42 CFR § 408.200 - Statutory basis.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s408.200"
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title: "42 CFR § 408.200 - Statutory basis."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "408.200"
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: "408"
part_name: "PREMIUMS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 48115, Dec. 18, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "408"
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# 408.200 Statutory basis.

This subpart implements provisions of section 1839(e) of the Social Security Act that allow State or local government agencies to enter into an agreement with the Secretary to pay, on a quarterly or other periodic basis, a lump sum for the total of the SMI premium late enrollment surcharge amounts due for a group of eligible enrollees.