Elapsed Time for Eligibility - Medical Leave

[Guest saotampa]

A plan has 1/2 year eligilibity and semi-annual entry dates. A participant was hired 6/1/2007 and worked for four months and then went on medical leave. She will not be back by December 31, 2007. Do the service spanning rules apply in this case and will she be eligible to enter the plan on 1/1/2008? I know that service spanning applies for absences less than 12 months, but I wasn't sure if this would apply to her situation because she won't be back on the first date of eligiblity. Thank you.

[JanetM]

What does the plan say?