[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR407.1]

[Page 189]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 407--SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE (SMI) ENROLLMENT AND ENTITLEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 407.1  Basis and scope.


    (a) Statutory basis. The supplementary medical insurance (SMI) 
program is authorized by Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act.
    (1) Section 1831 of the Act establishes the program.
    (2) Sections 1836 and 1837 set forth the eligibility and enrollment 
requirements.
    (3) Section 1838 specifies the entitlement periods, which vary 
depending on the time and method of enrollment and on the basis for 
termination.
    (4) Section 1843 sets forth the requirements for State buy-in 
agreements under which States may enroll, and pay the SMI premiums for, 
eligible individuals who are also eligible for cash assistance or 
Medicaid.
    (5) Section 104(b) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965 (Pub. 
L. 89-87) specifies the limitations that apply to certain aliens and 
persons convicted of subversive activities.
    (b) Scope. This part sets forth the eligibility, enrollment, and 
entitlement requirements and procedures for supplementary medical 
insurance. (The rules about premiums are in part 408 of this chapter.)