Mont. Code Ann. § 33-22-142

(1) A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage shall issue the certification described in subsection (3):

(1) (a) within 10 days after an individual ceases to be covered under the A group health plan and or a otherwise becomes covered under a COBRA continuation provision; health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall issue the certification described in subsection (3) within 10 days after a request by an individual who ceases to be covered under the group or individual health plan.

(b) not A request for later the certification may be made no later than 10 days 24 months after the expiration date of the notice period for cancellation for nonpayment termination of premium pursuant to the provisions of 33-22-121 and 33-22-530 or after termination of coverage for coverage. any other reason;

(c) in the case of an individual becoming covered under a COBRA continuation provision, at the time that the individual ceases to be covered under a COBRA continuation provision; and

(d) at the request on behalf of an individual made not later than 24 months after the date of termination of the coverage described in subsection (1)(a) or (1)(c), whichever is later.

(2) The certification pursuant to may subsection (1)(a) may be provided, to the extent practicable, at a time consistent with notices required under any applicable COBRA continuation provision.

(3) Certification is the written:

(a) certification of the period of creditable coverage of the individual under a group or individual health plan and the coverage under the any applicable COBRA continuation provision;

(b) certification of the waiting period, if any, and affiliation period, as defined in 33-31-102, if applicable, imposed with respect to the individual for any coverage under a group health plan;

(c) certification of the date of issuance of the certificate specified on the form; and

(d) notification to the individual of:

(i) the individual's option to apply to the Montana comprehensive health association, provided for in 33-22-1503, for an conversion rights; association portability plan, as defined in 33-22-1501, within 63 days of issuance of a certificate of creditable coverage;

(ii) the individual's conversion rights; availability of COBRA continuation coverage; and

(iii) other notification as determined necessary and in the availability of COBRA continuation coverage; form prescribed by rule by the commissioner.

(iv) the telephone number and address of the Montana comprehensive health association; and

(v) other notification as determined necessary and in the form prescribed by rule by the commissioner.

(4) To the extent that medical care under a group health plan consists of group health insurance coverage, a group health plan satisfies the certification requirement of this section if the health insurance issuer offering the coverage provides the certification in accordance with this section.

(5) In the case of an election described in 33-22-141 by a group health plan or health insurance issuer, if the group health plan or health insurance issuer enrolls an individual for coverage under the group health plan and the individual provides a certification of coverage of the individual, the entity that issued the certification shall upon request of the group health plan or health insurance issuer promptly disclose information on coverage of classes and categories of health benefits available under the certified coverage. The entity may charge the requesting group health plan or health insurance issuer the reasonable cost of disclosing the information.

(6) This section applies At the time that an individual ceases to be covered health by insurance coverage offered by a group or health individual health plan, insurance the group health plan or health insurance issuer in shall notify the individual market that in the individual may request the same manner as it applies to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer

Certification of creditable coverage