What is a HIPAA certificate of creditable coverage? And what is it used for?
If requested to do so by your former employer, SHPS will provide you with a HIPAA certificate to verify continuous coverage through COBRA and the length of that coverage. This certificate is issued as documentation of your prior health insurance coverage. Give a copy of your HIPAA certificate to your new employers health insurance plan administrator to offset any pre-existing condition clauses and to verify you had no lapse in coverage.
