Oklahoma State & Education Employees Group Insurance Board v. Fullerton

OPINION

HANSEN, Chief Judge:

Appellee, William H. Fullerton, was a full time student dependent under the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Program health plan when, on June 7, 1988, he suffered a paralyzing spinal injury in a motorcycle accident. He was forced to withdraw from college as a result of his injuries. In January of 1989, Appellant, Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board, (Board) notified Fullerton he was eligible to continue his current state group health insurance pursuant to COBRA 1 because he was no longer covered as a dependent under…