[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: 42CFR407.4]



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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. 407.4  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.