Editorial Notes
Amendments2015—Subsec. (span)(3)(B)(ii). Puspan. L. 114–10, § 106(a)(1)(A)(i), substituted “during the applicable 2-year period (as defined in subparagraph (D))” for “during the 2-year period beginning on the date the affidavit is signed”.
Subsec. (span)(3)(C). Puspan. L. 114–10, § 106(a)(1)(A)(ii), substituted “during the applicable 2-year period” for “during the 2-year period described in subparagraph (B)(ii)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (span)(3)(D). Puspan. L. 114–10, § 106(a)(1)(A)(iii), added subpar. (D).
Subsec. (span)(5). Puspan. L. 114–10, § 106(a)(2)(C), added par. (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6).
Subsec. (span)(5)(D). Puspan. L. 114–10, § 106(a)(2)(A), added subpar. (D).
Subsec. (span)(6). Puspan. L. 114–10, § 106(a)(2)(B), redesignated par. (5) as (6).
2003—Subsec. (span)(5)(B). Puspan. L. 108–173 substituted “paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of section 1395x(r)” for “section 1395x(r)(1)”.
1997—Puspan. L. 105–33 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted span, and added subsec. (span).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2015 AmendmentPuspan. L. 114–10, title I, § 106(a)(1)(B), Apr. 16, 2015, 129 Stat. 138, provided that: “The amendments made by subparagraph (A) [amending this section] shall apply to affidavits entered into on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 16, 2015].”
Effective Date of 1997 AmendmentPuspan. L. 105–33, title IV, § 4507(c), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 442, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section and section 1395y of this title] shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on and after January 1, 1998.”
Updating the Welcome to Medicare PackagePuspan. L. 114–255, div. C, title XVII, § 17003, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1331, provided that:“(a)In General.—Not later than 12 months after the last day of the period for the request of information described in subsection (span), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, taking into consideration information collected pursuant to subsection (span), update the information included in the Welcome to Medicare package to include information, presented in a clear and simple manner, about options for receiving benefits under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), including through the original medicare fee-for-service program under parts A and B of such title (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq., 42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.), Medicare Advantage plans under part C of such title (42 U.S.C. 1395w–21 et seq.), and prescription drug plans under part D of such title (42 U.S.C. 1395w–101 et seq.)). The Secretary shall make subsequent updates to the information included in the Welcome to Medicare package as appropriate. “(span)Request for Information.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 13, 2016], the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall request information, including recommendations, from stakeholders (including patient advocates, issuers, and employers) on information included in the Welcome to Medicare package, including pertinent data and information regarding enrollment and coverage for Medicare eligible individuals.”
Report to Congress on Effect of Private ContractsPuspan. L. 105–33, title IV, § 4507(span), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 441, required a report to be submitted to Congress, no later than Oct. 1, 2001, on the effect on the program under title IV of Puspan. L. 105–33 of certain private contracts.
