base waiting period (PA-BN)

Benefits (PA-BN)

A part of the definition of the waiting period for enrollment in a benefit plan.

The base waiting period can be defined in one of the following ways:

• As a fixed period, for example, three months
• As a period determined by a dynamic condition, for example, 1000 hours service

The full waiting period consists of the base waiting period plus the period after the base waiting period up to a specified enrollment date (if defined), for example, the first day of the first month.