[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR875.404] [Page 424] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) PART 875_FEDERAL LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart D_Coverage Sec. 875.404 What is the effective date of coverage? (a) The effective dates of coverage under open season enrollments will be announced in a Federal Register Notice that announces open season dates. (b)(1) If you enroll at any time outside of an open season, your coverage effective date is the 1st day of the month after the date your application is approved. (2) If you are a Federal civilian or Postal employee or member of the uniformed services and you are applying for coverage under abbreviated underwriting, you also must be actively at work on your coverage effective date for your coverage to become effective. If your coverage effective date falls on a weekend or holiday, you must be actively at work on the last workday before that date for coverage to become effective. You must inform the Carrier if you are not actively at work on your coverage effective date. In that event, the Carrier will issue you a revised effective date, which will be the 1st day of the month after the date you return to being actively at work. You also must be actively at work on any revised effective date for coverage to become effective, or you will be issued another revised effective date in the same manner.