Benefit Eligibility Rules

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Define the qualifications for receiving a specific benefit according to an organization's benefit plan rules.

The benefit eligibility rules are used for reporting and to limit plan availability through employee self-service benefit enrollments.

Two standard Benefit Eligibility Rules impact the Employee New Hire Wizard's Benefit Service Date and Probation Date.

You may need the assistance of your system administrator to add additional Benefit Eligibility Rules or change the benefit eligibility rules.

Business Scenario

The Benefit Eligibility Rules codes table defines sets of eligibility requirements for benefits for reporting and auto-calculating payroll effective dates base on coverage effective dates. For instance, a benefit might require that an employee be at least 21 years old. The Benefit Start Date can be set to the Adjusted Hire, Original Hire, or the Eligibility Date.

Note: Benefit plans assignments directly on the Employee Benefits Detail are not restricted based on benefit eligibility rules.