Eligibility date

The eligibility date is the date on which an individual is qualified to enroll into the benefit plan. These are considerations concerning eligibility dates:

• The eligible date for the individual is calculated from the entry rules that are defined for the plan.

  See Benefit entry rules.

• An individual cannot enroll in a benefit plan that has a start date that is prior to their eligible date. They can enroll with a later date, but only if the date complies with entry points on the plan's entry rules.

• The individual's eligibility date is on or after the benefit plan start date.