[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: 42CFR407.2]

[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. 407.2  General description of program.

    Part B of Title XVIII of the Act provides for voluntary 
``supplementary medical insurance'' available to most individuals age 65 
or over and to disabled individuals who are under age 65 and entitled to 
hospital insurance. The SMI program is financed by premiums paid by (or 
for) each individual enrolled in the program, plus contributions from 
Federal funds. It covers certain physicians' services, outpatient 
services, home health services, services furnished by rural health 
clinics (RHCs), Federally qualified health centers (FQHCS), ambulatory 
surgical centers (ASCs), and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation 
facilities (CORFs), and other medical and other health services.

[57 FR 24980, June 12, 1992]