US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-01, ch. 2, § 40.1
Eligibility for Enrollment
To obtain SMI coverage, eligible individuals must enroll in the plan during an enrollment
period open to them and pay the required premiums. They are eligible to enroll if they
are entitled to premium-free HI, or are age 65 and resident citizens or resident aliens. To
qualify as a resident alien, an individual must have been lawfully admitted for permanent
residence and have resided continuously in the United States during the 5 years
immediately preceding the month of enrollment.
History
(Rev. 1, 09-11-02)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
5737e200f5f38c06e99a2d9a5676273c4c333f681b593dded39c60adc4ac1463
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