First of the month following one (1) consecutive calendar month in paid status. (For example, if you begin work on June 15, you are covered on August 1.)
NOTE:
If you go on leave without pay during your first 30 days of employment, you are covered on the first of the month following 1 calendar month in paid status after you return to work. (For example, if you start work on February 1, but take leave without pay and return to work March 15, coverage is effective May 1.)
If your first day of employment is the first working day of the month, coverage is effective the first of the following month. (For example, if you begin work on October 1, coverage is effective November 1.)
If the first day of employment is delayed due to state-observed holiday, coverage is effective the first of the following month. (For example, because January 1 is a State-observed holiday and you start work on January 2, coverage is effective February 1.)
No Evidence of Insurability (EOI) is required when enrolling within the first 30 days of employment.