If the enrollee visits the field office (FO) to reenroll, advise enrollee that if owes premiums for a prior period of coverage, enrollee is still obligated to pay and should pay promptly. These premiums, if not previously paid will be deducted from subsequent monthly benefits payable to enrollee. Should enrollee offer a payment to the FO, suggest that the payment be credited to prior period of coverage and identify it as payment for the enrollee's prior period of coverage. If objects, honor the wish and identify the payment for the prospective period of coverage. Forward it to the servicing program service center (PSC) for appropriate crediting.

When an individual owes premiums from a prior period of coverage and pays premiums at or after the time reenrolls, such premiums will be credited to whichever period specified. Where one fails to specify how the premiums should be applied, they are credited to the new period of coverage. Any implied indication to the contrary should be respected. For example, if an uninsured beneficiary returns any type of notice of premium due from the past period of coverage (billing notice, letter, or termination notice) along with a remittance, this can be interpreted as expressing intent to settle existing premium indebtedness. The premiums should be credited accordingly.

Records of premiums paid in connection with reenrollments will be retained by the servicing PSC for a reasonable period of time. This will permit re-crediting of premium payments from a prior to a current period of coverage or vice versa in the event that the enrollee indicates that they were not initially credited as intended.

If an enrollee who owes premiums for a prior period of coverage dies after reenrollment, but prior to the effective date of coverage, any premium payment is credited to prior period premium obligation regardless of how one wished these premiums to be credited