§404.145. When you acquire a quarter of coverage. — Inbound Citations

(b) This subpart also sets out our rules on crediting you with QCs. QCs are used in determining insured status. In general, you are credited with QCs based on the wages you are paid and the self-employment income you derive during certain periods. (See subpart K of this part for a definition of wages and self-employment income.) Our rules on how and when you acquire a QC are contained in §§ 404.140 through 404.146.

(e) You are fully insured as of the first day of the calendar quarter in which you acquire the last needed QC (see § 404.145).

(d) Section 404.145 tells when a QC is acquired and § 404.146 tells when a calendar quarter cannot be a QC. These rules apply when we credit QCs under § 404.141 or § 404.143.

(1) Has 30 or more quarters of coverage (QCs) as defined in 20 CFR 404.140 through 404.146;