Section 17-1744-7 - Coverage of medicare premiums for QMBs(a) Qualified medicare beneficiaries shall be entitled to coverage of premiums for medicare part B (SMI) and for medicare part A (HIB), provided premiums for part A (HIB) are required of the QMBs.(b) Premiums for medicare part A (HIB) shall not be covered for QMBs, who have insured status in the Social Security system and are thus provided part A (HIB) coverage at no cost.(c) Premiums for medicare part A (HIB) and part B (SMI) for QMBs shall be paid through the respective buy-in programs for part A and part B.[Eff 08/01/94] (Auth: HRS § 346-14) (Imp: 42 U.S.C. §1396(a)(10)(E) )