{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.1208","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.1208","heading":"Ineligible employees.","body":"(a) Definition. An ineligible is an employee who, on first occupying a position under a retirement system, is not eligible for membership in that system because of a personal disqualification like age, physical condition, or length of service.\n(b) Coverage of ineligible employees. A State may, in its agreement or any modification to the agreement, provide coverage for the services of ineligible employees in one of three ways:\n(1) As part of or as an addition to an absolute coverage group;\n(2) As part of a retirement system coverage group covering all positions under the retirement system; or\n(3) As part of or as an addition to a retirement system coverage group composed of those members in positions in a retirement system who chose coverage.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart M—Coverage of Employees of State and Local Governments"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"f3b3fe979f99795ccc24ca271598adca9727aee8d2311f066323a91cc2b0c229","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.1207","next":"us/20-cfr-404.1209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}