An employee who is eligible for insurance coverage based upon the stipulations of the group health insurance plan.

An employee who meets the eligibility requirements for coverage in a group plan. To be eligible to join a group plan, you usually must work full-time for at least 30 hours a week. Some group plans may require employees to be a certain pay grade or job classification to be eligible for coverage.

(A) In general, "eligible employee" means “an employee who has been employed--

An employee who is eligible based on the requirements as indicated in the group contract.

"Eligible employee" means a person who performs services for a participating public employer, including elected officials other than judges. "Eligible employee" does not include: ( [..]

Health plan contracts outline requirements for an employee to meet eligibility requirement in the health plan, which are based on factors such as full-time or part-time employment as stipulated in the contract.

means: An employee who has been employed for a total of at least 12 months by the employer on the date on which any FMLA leave is to commence, except that an employer need not consider any period of previous employment that occurred more than seven years before the date of the most recent hiring of the employee, unless: The break in service is occa [..]