[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: 42CFR407.27]



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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 B_Individual Enrollment and Entitlement for SMI

 

Sec. 407.27  Termination of entitlement: Individual enrollment.



    An individual's entitlement will terminate for any of the following 

reasons:

    (a) Death. Entitlement to SMI ends on the last day of the month in 

which the individual dies.

    (b) Termination of hospital insurance benefits. If an individual's 

entitlement to hospital insurance ends before the month in which he or 

she attains age 65, entitlement to SMI will end on the same day unless 

it has been previously terminated in accordance with paragraph (c) or 

(d) of this section.

    (c) Request by individual. An individual may at any time give CMS or 

SSA written notice that he or she no longer wishes to participate in 

SMI, and request disenrollment.

    (1) Before July 1987, entitlement ended at the end of the calendar 

quarter after the quarter in which the individual filed the 

disenrollment request.

    (2) For disenrollment requests filed in or after July 1987, 

entitlement ends at the end of the month after the month in which the 

individual files the disenrollment request.

    (d) Nonpayment of premiums. If an individual fails to pay the 

premiums, entitlement will end as provided in the rules for SMI 

premiums, set forth in part 408 of this chapter.