CMS Pub. 100-01, ch. 2, § 40.3.4

Individuals who do not enroll in Part B or Premium Part A when first eligible because

they were performing volunteer service outside of the United States may enroll during

this SEP.

Eligible Individuals may enroll if:

• They volunteered outside of the United States through a program that covers at

least a 12-month period; and

• Is sponsored by a tax exempt organization; and

• The individual has (or had) health insurance that provided coverage to the

individual while he or she was outside of the U.S. for the duration of the volunteer

service.

The SEP for volunteers is the 6-month period that begins the earlier of the first day of the

month following the month for which the:

• Individual was no longer serving as a volunteer outside of the United States;

• Organization no longer has tax-exempt status; or

• Individual no longer has health insurance that provides coverage outside of the

United States.

Coverage begins the first day of the month following enrollment.