# 20 CFR § 404.1911: Effects of a totalization agreement on entitlement to hospital insurance benefits

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1911

## Section

- **Citation:** 20 CFR § 404.1911
- **Heading:** Effects of a totalization agreement on entitlement to hospital insurance benefits
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 20—Employees' Benefits > CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION > PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) > Subpart T—Totalization Agreements > Benefit Provisions

## Text

A person may not become entitled to hospital insurance benefits under section 226 or section 226A of the Act by combining the person's periods of coverage under the social security system of the United States with the person's periods of coverage under the social security system of the foreign country. Entitlement to hospital insurance benefits is not precluded if the person otherwise meets the requirements.

## Nearby sections

- [20 CFR § 404.1901 § 404.1901 Introduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1901.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1902 § 404.1902 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1902.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1903 § 404.1903 Negotiating totalization agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1903.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1904 § 404.1904 Effective date of a totalization agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1904.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1905 § 404.1905 Termination of agreements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1905.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1908 § 404.1908 Crediting foreign periods of coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1908.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1910 § 404.1910 Person qualifies under more than one totalization agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1910.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1911 § 404.1911 Effects of a totalization agreement on entitlement to hospital insurance benefits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1911.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1913 § 404.1913 Precluding dual coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1913.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1914 § 404.1914 Certificate of coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1914.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1915 § 404.1915 Payment of contributions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1915.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1918 § 404.1918 How benefits are computed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1918.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1919 § 404.1919 How benefits are recomputed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1919.md)
- [20 CFR § 404.1920 § 404.1920 Supplementing the U.S. benefit if the total amount of the combined benefits is less than the U.S. minimum benefit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-20-404.1920.md)

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