[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3789 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3789

 To amend the Social Security Act to waive the 24-month waiting period 
for Medicare coverage of individuals disabled by reason of exposure to 
                          tremolite asbestos.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 3, 2006

Mr. Reid (for Mr. Baucus) introduced the following bill; which was read 
             twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Social Security Act to waive the 24-month waiting period 
for Medicare coverage of individuals disabled by reason of exposure to 
                          tremolite asbestos.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Timely Access to Care Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF 24-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE OF 
              INDIVIDUALS DISABLED BY REASON OF EXPOSURE TO TREMOLITE 
              ASBESTOS.

    (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 who has been determined to be 
        entitled to disability insurance benefits under this title on 
        the basis of an impairment that may be caused by exposure to 
        tremolite asbestos (in accordance with Social Security Ruling, 
        SSR 06-01p (as published in the Federal Register on May 26, 
        2006 (71 Fed. Reg. 30467)) or otherwise''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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