A. If You Have a Period of Disability
Your Medicare coverage will begin the latest of:
- the 25th month you are entitled to retirement or disability benefits, or
- the 30th month after your disability began.
B. If You Meet the Special Provision for Occupational Disability Annuitants
Your Medicare coverage will begin the 30th month after you have met the period of disability requirement and been entitled to an occupational disability annuity.
C. If You Meet the Special Provision for Federal Employment after December 1992
Your Medicare coverage will begin the latest of:
- the 25th month you are entitled to retirement or disability benefits, or
- the 30th month after you have met both the period of disability requirement and the period of disability earnings requirement, using Federal employment.
Note: Months you were previously entitled to an annuity or a period of disability may be counted toward the calendar month requirements above, provided the current annuity or period of disability begins within 5 years of the month the previous annuity or period of disability ended.