payment option in the “Payment Mode” drop-down list box, the following details are displayed in the multiline.
Check Prefix |
The prefix given before the check number |
Check Number |
The unique number of the check |
Bank |
The name of the bank in which the check is drawn. |
Branch |
The branch name of the bank. |
Remarks |
The opinions, comments and other details if any, entered by the employee. |
Ensure that the employee code, program and the premium period for which premium receipts must be authorized are specified in the respective fields.
Select the “Show Receipts Pending for Authorization” check box to indicate that the system will display only records that are pending for authorization.
Select the plan(s) for which COBRA premium receipts are to be authorized by checking the corresponding record in the “Select” column of the multiline.
Select the “Authorize” pushbutton to authorize the COBRA premium receipts for the plan.
Note that you can authorize only those records that have the status as “Pending”. Otherwise the system will throw an error. You cannot authorize the record that has already been authorized earlier.
You can also enter your remarks, comments or opinions in the “Authorizer’s Remarks” column of the multiline.
Ensure that the employee code, program and the premium period for which premium receipts must be authorized are specified in the respective fields.
Select the “Show Receipts Pending for Authorization” check box to indicate that the system will display only records that are pending for authorization.
Select the plan(s) for which COBRA premium receipts are to be rejected by checking the corresponding record in the “Select” column of the multiline.
Select the “Reject” pushbutton to reject the COBRA premium receipts record.
Note that you can reject only those records that have status as “Pending”. Otherwise the system will throw an error. You cannot reject the record that has already been authorized earlier.
Use this page to authorize COBRA receipts.
To authorize COBRA Premium Receipts
To reject COBRA Acceptance of an employee