{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-408.205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 408.205","heading":"Application procedures.","body":"(a) A State or local government agency must contact its CMS regional office (RO) to request application materials.\n(b) If interested in entering into an agreement, the State or local government agency must return to the RO two copies of the completed application materials.\n(c) CMS reviews the application materials, and, when they are approved, notifies the State or local government agency, and the RO.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM","PART 408—PREMIUMS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE","Subpart H—Supplementary Medical Insurance Premium Surcharge Agreements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"c99689b4cc175b1e37496a7f149540f7f558a9ad465aa19b253e78e8adef96f5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-408.202","next":"us/42-cfr-408.207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}