[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 2] [Revised as of April 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR418] [Page 1184] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PART 418_MEDICARE SUBSIDIES--Table of Contents Subpart D_Medicare Part D Subsidies Sec. 418.3205 What makes an application a claim for a subsidy? We will consider your application a claim for the subsidy if: (a) You, or someone acting on your behalf as described in Sec. 418.3215, complete an application on a form prescribed by us; (b) You, or someone acting on your behalf as described in Sec. 418.3215, file the application with us pursuant to Sec. 418.3220; and (c) You are alive on the first day of the month in which the application is filed.