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I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5629 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2006 Mr. Wexler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for the same treatment of all individuals notified of possible qualification for low-income subsidies for purposes of enrollment and the waiver of late enrollment penalties under the Medicare part D program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medicare Part D Deadline Equality Act of 2006.

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Application of same Medicare part D special enrollment and waiver of late enrollment penalty rules for all individuals notified of possible qualification for low-income subsidies

(a)

In general

Any special enrollment period for 2006 established under section 1860D–1(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–101(b)(3)) for subsidy-eligible individuals, and any waiver of a late enrollment penalty applicable to such individuals, shall apply to all notified part D eligible individuals without regard to whether or not they are subsidy-eligible individuals. (b)

Definitions

For purposes of this section: (1)

Notified part D eligible individual

The term notified part D eligible individual means a part D eligible individual (as defined in section 1860D–1(a)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–101(a)(3)(A)) who is notified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services after May 15, 2006, but before November 15, 2006, that the individual may qualify for a low-income subsidy under section 1860D–14(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)). (2)

Subsidy-eligible individual

The term subsidy-eligible individual means a part D eligible individual (as so defined) who is determined to be a subsidy-eligible individual (as defined in section 1860D–14(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3)).