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Health

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The first day of the first pay period that begins after your FEHB enrollment request is received and that follows a pay period during any part of which you were in pay status.  For example, your FEHB enrollment request is received on February 15th.  The pay period, in which you are in pay status, ends on February 25th.  Your coverage begins on February 26th.
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