Hierarchy
SAP_HRRXX (Software Component) Sub component SAP_HRRXX of SAP_HR⤷
PA-BN (Application Component) Benefits⤷
PBEC (Package) Benefits - Customizing
IMG Activity
| ID | BEN_00_CN_PARA_02 | Choose COBRA Spending Accounts |
| Transaction Code | S_AL0_96000017 | (empty) |
| Created on | 20010508 | |
| Customizing Attributes | BEN_00_CN_1_2_I0101 | COBRA notification - mandatory - non-critical - US |
| Customizing Activity | BEN_00_5UBA_COB_D | View V_5UBA_COB_D |
Document
| Document Class | SIMG | Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs. |
| Document Name | BEN_00_CN_PARA_02 |
Use
In this step, you determine for which flexible spending accounts (FSAs) you will offer continuation of coverage under COBRA. You need to do this for each benefit area separately.
You also determine which types of family members are to be offered continuation of coverage in an FSA if they qualify for COBRA. You do this by assigning a dependent eligibility variant to the appropriate COBRA-relevant FSAs. If you do not specify an eligibility variant for an FSA, only employees can qualify as COBRA beneficiaries in the plan.
Note that, since the COBRA beneficiaries for health plans can be determined from the list of enrolled dependents on the plan infotype, no dependent eligibility variant needs to be defined for regular health plans (see the previous IMG step).
Note
According to COBRA regulations, medical care reimbursement accounts (also known as health FSAs) are subject to COBRA, but not dependent care reimbursement accounts. In the SAP System, all health FSAs are considered exempt from HIPAA. Coverage under COBRA is therefore only continued until the end of the plan year in which the qualifying event occurs.
COBRA coverage does not have to be offered for health FSAs if, as of the qualifying event date, the amount that can be reimbursed for the remainder of the plan year is less than or equal to the target payment amount for the same period. If you want to offer FSAs under COBRA only if their balances are greater than zero, you need to set the indicator Offer only FSAs with positive balance in the step Define Processing Parameters.
Standard settings
Requirements
- You have defined flexible spending accounts in the Plans section of the IMG.
- You have ensured that dependent eligibility variants are defined that meet your requirements. Dependent eligibility variants are defined in the step Flexible Administration -> Dependent/Beneficiary Eligibility -> Define Dependent Eligibility Rule Variants.
Activities
If you have more than one benefit area, specify the COBRA-relevant plans for the first area, then change the benefit area in the step Basic Settings -> Set Current Benefit Area and make the settings for the next area.
Example
Business Attributes
| ASAP Roadmap ID | 203 | Establish Master Data |
| Mandatory / Optional | 1 | Mandatory activity |
| Critical / Non-Critical | 2 | Non-critical |
| Country-Dependency | I | Valid for countries specified |
Maintenance Objects
| Maintenance object type | C | Customizing Object |
| Assigned objects | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customizing Object | Object Type | Transaction Code | Sub-object | Do not Summarize | Skip Subset Dialog Box | Description for multiple selections |
| V_5UBA_COB_D | V - View | HRBEN0041 |
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20010508 |
| SAP Release Created in | 470 |
