109 HR 2680 IH: Medicare for the Terminally Ill Act of 2005 U.S. House of Representatives 2005-05-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2680 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2005 Mr. Hulshof (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Shaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Social Security Act to permit a waiver by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage of disabled individuals who are terminally ill.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medicare for the Terminally Ill Act of 2005.

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Waiver of 24-month waiting period for medicare coverage of disabled individuals who are terminally ill

(a)

In general

Section 226(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 426(h)) is amended— (1)by inserting (A) before in the case; and (2)by inserting after (ALS) the following: and (B) in the case of an individual whom a physician has certified in writing as being terminally ill (within the meaning of section 1861(dd)(3)(A)) and for whom the Secretary has made a determination that the requirements of subsection (b) (relating to 24 months of entitlement to benefits or other status) would otherwise work an undue hardship on such individual, as determined on the basis of criteria established by the Secretary. (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply to benefits for months beginning after 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.