42 CFR § 406.1 - Statutory basis.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s406.1"
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title: "42 CFR § 406.1 - Statutory basis."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "406.1"
section_name: "Statutory basis."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
part_number: "406"
part_name: "HOSPITAL INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395i-2, 1395i-2a, 1395p, 1395q and 1395hh."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 12536, Mar. 25, 1983, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 51 FR 41338, Nov. 14, 1986."
cfr_part: "406"
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# 406.1 Statutory basis.

Sections 226, 226A, 1818 and 1818A of the Social Security Act and section 103 of Public Law 89-97 establish the conditions for entitlement to hospital insurance benefits. Sections 202 (t) and (u) of the Act specify limitations that apply to certain aliens and to persons convicted of certain offenses.

[48 FR 12536, Mar. 25, 1983. Redesignated at 51 FR 41338, Nov. 14, 1986, as amended at 56 FR 38078, Aug. 12, 1991]