New employees can enroll within 30 days of hire.
If you do not enroll when initially eligible, you may have additional opportunities through Deferred Enrollment when you become eligible for a lower premium category based on your sick leave. You are eligible for deferred enrollment if one of the following occurs:
The first time you qualify for premium category 3 by earning and retaining 80 or more hours of sick leave in the previous calendar year (pro-rated if part-time)
The first time you accumulate 520 or 728 hours by the end of the previous calendar year
Following any year that you accumulate 1,040 hours of sick leave
Employees who do not enroll within their initial 30-day enrollment period may apply at any time through Evidence of Insurability (enrollment is not guaranteed).