[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR407.2]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE

                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,

                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

                             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]