Eligibility Waiting Period You will become covered under the Policy on the Policy's effective date if you are an Eligible Person on that date. Otherwise you will become covered on your first day as an Eligible Person. If the Policy is a replacement for a Prior Plan, administration of the Eligibility Waiting Period will be modified according to Replacement of Prior Plans If your coverage ends, you may enroll again for coverage under the Policy without having to satisfy the Eligibility Waiting Period if: 1. you were previously covered under the Policy; 2. your coverage ended when your lay-off or leave of absence extended beyond the Lay-off or Leave of Absence Period; and 3. you enroll again within 12 months of the date on which your coverage ended. Back to Table of Contents