{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-22806","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 22806","heading":"","body":"(a) With respect to state officers and employees, a permanent intermittent employee who has an appointment of more than six months and works at least half-time shall be eligible to enroll in a health benefit plan within 60 calendar days after having been credited with a minimum of 480 paid hours within a designated six-month period. The designated six-month periods are January 1 to June 30, inclusive, and July 1 to December 31, inclusive, of each calendar year. To continue benefits, a permanent intermittent employee must be credited with a minimum of 480 paid hours in a designated six-month period or 960 paid hours in two consecutive periods.\n(b) Permanent intermittent employees who are represented by State Bargaining Unit 6 may enroll in a health benefit plan within 60 calendar days following graduation from the academy of the Department of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority. To continue benefits, a permanent intermittent employee must be credited with a minimum number of hours, as provided in subdivision (a).","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","PART 5. THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE ACT [22750. - 22948.]","CHAPTER 1. Public Employees’ Health Benefits [22750. - 22944.6.]","ARTICLE 4. Eligibility [22800. - 22826.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d68a85c109e85038be48e6eedd47863a4e1da1101a2db93f97bc3069900f15e9","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-22805","next":"us-ca/gov-22807"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}