42 CFR 407.22
§ 407.22 Request for individual enrollment.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 407.22, § 407.22 Request for individual enrollment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/203144
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(a) A request for enrollment is required of an individual who meets the eligibility requirements of § 407.10 and desires SMI, if the individual—
(1) Is not entitled to hospital insurance;
(2) Has previously declined enrollment in SMI;
(3) Has had a previous period of SMI entitlement which terminated;
(4) Resides in Puerto Rico or outside the United States; or
(5) Is enrolling or reenrolling during a special enrollment period under § 407.20.
(b) A request for enrollment under paragraph (a) of this section must:
(1) Be signed by the individual or someone acting in his or her behalf; and
(2) Be filed with SSA or CMS during the initial enrollment period, a general enrollment period, or a special enrollment period as provided in § 407.20.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.