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Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility requirements for leave replacement carriers to enroll in the NRLCA Leave Replacement Health Plan are as follows:
- You must be a member in good standing of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) to apply for coverage.
- If you are a new NRLCA member, there is a 45 day waiting period before a new leave replacement carrier is eligible for the Plan.
- After the 45-day waiting period, new NRLCA members have 30 days to elect coverage in the Plan or must wait until the next open enrollment period.
During open enrollment - the 45 day waiting period is being waived.
Leave Replacement Designation Codes
Call NRLCA membership at 703-684-5545 if you do not know.
A member is one of the following; RCR, RCA or #73
| 72/0 RCA |
Substitute rural carrier serving on a vacant route or in the absence of a regular carrier on extended leave in excess of 90 days. |
| 73/0 RCA |
Substitute rural carrier. Entered on duty prior to July 21, 1981. |
| 74/0 RCA |
Rural carrier associate serving a vacant route or in the absence of a regular rural carrier on extended leave in excess of 90 days. |
| 75/0 RCR |
Rural carrier relief. Entered on duty between July 21, 1981 and November 12, 1986 without time limitations or between November 12, 1986, and March 30, 1996, with a time limitation and not hired from a register. |
| 77/0 eligible |
Auxiliary carrier. Hired prior to 1981 to serve an auxiliary route without time limitation. |
| 78/0 RCA |
Rural carrier associate. Employees hired from a register or reassigned from rural carrier relief or auxiliary carrier position on or after April 11, 1987 without time limitation. |
| 79/0 RCA |
Rural carrier associate assigned to an auxiliary route. |
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