How soon is the Blue Transitions policy effective after an employee applies for coverage?
• the requested effective date or • the day after the application is postmarked by the United States Post Office Note: If the envelope containing the application is not postmarked by the United States Post Office or the postmark is not legible, the effective date will be the later of the requested effective date or the date received by BCBSNM. Also, coverage begins at 12:01 a.m. on the effective date shown on the BCBSNM member ID card.