[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR403.251]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE
                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 403_SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B_Medicare Supplemental Policies
 
Sec.  403.251  Loss ratio date and time frame provisions.

    (a) Initial calculation date means the first date of the period that 
the insuring organization uses to calculate the policy's expected loss 
ratio.
    (1) The initial calculation date may be before, the same as, or 
after the date the insuring organization sends the policy to CMS for 
review, except--
    (2) The initial calculation date must not be earlier than January 1 
of the calendar year in which the policy is sent to CMS.
    (b) Loss ratio calculation period means the period beginning with 
the initial calculation date and ending with the

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last day of the period for which the insuring organization calculates 
the policy's scale of premiums.
    (c) To calculate ``present values'', the insuring organization may 
ignore discounting (an actuarial procedure that provides for the impact 
of a variety of factors, such as lapse of policies) for loss ratio 
calculation periods not exceeding 12 months.