New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL
Chapter 9 - STATE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM
Subchapter 2 - COVERAGE
Section 17:9-2.6 - Effective date for new hires; State employees and dependents

For State employees and their dependents for whom an enrollment application has been filed with the Division of Pensions and Benefits, coverage is effective on the first day of the fifth payroll period of employment for a sub-group which reports on a biweekly basis and is paid through the State Centralized Payroll System, or the first day following the completion of two months of continuous service for a sub-group which reports on a monthly basis. If employee deductions are required for coverage, deductions begin on the first day of the third payroll period of employment for biweekly sub-groups and approximately one month prior to the effective date of coverage for monthly sub-groups.