[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]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 418_MEDICARE SUBSIDIES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart D_Medicare Part D Subsidies
 
Sec.  418.3225  How long will your application remain in effect?

    (a) Your application will remain in effect until our determination 
or decision has become final and binding under Sec.  418.3620. If you 
appeal our initial determination, the determination does not become 
final until we issue a decision on any appeal you have filed under Sec.  
418.3655 (see Sec.  418.3675) or dismiss the request for a hearing under 
Sec.  418.3670.
    (b) If, at the time your application is filed or before our 
determination or decision becomes final and binding, you meet all the 
requirements for a subsidy as described in 42 CFR 423.773 except for 
enrollment in a Medicare Part D plan or Medicare Advantage plan with 
prescription drug coverage, we will send you a notice advising you of 
your eligibility for the subsidy and the requirement to enroll in such a 
plan.
    (c) If you are not entitled to Medicare Part A and/or enrolled in 
Medicare Part B at the time your subsidy application is filed but you 
appear to be in an enrollment period, we will send you a notice advising 
you that we will not make a determination on your application until you 
become entitled to Medicare Part A and/or enrolled in Medicare Part B. 
If you are not entitled to Medicare Part A and/or enrolled in Medicare 
Part B at the time your application is filed and you do not appear to be 
in an enrollment period, we will send you a notice advising you that you 
are not eligible for the subsidy because you are not entitled to 
Medicare Part A and/or enrolled in Medicare Part B and explain your 
appeal rights.