Once you meet the initial eligibility requirements for insurance benefits, your continued eligibility is determined using three different calculations. Each and every month is looked at individually when determining future eligibility. If you meet the minimum hours criteria of any of the three calculations for a given month, you will be eligible for that month. In general, the more hours you work, the longer you will be eligible. Your eligibility will continue if you work at least: 250 hours in the first 3 months of the 4 months immediately preceding the month of coverage; or 500 hours in the first 6 months of the 7 months immediately preceding the month of coverage; or 1,000 hours in the first 12 months of the 13 months immediately preceding the month of coverage. If your eligibility ends, you will be offered continued coverage through self-payments/COBRA. Additionally, your contractor must report and pay the fringes due before your eligibility will be extended.