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CMS Pub. 100-01, ch. 2, § 30
End of Coverage for Hospital Insurance
A beneficiary's entitlement under the provision terminates:
• With the month of the individual's death,
• With the last day of the third month following the premium billing month (for
nonpayment of premiums),
• With the end of the month following the month in which he or she files a
voluntary request for termination,
• With the month SMI coverage is terminated, or
• With the month before the month in which he or she becomes entitled to hospital
insurance under the regular or ESRD provisions. (See §2, §10.4 of this chapter.)
History
(Rev. 1, 09-11-02)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
fc6862a66a4c979ea6a2d987da92f66384c86e531909318ef982485340a942a3
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