If you want to cancel COBRA before the end of the COBRA term, you must send a written request to Benefits Administration stating that you wish to cancel COBRA and include the date you are requesting to cancel COBRA. Because all COBRA cancellations are effective on the first day of the month, the request to cancel must be written and postmarked no later than the last day of the month before the requested cancellation date.
For example, if you want to cancel COBRA Nov. 1, your request must be written and postmarked no later than Oct. 31 for a Nov. 1 cancellation date. The state does not allow members to cancel coverage that has already occurred, and it does not pro-rate premiums for COBRA coverage.
Once you cancel COBRA, you cannot request that it be reinstated.
Here is where to send a request to cancel COBRA:
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
Benefits Administration
19th Floor, WRS Tennessee Tower
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
A request to cancel COBRA may also be submitted through Zendesk https://benefitssupport.tn.gov and must be submitted no later than the last day of the month for the next month’s cancel date.