QACA effective date and notice requirement

[Guest Statler]

The QACA notice can be provided up to 90 days before an employee becomes eligible.

The QACA must be effective not later than the earlier of (1) pay date for the 2nd pay period after the notice is provided or (2) 1st pay date at least 30 days after the notice is provided.

Does this mean that if you provided the notice 60 days before an employee becomes eligible, the QACA must be effective before they are eligible? This seems like an absurd result. What am I missing?

Would the QACA simply become effective on the date of eligiblity?