[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: 42CFR407.4]

[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. 407.4  Basic requirements for entitlement.

    (a) An individual must meet the following requirements to be 
entitled to SMI:
    (1) Eligibility. The individual must meet the eligibility 
requirements specified in Sec. 407.10(a).
    (2) Enrollment. The individual must enroll for SMI, or must be 
enrolled by a State under a buy-in agreement as specified in 
Sec. 407.40.
    (b) SMI pays only for covered expenses incurred during an 
individual's period of entitlement.