106 STAT. 2710 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 "(B) the Secretary concerned shall, within 14 days after receiving that notice, inform the child of the child's rights under this section. (4) In the case of a former spouse of a member or former member who becomes eligible for continued coverage under subsection (b)(3), the regulations shall provide appropriate notification provisions and a 60-day election period under subsection (d)(3). "(d) ELECTION OF COVERAGE. —In order to obtain continued coverage under this section, an appropriate written election (submitted in such manner as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe) shall be made as follows: "(1) In the case of a member described in subsection (b)(D, the written election shall be submitted to the Secretary concerned before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the later of— "(A) the date of the discharge or release of the member from active duty or full-time National Guard duty; (B) the date on which the period of transitional health care applicable to the member under section 1145(a) of this title ends; or "(C) the date the member receives the notification required pursuant to subsection (c). (2)(A) In the case of a child of a member or former member who becomes eligible for continued coverage subsection (b)(2), the written election shall be submitted to the Secretary concerned before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the later of— (i) the date on which the child first ceases to meet the requirements for being considered an unmarried dependent child under section 1072(2)(D) of this title, or "(ii) the date the child receives the notification pursuant to subsection (c). "(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if the Secretary concerned determines that the child's parent has failed to provide the notice referred to in subsection (c)(3)(A) with respect to the child in a timely fashion, the 60-day period under this paragraph shall be based only on the date under subparagraph (A)(i). "(3) In the case of a former spouse of a member or a former member who becomes eligible for continued coverage under subsection (b)(3), the written election shall be submitted to the Secretary concerned before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the later of— "(A) the date as of which the former spouse first ceases to meet the requirements for being considered a dependent under section 1072(2) of this title; or "(B) such other date as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe. "(e) COVERAGE OF DEPENDENTS.—^A person eligible under subsection (b)(1) to elect to receive coverage may elect coverage either as an individual or, if appropriate, for self and dependents. A person eligible under subsection (b)(2) or subsection (b)(3) may elect only individual coverage. "(f) CHARGES.—(1) Under arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary of Defense, a person receiving continued coverage under this section shall be required to pay into the Military Health Care
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