---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 407.22"
title: "42"
number: "407.22"
heading: "Request for individual enrollment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/407.22"
---

# §407.22. Request for individual enrollment.

- (a) A request for enrollment is required of an individual who meets the eligibility requirements of [§ 407.10](/cfr/42/407.10.md) and desires SMI, if the individual—
  - (1) Is not entitled to hospital insurance;
  - (2) Has previously declined enrollment in SMI;
  - (3) Has had a previous period of SMI entitlement which terminated;
  - (4) Resides in Puerto Rico or outside the United States; or
  - (5) Is enrolling or reenrolling during a special enrollment period under [§ 407.20](/cfr/42/407.20.md).
- (b) **A request for enrollment under paragraph (a) of this section must—**
  - (1) Be signed by the individual or someone acting in his or her behalf; and
  - (2) Be filed with SSA or CMS during the initial enrollment period, a general enrollment period, or a special enrollment period as provided in [§ 407.20](/cfr/42/407.20.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1395p, 1395q, and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 53 FR 47204, Nov. 22, 1988, unless otherwise noted.