Dependent coverage is effective on the first day of the month following the employee's hire date. Dependent coverage may not become effective before the effective date of the employee’s coverage.

Editor's Note: The Legislative Research Council struck the extra "the" in front of the phrase "the first day of the month" to correct an apparent error.

Source: 38 SDR 213, effective July 1, 2012 ; 47 SDR 142, effective July 1, 2021 .

General Authority: SDCL 3-6E-13 (4).

Law Implemented: SDCL 3-6E-1 , 3-6E-5 , 3-6E-6 .

Prior versions effective: 2012-07-01.