110thcongress H. R. 6600 2dSession ToamendtitleIIoftheSocialSecurityActtoprohibittheinclusionof SocialSecurityaccountnumbersonMedicarecards. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July24,2008 Mr. DOGGETT (forhimself, Mr. Sam Johnson ofTexas, Mr. HODBS, Mr. Herger, Mr. Camp ofMichigan, Mr. English ofPennsylvania, Mr. WellerofIllinois,Mr.LewisofKentucky,Mr.BradyofTexas,Mr. LiNDER,Mr.Stark,Mr.Levin,Mr.McDermott,Mr.LewisofGeor- gia,Mr.NealofMassachusetts,Mr.Tanner,Mr.Becerra,Mr.POM- EROY,Mrs.JonesofOhio,Mr.LARSONofConnecticut,Mr.THOMPSON ofCalifornia, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Kind,Mr.Pascrell,Ms.Berkley,Mr.Crowley,Mr.MeekofFlor- ida,Mr.DavisofAlabama,Mr.Waxman,Mr.MoranofVirginia,Mr. Farr, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Rodriguez,Ms.EddieBerniceJohnsonofTexas,Mr.Edwardsof Texas, Mr. HiNOJOSA, Mr. Ortiz, andMr. Reyes) introducedthefol- lowingbill;whichwasreferredtotheCommitteeonWaysandMeans A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicarecards. 1 BeitenactedhytheSenateandHouseofRepresenta- 2 tivesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled, 2 1 SECTION1.SHORTTITLE. 2 This Act may be cited as the "Medicare Identity 3 TheftPreventionActof2008". 4 SEC.2.PROIUBITIONOFINCLUSIONOFSOCIALSECURITY 5 ACCOUNTNUMBERSONMEDICARECARDS. 6 (a)InGeneral.—Section205(c)(2)(C)oftheSocial 7 SecurityAct(42U.S.C.405(c)(2)(C))isamendedbyadd- 8 ingattheendthefollowingnewclause: 9 "(x) The Secretary ofHealth and Human Sendees, 10 inconsultationwiththeCommissionerofSocial Security, 11 shall establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that a 12 SocialSecurityaccountnumber(oranyderivativethereof) 13 isnotdisplayed,coded,orembeddedontheMedicarecard 14 issued to an indi\ddual who is entitled to benefits under 15 part A of title XVIII or enrolled under part B oftitle 16 X\^IIIandthatanyotheridentifierdisplayedonsuchcard 17 is easilyidentifiable as not beingthe Social Securityac- 18 countnumber(oraderivativethereof).". — 19 (b)EffectiveDate. — 20 (1) In GENERAL. The amendment made by 21 subsection (a) shall applyuath respect to Medicare 22 cards issued on and afteraneffective date specified 23 bytheSecretary^ofHealthandHumanServices,but 24 inno case shall sucheffectivedatebelaterthanthe 25 date that is 30 months afterthe date Ofthe enaet- 26 mentofthisAct. •HR6600IH — — 1 (2) Reissuance. In the case of indhiduals 2 who have been issued such cards before such date, 3 theSeeretarj'ofHealthandHumanSendees 4 (A) shall proxide for the reissuance for 5 such indi^^duals of such a card that complies 6 with such amendment not later than 3 years 7 after the effective date under paragraph (1); 8 and 9 (B) may permit such indi\iduals to apply 10 forthe reissuance ofsuch a card that complies 11 with such amendment before the date of 12 reissuance othen\ise pro\ided under subpara- 13 graph (A) in such exceptional circumstances as 14 theSecretarv^mayspecify. — 15 (c) OutreachProgram. The Secretary^ofHealth 16 and Human Services, in consultation \\ith the Commis- 17 sioner ofSocial Security, shall conduct an outreach pro- 18 gram to Medicare beneficiaries and providers about the 19 newMedicarecardprovidedunderthissection. O >HR6600IH ensLIBRARY flOTS 0DDi75flE