Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42
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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Chapter 7 - Notes
SUBCHAPTER I - GRANTS TO STATES FOR OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE
Sec.
301. Authorization of appropriations.
302. State old-age plans.
(a) Contents.
(b) Approval by Secretary.
(c) Limitation on number of plans.
303. Payments to States and certain territories;
computation of amount; eligibility of State to
receive payment.
(a) Computation of amounts.
(b) Method of computing and paying amounts.
304. Stopping payment on deviation from required
provisions of plan or failure to comply
therewith.
305. Omitted.
306. Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER II - FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY
INSURANCE BENEFITS
401. Trust Funds.
(a) Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance
Trust Fund.
(b) Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
(c) Board of Trustees; duties; reports to
Congress.
(d) Investments.
(e) Sale of acquired obligations.
(f) Proceeds from sale or redemption of
obligations; interest.
(g) Payments into Treasury.
(h) Benefit payments.
(i) Gifts and bequests.
(j) Travel expenses.
(k) Experiment and demonstration project
expenditures.
(l) Interfund borrowing.
(m) Accounting for unnegotiated benefit checks.
401a. Omitted.
402. Old-age and survivors insurance benefit payments.
(a) Old-age insurance benefits.
(b) Wife's insurance benefits.
(c) Husband's insurance benefits.
(d) Child's insurance benefits.
(e) Widow's insurance benefits.
(f) Widower's insurance benefits.
(g) Mother's and father's insurance benefits.
(h) Parent's insurance benefits.
(i) Lump-sum death payments.
(j) Application for monthly insurance benefits.
(k) Simultaneous entitlement to benefits.
(l) Entitlement to survivor benefits under
railroad retirement provisions.
(m) Repealed.
(n) Termination of benefits upon deportation of
primary beneficiary.
(o) Application for benefits by survivors of
members and former members of uniformed
services.
(p) Extension of period for filing proof of
support and applications for lump-sum death
payment.
(q) Reduction of benefit amounts for certain
beneficiaries.
(r) Presumed filing of application by
individuals eligible for old-age insurance
benefits and for wife's or husband's
insurance benefits.
(s) Child over specified age to be disregarded
for certain benefit purposes unless
disabled.
(t) Suspension of benefits of aliens who are
outside United States; residency
requirements for dependents and survivors.
(u) Conviction of subversive activities, etc.
(v) Waiver of benefits.
(w) Increase in old-age insurance benefit
amounts on account of delayed retirement.
(x) Limitation on payments to prisoners and
certain other inmates of publicly funded
institutions.
(y) Limitation on payments to aliens.
403. Reduction of insurance benefits.
(a) Maximum benefits.
(b) Deductions on account of work.
(c) Deductions on account of noncovered work
outside United States or failure to have
child in care.
(d) Deductions from dependents' benefits on
account of noncovered work outside United
States by old-age insurance beneficiary.
(e) Occurrence of more than one event.
(f) Months to which earnings are charged.
(g) Penalty for failure to report certain
events.
(h) Report of earnings to Commissioner.
(i) Repealed.
(j) Attainment of retirement age.
(k) Noncovered remunerative activity outside
United States.
(l) Good cause for failure to make reports
required.
404. Overpayments and underpayments.
(a) Procedure for adjustment or recovery.
(b) No recovery from persons without fault.
(c) Nonliability of certifying and disbursing
officers.
(d) Payment to survivors or heirs when eligible
person is deceased.
(e) Adjustments due to supplemental security
income payments.
(f) Collection of delinquent amounts.
(g) Recovery of overpayment of supplemental
security income benefits.
405. Evidence, procedure, and certification for
payments.
(a) Rules and regulations; procedures.
(b) Administrative determination of entitlement
to benefits; findings of fact; hearings;
investigations; evidentiary hearings in
reconsiderations of disability benefit
terminations; subsequent applications.
(c) Wage records.
(d) Issuance of subpenas in administrative
proceedings.
(e) Judicial enforcement of subpenas; contempt.
(f) Repealed.
(g) Judicial review.
(h) Finality of Commissioner's decision.
(i) Certification for payment.
(j) Representative payees.
(k) Payments to incompetents.
(l) Delegation of powers and duties by
Commissioner.
(m) Repealed.
(n) Joint payments.
(o) Crediting of compensation under Railroad
Retirement Act.
(p) Special rules in case of Federal service.
(q) Expedited benefit payments.
(r) Use of death certificates to correct program
information.
(s) Notice requirements.
(t) Same-day personal interviews at field
offices in cases where time is of essence.
(u) Redetermination of entitlement.
405a. Regulations pertaining to frequency or due dates
of payments and reports under voluntary
agreements covering State and local employees;
effective date.
406. Representation of claimants before Commissioner.
(a) Recognition of representatives; fees for
representation before Commissioner.
(b) Fees for representation before court.
(c) Notification of options for obtaining
attorneys.
(d) Assessment on attorneys.
407. Assignment of benefits.
(a) In general.
(b) Amendment of section.
(c) Withholding of taxes.
408. Penalties.
(a) In general.
(b) Violations by certified payees.
(c) Effect upon certification as payee;
definitions.
(d) Application of subsection (a)(6) and (7) to
certain aliens.
409. "Wages" defined.
(a) In general.
(b) Regulations providing exclusions from term.
(c) Individuals performing domestic services.
(d) Members of uniformed services.
(e) Peace Corps volunteers.
(f) Tips.
(g) Members of religious orders.
(h) Retired justices and judges.
(i) Employer contributions under sections 401(k)
and 414(h)(2) of Internal Revenue Code.
(j) Amounts deferred under nonqualified deferred
compensation plans.
(k) "National average wage index" and "deferred
compensation amount" defined.
410. Definitions relating to employment.
(a) Employment.
(b) Included and excluded service.
(c) American vessel.
(d) American aircraft.
(e) American employer.
(f) Agricultural labor.
(g) Farm.
(h) State.
(i) United States.
(j) Employee.
(k) Covered transportation service.
(l) Service in uniformed services.
(m) Member of a uniformed service.
(n) Crew leader.
(o) Peace Corps volunteer service.
(p) Medicare qualified government employment.
(q) Treatment of real estate agents and direct
sellers.
(r) Service in employ of international
organizations by certain transferred
Federal employees.
410a. Transferred.
411. Definitions relating to self-employment.
(a) Net earnings from self-employment.
(b) Self-employment income.
(c) Trade or business.
(d) Partnership and partner.
(e) Taxable year.
(f) Partner's taxable year ending as result of
death.
(g) Regular basis.
(h) Option dealers and commodity dealers.
(i) Church employee income.
(j) Codification of treatment of certain
termination payments received by former
insurance salesmen.
412. Self-employment income credited to calendar years.
413. Quarter and quarter of coverage.
(a) Definitions.
(b) Crediting of wages paid in 1937.
(c) Alternative method for determining quarters
of coverage with respect to wages in period
from 1937 to 1950.
(d) Amount required for a quarter of coverage.
414. Insured status for purposes of old-age and
survivors insurance benefits.
(a) "Fully insured individual" defined.
(b) "Currently insured individual" defined.
415. Computation of primary insurance amount.
(a) Primary insurance amount.
(b) Average indexed monthly earnings; average
monthly wage.
(c) Application of prior provisions in certain
cases.
(d) Primary insurance amount under 1939 Act.
(e) Certain wages and self-employment income not
to be counted.
(f) Recomputation of benefits.
(g) Rounding of benefits.
(h) Service of certain Public Health Service
Officers.
(i) Cost-of-living increases in benefits.
416. Additional definitions.
(a) Spouse; surviving spouse.
(b) Wife.
(c) Widow.
(d) Divorced spouses; divorce.
(e) Child.
(f) Husband.
(g) Widower.
(h) Determination of family status.
(i) Disability; period of disability.
(j) Periods of limitation ending on nonwork
days.
(k) Waiver of nine-month requirement for widow,
stepchild, or widower in case of accidental
death or in case of serviceman dying in
line of duty, or in case of remarriage to
same individual.
(l) Retirement age.
417. Benefits for veterans.
(a) Determination of benefits.
(b) Determination of insurance status.
(c) Filing proof of support.
(d) Definitions.
(e) Determination based on wages and
self-employment.
(f) Right to annuity; waiver.
(g) Appropriation to trust funds.
(h) Determination of veterans status.
418. Voluntary agreements for coverage of State and
local employees.
(a) Purpose of agreement.
(b) Definitions.
(c) Services covered.
(d) Positions covered by retirement systems.
(e) Effective date of agreement; retroactive
coverage.
(f) Duration of agreement.
(g) Instrumentalities of two or more States.
(h) Delegation of functions.
(i) Wisconsin Retirement Fund.
(j) Certain positions no longer covered by
retirement systems.
(k) Certain employees of State of Utah.
(l) Policemen and firemen in certain States.
(m) Positions compensated solely on a fee basis.
(n) Optional medicare coverage of current
employees.
419. Repealed.
420. Disability provisions inapplicable if benefit
rights impaired.
421. Disability determinations.
(a) State agencies.
(b) Determinations by Commissioner.
(c) Review of determination by Commissioner.
(d) Hearings and judicial review.
(e) State's right to cost from Trust Funds.
(f) Use of funds.
(g) Regulations governing determinations in
certain cases.
(h) Evaluation of mental impairments by
qualified medical professionals.
(i) Review of disability cases to determine
continuing eligibility; permanent
disability cases; appropriate number of
cases reviewed; reporting requirements.
(j) Rules and regulations; consultative
examinations.
(k) Establishment of uniform standards for
determination of disability.
(l) Special notice to blind individuals with
respect to hearings and other official
actions.
(m) Work activity as basis for review.
422. Rehabilitation services.
(a),
(b) Repealed.
(c) "Period of trial work" defined.
(d) Cost of rehabilitation services from trust
funds.
(e) Treatment referrals for individuals with
alcoholism or drug addiction condition.
423. Disability insurance benefit payments.
(a) Disability insurance benefits.
(b) Filing application.
(c) Definitions; insured status; waiting period.
(d) "Disability" defined.
(e) Engaging in substantial gainful activity.
(f) Standard of review for termination of
disability benefits.
(g) Continued payment of disability benefits
during appeal.
(h) Interim benefits in cases of delayed final
decisions.
(i) Reinstatement of entitlement.
(j) Limitation on payments to prisoners.
424. Repealed.
424a. Reduction of disability benefits.
(a) Conditions for reduction; computation.
(b) Reduction where benefits payable on other
than monthly basis.
(c) Reductions and deductions under other
provisions.
(d) Exception.
(e) Conditions for payment.
(f) Redetermination of reduction.
(g) Proportionate reduction; application of
excess.
(h) Furnishing of information.
425. Additional rules relating to benefits based on
disability.
(a) Suspension of benefits.
(b) Continued payments during rehabilitation
program.
426. Entitlement to hospital insurance benefits.
(a) Individuals over 65 years.
(b) Individuals under 65 years.
(c) Conditions.
(d) "Qualified railroad retirement beneficiary"
defined.
(e) Benefits for widows and widowers.
(f) Medicare waiting period for recipients of
disability benefits.
(g) Information regarding eligibility of Federal
employees.
(h) Waiver of waiting period for individuals
with ALS.
(i) Continuing eligibility of certain terminated
individuals.
(j) Certain uninsured individuals.
426-1. End stage renal disease program.
(a) Entitlement to benefits.
(b) Duration of period of entitlement.
(c) Individuals participating in self-care
dialysis training programs; kidney
transplant failures; resumption of
previously terminated regular course of
dialysis.
(c) Continuing eligibility of certain terminated
individuals.
426a. Transitional provision on eligibility of uninsured
individuals for hospital insurance benefits.
(a) Entitlement to benefits.
(b) Persons ineligible.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
427. Transitional insured status for purposes of
old-age and survivors benefits.
(a) Determination of entitlement to benefits
under section 402(a) to (c) of this title.
(b) Determination of entitlement to surviving
spouse's benefits under section 402(e) or
(f) of this title.
(c) Deceased individual entitled to benefits by
reason of subsection (a) deemed to meet
requirements of subsection (b).
428. Benefits at age 72 for certain uninsured
individuals.
(a) Eligibility.
(b) Amount of benefits.
(c) Reduction for government pension system
benefits.
(d) Suspension for months in which cash payments
are made under public assistance or in
which supplemental security income benefits
are payable.
(e) Suspension where individual is residing
outside United States.
(f) Treatment as monthly insurance benefits.
(g) Annual reimbursement of Federal Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.
(h) Definitions.
429. Benefits in case of members of uniformed services.
430. Adjustment of contribution and benefit base.
(a) Determination and publication by
Commissioner in Federal Register subsequent
to cost-of-living benefit increase;
effective date.
(b) Determination of amount.
(c) Amount of base for period prior to initial
cost-of-living benefit increase.
(d) Determinations for calendar years after 1976
for purposes of retirement benefit plans.
431. Benefits for certain individuals interned by
United States during World War II.
(a) "Internee" defined.
(b) Applicability in determining entitlement to
and amount of monthly benefits and lump-sum
death payments, and period of disability;
effect of payment of benefits by other
agency or instrumentality of United States.
(c) Authorization of appropriations.
432. Processing of tax data.
433. International agreements.
(a) Purpose of agreement.
(b) Definitions.
(c) Crediting periods of coverage; conditions of
payment of benefits.
(d) Regulations.
(e) Reports to Congress; effective date of
agreements.
434. Demonstration project authority.
(a) Authority.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Authority to waive compliance with benefits
requirements.
(d) Reports.
SUBCHAPTER III - GRANTS TO STATES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
ADMINISTRATION
501. Use of available funds.
502. Payments to States; computation of amounts.
(a) Certification of amounts.
(b) Payment of amounts.
(c) Mailing costs.
503. State laws.
(a) Provisions required.
(b) Failure to comply; payments stopped.
(c) Denial of certification; availability of
records to Railroad Retirement Board;
cooperation with Federal agencies.
(d) Disclosure of unemployment compensation
information; deduction and withholding of
amounts owed to State food stamp agencies;
reimbursement of administrative costs;
non-compliance of State agency.
(e) Disclosure of wage information;
non-compliance of State agency.
(f) Income and eligibility verification system.
(g) Recovery of unemployment benefit payments.
(h) Disclosure to Secretary of Health and Human
Services of wage and unemployment
compensation claims information; suspension
by Secretary of Labor of payments to State
for noncompliance.
(i) Access to State employment records.
(j) Worker profiling.
504. Judicial review.
(a) Finding by Secretary of Labor; petition for
review; filing of record.
(b) Findings of fact by Secretary of Labor; new
or modified findings.
(c) Affirmance or setting aside of Secretary's
action; review by Supreme Court.
(d) Stay of Secretary's action.
SUBCHAPTER IV - GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES
PART A - BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY
FAMILIES
601. Purpose.
(a) In general.
(b) No individual entitlement.
602. Eligible States; State plan.
(a) In general.
(b) Plan amendments.
(c) Public availability of State plan summary.
603. Grants to States.
(a) Grants.
(b) Contingency Fund.
603a. Transferred.
604. Use of grants.
(a) General rules.
(b) Limitation on use of grant for
administrative purposes.
(c) Authority to treat interstate immigrants
under rules of former State.
(d) Authority to use portion of grant for other
purposes.
(e) Authority to reserve certain amounts for
assistance.
(f) Authority to operate employment placement
program.
(g) Implementation of electronic benefit
transfer system.
(h) Use of funds for individual development
accounts.
(i) Sanction welfare recipients for failing to
ensure that minor dependent children attend
school.
(j) Requirement for high school diploma or
equivalent.
(k) Limitations on use of grant for matching
under certain Federal transportation
program.
604a. Services provided by charitable, religious, or
private organizations.
(a) In general.
(b) Religious organizations.
(c) Nondiscrimination against religious
organizations.
(d) Religious character and freedom.
(e) Rights of beneficiaries of assistance.
(f) Employment practices.
(g) Nondiscrimination against beneficiaries.
(h) Fiscal accountability.
(i) Compliance.
(j) Limitations on use of funds for certain
purposes.
(k) Preemption.
605. Administrative provisions.
(a) Quarterly.
(b) Notification.
(c) Computation and certification of payments to
States.
(d) Payment method.
606. Federal loans for State welfare programs.
(a) Loan authority.
(b) Rate of interest.
(c) Use of loan.
(d) Limitation on total amount of loans to
State.
(e) Limitation on total amount of outstanding
loans.
(f) Appropriation.
607. Mandatory work requirements.
(a) Participation rate requirements.
(b) Calculation of participation rates.
(c) Engaged in work.
(d) "Work activities" defined.
(e) Penalties against individuals.
(f) Nondisplacement in work activities.
(g) Sense of Congress.
(h) Sense of Congress that States should impose
certain requirements on noncustodial,
nonsupporting minor parents.
(i) Review of implementation of State work
programs.
608. Prohibitions; requirements.
(a) In general.
(b) Individual responsibility plans.
(c) Sanctions against recipients not considered
wage reductions.
(d) Nondiscrimination provisions.
(e) Special rules relating to treatment of
certain aliens.
(f) Special rules relating to treatment of
non-213A aliens.
(g) State required to provide certain
information.
608a. Fraud under means-tested welfare and public
assistance programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Welfare or public assistance programs for
which Federal funds are appropriated.
609. Penalties.
(a) In general.
(b) Reasonable cause exception.
(c) Corrective compliance plan.
(d) Limitation on amount of penalties.
610. Appeal of adverse decision.
(a) In general.
(b) Administrative review.
(c) Judicial review of adverse decision.
611. Data collection and reporting.
(a) Quarterly reports by States.
(b) Annual reports to Congress by Secretary.
611a. State required to provide certain information.
612. Direct funding and administration by Indian
tribes.
(a) Grants for Indian tribes.
(b) 3-year tribal family assistance plan.
(c) Minimum work participation requirements and
time limits.
(d) Emergency assistance.
(e) Accountability.
(f) Eligibility for Federal loans.
(g) Penalties.
(h) Data collection and reporting.
(i) Special rule for Indian tribes in Alaska.
613. Research, evaluations, and national studies.
(a) Research.
(b) Development and evaluation of innovative
approaches to reducing welfare dependency
and increasing child well-being.
(c) Dissemination of information.
(d) Annual ranking of States and review of most
and least successful work programs.
(e) Annual ranking of States and review of
issues relating to out-of-wedlock births.
(f) State-initiated evaluations.
(g) Report on circumstances of certain children
and families.
(h) Funding of studies and demonstrations.
(i) Child poverty rates.
(j) Evaluation of welfare-to-work programs.
614. Study by Census Bureau.
(a) In general.
(b) Appropriation.
615. Waivers.
(a) Continuation of waivers.
(b) State option to terminate waiver.
(c) Secretarial encouragement of current
waivers.
(d) Continuation of individual waivers.
616. Administration.
617. Limitation on Federal authority.
618. Funding for child care.
(a) General child care entitlement.
(b) Use of funds.
(c) Application of Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990.
(d) "State" defined.
619. Definitions.
PART B - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
SUBPART 1 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
620. Authorization of appropriations.
621. Allotments to States.
(a) Allotment formula.
(b) Allotment percentage.
(c) Promulgation of allotment percentage.
(d) "United States" defined.
622. State plans for child welfare services.
(a) Joint development.
(b) Requisite features of State plans.
623. Payment to States.
(a) Payment schedule.
(b) Computation and method of payment.
(c) Prohibited payments; exceptions.
(d) Minimum State expenditures.
624. Reallotment.
(a) In general.
(b) Exception relating to foster child
protections.
625. Definitions.
626. Research, training, or demonstration projects.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Appropriations for demonstration projects
for development of alternate care
arrangements for infants not requiring
hospitalization.
(c) Payments; advances or reimbursements;
installments; conditions.
627. Repealed.
628. Payments to Indian tribal organizations.
(a) Amounts.
(b) Inclusion in State allotment.
(c) "Indian tribe" and "tribal organization"
defined.
628a. Child welfare traineeships.
628b. National random sample study of child welfare.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Preferred contents.
(d) Reports.
(e) Appropriation.
SUBPART 2 - PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES
629. Findings and purpose.
(a) Findings.
(b) Purpose.
629a. Definitions.
(a) In general.
(b) Other terms.
629b. State plans.
(a) Plan requirements.
(b) Approval of plans.
629c. Allotments to States.
(a) Indian tribes.
(b) Territories.
(c) Other States.
(d) Reallotments.
629d. Payments to States.
(a) Entitlement.
(b) Prohibitions.
(c) Direct payments to tribal organizations of
Indian tribes.
629e. Evaluations; research; technical assistance.
(a) Evaluations.
(b) Coordination of evaluations.
(c) Research.
(d) Technical assistance.
629f. Authorization of appropriations; reservation of
certain amounts.
(a) Authorization.
(b) Reservation of certain amounts.
629g. Discretionary grants.
(a) Limitations on authorization of
appropriations.
(b) Reservation of certain amounts.
(c) Allotments.
(d) Grants.
(e) Applicability of certain rules.
629h. Entitlement funding for State courts to assess and
improve handling of proceedings relating to
foster care and adoption.
(a) In general.
(b) Applications.
(c) Allotments.
(d) Federal share.
629i. Grants for programs for mentoring children of
prisoners.
(a) Findings and purpose.
(b) Definitions.
(c) Program authorized.
(d) Application requirements.
(e) Federal share.
(f) Considerations in awarding grants.
(g) Evaluation.
(h) Authorization of appropriations; reservation
of certain amounts.
PART C - WORK INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR RECIPIENTS OF AID UNDER STATE
PLAN APPROVED UNDER PART A
630 to 645. Repealed or Omitted.
PART D - CHILD SUPPORT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PATERNITY
651. Authorization of appropriations.
652. Duties of Secretary.
(a) Establishment of separate organizational
unit; duties.
(b) Certification of child support obligations
to Secretary of the Treasury for
collection.
(c) Payment of child support collections to
States.
(d) Child support management information system.
(e) Technical assistance to States.
(f) Regulations.
(g) Performance standards for State paternity
establishment programs.
(h) Prompt State response to requests for child
support assistance.
(i) Prompt State distribution of amounts
collected as child support.
(j) Training of Federal and State staff,
research and demonstration programs, and
special projects of regional or national
significance.
(k) Denial of passports for nonpayment of child
support.
(l) Facilitation of agreements between State
agencies and financial institutions.
653. Federal Parent Locator Service.
(a) Establishment; purpose.
(b) Disclosure of information to authorized
persons.
(c) "Authorized person" defined.
(d) Form and manner of request for information.
(e) Compliance with request; search of files and
records by head of any department, etc., of
United States; transmittal of information
to Secretary; reimbursement for cost of
search; fees.
(f) Arrangements and cooperation with State
agencies.
(g) Reimbursement for reports by State agencies.
(h) Federal Case Registry of Child Support
Orders.
(i) National Directory of New Hires.
(j) Information comparisons and other
disclosures.
(k) Fees.
(l) Restriction on disclosure and use.
(m) Information integrity and security.
(n) Federal Government reporting.
(o) Use of set-aside funds.
(p) "Support order" defined.
653a. State Directory of New Hires.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Employer information.
(c) Reporting format and method.
(d) Civil money penalties on noncomplying
employers.
(e) Entry of employer information.
(f) Information comparisons.
(g) Transmission of information.
(h) Other uses of new hire information.
654. State plan for child and spousal support.
654a. Automated data processing.
(a) In general.
(b) Program management.
(c) Calculation of performance indicators.
(d) Information integrity and security.
(e) State case registry.
(f) Information comparisons and other
disclosures of information.
(g) Collection and distribution of support
payments.
(h) Expedited administrative procedures.
654b. Collection and disbursement of support payments.
(a) State disbursement unit.
(b) Required procedures.
(c) Timing of disbursements.
(d) "Business day" defined.
655. Payments to States.
(a) Amounts payable each quarter.
(b) Estimate of amounts payable; installment
payments.
(c) Repealed.
(d) State reports.
(e) Special project grants for interstate
enforcement; appropriations.
(f) Direct Federal funding to Indian tribes and
tribal organizations.
655a. Provision for reimbursement of expenses.
656. Support obligation as obligation to State; amount;
discharge in bankruptcy.
(a) Collection processes.
(b) Nondischargeability.
657. Distribution of collected support.
(a) In general.
(b) Continuation of assignments.
(c) Definitions.
(d) Gap payments not subject to distribution
under this section.
(e) Amounts collected for child for whom foster
care maintenance payments are made.
658. Repealed.
658a. Incentive payments to States.
(a) In general.
(b) Amount of incentive payment.
(c) Treatment of interstate collections.
(d) Administrative provisions.
(e) Regulations.
(f) Reinvestment.
659. Consent by United States to income withholding,
garnishment, and similar proceedings for
enforcement of child support and alimony
obligations.
(a) Consent to support enforcement.
(b) Consent to requirements applicable to
private person.
(c) Designation of agent; response to notice or
process.
(d) Priority of claims.
(e) No requirement to vary pay cycles.
(f) Relief from liability.
(g) Regulations.
(h) Moneys subject to process.
(i) Definitions.
659a. International support enforcement.
(a) Authority for declarations.
(b) Standards for foreign support enforcement
procedures.
(c) Designation of United States Central
Authority.
(d) Effect on other laws.
660. Civil action to enforce child support obligations;
jurisdiction of district courts.
661, 662. Repealed.
663. Use of Federal Parent Locator Service in
connection with enforcement or determination of
child custody in cases of parental kidnaping of
child.
(a) Agreements with States for use of Federal
Parent Locator Service.
(b) Requests from authorized persons for
information.
(c) Information which may be disclosed.
(d) "Custody or visitation determination" and
"authorized person" defined.
(e) Agreement on use of Federal Parent Locator
Service with United States Central
Authority under Convention on the Civil
Aspects of International Child Abduction.
(f) Agreement to assist in locating missing
children under Federal Parent Locator
Service.
664. Collection of past-due support from Federal tax
refunds.
(a) Procedures applicable; distribution.
(b) Regulations; contents, etc.
(c) "Past-due support" defined.
665. Allotments from pay for child and spousal support
owed by members of uniformed services on active
duty.
(a) Mandatory allotment; notice upon failure to
make; amount of allotment; adjustment or
discontinuance; consultation.
(b) "Authorized person" defined.
(c) Regulations.
666. Requirement of statutorily prescribed procedures
to improve effectiveness of child support
enforcement.
(a) Types of procedures required.
(b) Withholding from income of amounts payable
as support.
(c) Expedited procedures.
(d) Exemption of States.
(e) "Overdue support" defined.
(f) Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
(g) Laws voiding fraudulent transfers.
667. State guidelines for child support awards.
(a) Establishment of guidelines; method.
(b) Availability of guidelines; rebuttable
presumption.
(c) Technical assistance to States; State to
furnish Secretary with copies.
668. Encouragement of States to adopt civil procedure
for establishing paternity in contested cases.
669. Collection and reporting of child support
enforcement data.
(a) In general.
(b) Types of services.
(c) Types of service recipients.
(d) Rule of interpretation.
669a. Nonliability for financial institutions providing
financial records to State child support
enforcement agencies in child support cases.
(a) In general.
(b) Prohibition of disclosure of financial
record obtained by State child support
enforcement agency.
(c) Civil damages for unauthorized disclosure.
(d) Definitions.
669b. Grants to States for access and visitation
programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Amount of grant.
(c) Allotments to States.
(d) No supplantation of State expenditures for
similar activities.
(e) State administration.
PART E - FEDERAL PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE
670. Congressional declaration of purpose;
authorization of appropriations.
671. State plan for foster care and adoption
assistance.
(a) Requisite features of State plan.
(b) Approval of plan by Secretary.
672. Foster care maintenance payments program.
(a) Qualifying children.
(b) Additional qualifications.
(c) "Foster family home" and "child-care
institution" defined.
(d) Children removed from their homes pursuant
to voluntary placement agreements.
(e) Placements in best interest of child.
(f) "Voluntary placement" and "voluntary
placement agreement" defined.
(g) Revocation of voluntary placement agreement.
(h) Aid for dependent children; assistance for
minor children in needy families.
673. Adoption assistance program.
(a) Agreements with adoptive parents of children
with special needs; State payments;
qualifying children; amount of payments;
changes in circumstances; placement period
prior to adoption; nonrecurring adoption
expenses.
(b) Aid for dependent children; assistance for
minor children in needy families.
(c) Children with special needs.
673a. Interstate compacts.
673b. Adoption incentive payments.
(a) Grant authority.
(b) Incentive-eligible State.
(c) Data requirements.
(d) Adoption incentive payment.
(e) 2-year availability of incentive payments.
(f) Limitations on use of incentive payments.
(g) Definitions.
(h) Limitations on authorization of
appropriations.
(i) Technical assistance.
674. Payments to States.
(a) Amounts.
(b) Quarterly estimates of State's entitlement
for next quarter; payments; United States'
pro rata share of amounts recovered as
overpayment; allowance, disallowance, or
deferral of claim.
(c) Automated data collection expenditures.
(d) Reduction for violation of plan requirement.
(e) Discretionary grants for educational and
training vouchers for youths aging out of
foster care.
(f) Reduction for failure to submit required
data.
675. Definitions.
676. Administration.
(a) Technical assistance to States.
(b) Data collection and evaluation.
677. John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Applications.
(c) Allotments to States.
(d) Use of funds.
(e) Penalties.
(f) Data collection and performance measurement.
(g) Evaluations.
(h) Limitations on authorization of
appropriations.
(i) Educational and training vouchers.
678. Rule of construction.
679. Collection of data relating to adoption and foster
care.
(a) Advisory Committee on Adoption and Foster
Care Information.
(b) Report to Congress; regulations.
(c) Data collection system.
679a. National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.
679b. Annual report.
PART F - JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BASIC SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM
681 to 687. Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER V - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
701. Authorization of appropriations; purposes;
definitions.
702. Allotment to States and Federal set-aside.
(a) Special projects.
(b) Excess funds; preference.
(c) Allotments to States.
(d) Re-allotment of unallotted funds.
703. Payments to States.
(a) Statutory provisions applicable.
(b) Unobligated allotments.
(c) Reduction of payments; fair market value of
supplies or equipment, value of salaries,
travel expenses, etc.
703a. Omitted.
704. Use of allotment funds.
(a) Covered services.
(b) Restrictions.
(c) Use of portion of funds.
(d) Limitation on use of funds for
administrative costs.
704a. Omitted.
704b. Nonavailability of allotments after close of
fiscal year.
705. Application for block grant funds.
706. Administrative and fiscal accountability.
(a) Annual reporting requirements; form, etc.
(b) Audits; implementation, standards, etc.
(c) Public inspection of reports and audits.
(d) Access to books, records, etc.; creation of
new records.
707. Criminal penalty for false statements.
708. Nondiscrimination provisions.
(a) Federally funded activities.
(b) Compliance.
(c) Authority of Attorney General; civil
actions.
709. Administration of Federal and State programs.
710. Separate program for abstinence education.
(a) In general.
(b) Purpose of allotment.
(c) Applicability of sections 703, 707, and 708.
(d) Appropriations.
711 to 731. Omitted or Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER VI - TEMPORARY STATE FISCAL RELIEF
801. Temporary State fiscal relief.
(a) Appropriation.
(b) Payments.
(c) Payments based on population.
(d) Use of payment.
(e) Certification.
(f) Definition of State.
(g) Repeal.
SUBCHAPTER VII - ADMINISTRATION
901. Social Security Administration.
901a. Repealed.
902. Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner; other officers.
(a) Commissioner of Social Security.
(b) Deputy Commissioner of Social Security.
(c) Chief Actuary.
(d) Chief Financial Officer.
(e) Inspector General.
903. Social Security Advisory Board.
(a) Establishment of Board.
(b) Functions of Board.
(c) Structure and membership of Board.
(d) Terms of appointment.
(e) Chairman.
(f) Expenses and per diem.
(g) Meetings.
(h) Federal Advisory Committee Act.
(i) Personnel.
(j) Authorization of appropriations.
904. Administrative duties of Commissioner.
(a) Personnel.
(b) Budgetary matters.
(c) Employment restriction.
(d) Seal of office.
(e) Data exchanges.
905, 905a. Transferred.
906. Training grants for public welfare personnel.
(a) Authorization of appropriations.
(b) Allocation for carrying out direct grant
programs.
(c) Payments to States for cost of grant
programs to certain agencies and
institutions.
(d) Advance payments to States.
(e) Reallotments.
(f) Direct grants to certain agencies and
institutions.
907. Repealed.
907a. National Commission on Social Security.
(a) Establishment; membership; Chairman and Vice
Chairman; quorum; terms of office;
vacancies; per diem and expense
reimbursement; meetings.
(b) Continuing study, investigation, and review
of social security program; scope of study,
etc., and public participation.
(c) Special, annual, and final reports to
President and Congress concerning
implementation, etc., of study,
investigation, and review responsibilities;
termination of Commission.
(d) Executive Director and additional personnel;
appointment and compensation.
(e) Administrative procedures.
(f) Data and information from other Federal
departments and agencies.
(g) Administrative support services from General
Services Administration; reimbursement.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.
908. Omitted.
909. Delivery of benefit checks.
(a) Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
(b) Recovery of overpayments.
(c) Early delivery.
910. Recommendations by Board of Trustees to remedy
inadequate balances in Social Security trust
funds.
(a) Terms and conditions of recommendations.
(b) "Balance ratio" defined.
911. Budgetary treatment of trust fund operations.
912. Office of Rural Health Policy.
913. Duties and authority of Secretary.
SUBCHAPTER VIII - SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN WORLD WAR II
VETERANS
1001. Basic entitlement to benefits.
1002. Qualified individuals.
1003. Residence outside the United States.
1004. Disqualifications.
(a) In general.
(b) Requirement for Attorney General.
1005. Benefit amount.
1006. Applications and furnishing of information.
(a) In general.
(b) Verification requirement.
1007. Representative payees.
(a) In general.
(b) Examination of fitness of prospective
representative payee.
(c) Requirement for maintaining lists of
undesirable payees.
(d) Persons ineligible to serve as
representative payees.
(e) Deferral of payment pending appointment of
representative payee.
(f) Hearing.
(g) Notice requirements.
(h) Accountability monitoring.
(i) Restitution.
1008. Overpayments and underpayments.
(a) In general.
(b) No effect on subchapter VIII eligibility or
benefit amount.
(c) Waiver of recovery of overpayment.
(d) Limited immunity for disbursing officers.
(e) Authorized collection practices.
1009. Hearings and review.
(a) Hearings.
(b) Judicial review.
1010. Other administrative provisions.
(a) Regulations and administrative arrangements.
(b) Payment of benefits.
(c) Entitlement redeterminations.
(d) Suspension and termination of benefits.
1010a. Optional Federal administration of State
recognition payments.
(a) In general.
(b) Agreement terms.
(c) Special disposition of administration fees.
1011. Penalties for fraud.
(a) In general.
(b) Restitution by representative payee.
1012. Definitions.
1013. Appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER IX - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCING
1101. Employment Security Administration Account.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Amount credited to Account; transfer of
funds; adjustments; repayment of internal
revenue refunds.
(c) Administrative expenditures; necessary
expenses; quarterly transfer of funds;
adjustments; limitation; estimate of net
receipts.
(d) Additional tax attributable to reduced
credits; transfer of funds.
(e) Revolving fund; appropriations; advances to
Account; repayment; interest.
(f) Determination of excess in Account;
limitation on amount to be retained; use of
balance in Account during certain fiscal
years; net balance.
1102. Transfers between Federal Unemployment Account and
Employment Security Administration Account.
(a) Determination of excess; amount transferred.
(b) Unemployment account excesses.
(c) Report to Congress.
1103. Amounts transferred to State accounts.
(a) Determination and certification by Secretary
of Labor.
(b) Transfer of funds where State is ineligible.
(c) Use of funds.
(d) Special transfer in fiscal year 2002.
1104. Unemployment Trust Fund.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Investments.
(c) Sale or redemption of obligations.
(d) Treatment of interest and proceeds.
(e) Separate book accounts.
(f) Payment to State agencies and Railroad
Retirement Board.
(g) Federal unemployment account; establishment.
1105. Extended Unemployment Compensation Account.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Transfers to account.
(c) Transfers to State accounts.
(d) Advances to account; repayment.
1106. Unemployment compensation research program.
1107. Personnel training.
(a) Creation of program.
(b) Repayment of costs.
(c) Detail of Federal and State employees.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
1108. Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Function.
(c) Members.
(d) Staff and other assistance.
(e) Compensation.
(f) Report.
1109. Federal Employees Compensation Account.
1110. Borrowing between Federal accounts.
(a) In general.
(b) Treatment of advance.
(c) Repayment.
SUBCHAPTER X - GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID TO BLIND
1201. Authorization of appropriations.
1202. State plans for aid to blind.
1202a. Repealed.
1203. Payment to States.
(a) Authorization of payments.
(b) Computation of amounts.
1204. Operation of State plans.
1205. Omitted.
1206. "Aid to the blind" defined.
SUBCHAPTER XI - GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SIMPLIFICATION
PART A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
1301. Definitions.
1301-1,
1301a. Omitted.
1302. Rules and regulations; impact analyses of Medicare
and Medicaid rules and regulations on small rural
hospitals.
1303. Separability.
1304. Reservation of right to amend or repeal.
1305. Short title of chapter.
1306. Disclosure of information in possession of Social
Security Administration or Department of Health
and Human Services.
(a) Disclosure prohibited; exceptions.
(b) Requests for information and services.
(c) Cost reimbursement.
(d) Compliance with requests.
(e) Public inspection.
(f) Opportunity for review.
1306a. Public access to State disbursement records.
1306b. State data exchanges.
1307. Penalty for fraud.
1308. Additional grants to Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,
Guam, and American Samoa; limitation on total
payments.
(a) Limitation on total payments to each
territory.
(b) Entitlement to matching grant.
(c) Definitions.
(d) Authority to transfer funds to certain
programs.
(e) Repealed.
(f) Total amount certified under subchapter XIX.
(g) Medicaid payments to territories for fiscal
year 1998 and thereafter.
1309. Amounts disregarded not to be taken into account
in determining eligibility of other individuals.
1310. Cooperative research or demonstration projects.
1311. Public assistance payments to legal
representatives.
1312. Medical care guides and reports for public
assistance and medical assistance.
1313. Assistance for United States citizens returned
from foreign countries.
(a) Authorization; reimbursement; utilization of
facilities of public or private agencies
and organizations.
(b) Plans and arrangements for assistance;
consultations.
(c) "Temporary assistance" defined.
(d) Maximum total amount of temporary
assistance.
(e) Authority of Secretary to accept gifts.
1314. Public advisory groups.
(a) Advisory Council on Public Welfare;
appointment and functions of initial
Council.
(b) Membership and representation of interests
on initial Council.
(c) Technical and other assistance for initial
Council; availability of data.
(d) Termination of initial Council's existence
on submission of report.
(e) Succeeding Councils; appointment; functions;
membership; representation of interests;
assistance and data; termination.
(f) Advisory committees; functions; reports by
Secretary.
(g) Compensation and travel expenses.
(h) Exemption from conflict of interest laws of
members of Council or advisory committees;
exceptions.
1314a. Measurement and reporting of welfare receipt.
(a) Congressional policy.
(b) Development of welfare indicators and
predictors.
(c) Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators.
(d) Annual welfare indicators report.
(e) Short title.
1315. Demonstration projects.
(a) Waiver of State plan requirements; costs
regarded as State plan expenditures;
availability of appropriations.
(b) Child support enforcement programs.
(c) Demonstration projects to test alternative
definitions of unemployment.
(e) Extensions of State-wide comprehensive
demonstration projects for which waivers
granted.
(f) Application for extension of waiver project;
submission; approval.
1316. Administrative and judicial review of public
assistance determinations.
(a) Determination of conformity with
requirements for approval; petition for
reconsideration; hearing; time limitations;
review by court of appeals.
(b) Amendment of plans.
(c) Restitution when Secretary reverses his
determination.
(d) Items covered under other subchapters;
disallowance.
1317. Appointment of the Administrator and Chief Actuary
of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
1318. Alternative Federal payment with respect to public
assistance expenditures.
1319. Federal participation in payments for repairs to
home owned by recipient of aid or assistance.
1320. Approval of certain projects.
1320a. Uniform reporting systems for health services
facilities and organizations.
(a) Establishment; criteria for regulations;
requirements for hospitals.
(b) Monitoring, etc., of systems by Secretary.
(c) Availability of information to appropriate
agencies and organizations.
1320a-1. Limitation on use of Federal funds for capital
expenditures.
(a) Use of reimbursement for planning activities
for health services and facilities.
(b) Agreement between Secretary and State for
submission of proposed capital expenditures
related to health care facilities and
procedures for appeal from recommendations.
(c) Manner of payment to States for carrying out
agreement.
(d) Determination of amount of exclusions from
Federal payments.
(e) Treatment of lease or comparable arrangement
of any facility or equipment for a facility
in determining amount of exclusions from
Federal payments.
(f) Reconsideration by Secretary of
determinations.
(g) "Capital expenditure" defined.
(h) Applicability to Christian Science
sanatoriums.
(i) National advisory council; establishment or
designation of existing council; functions;
consultations with other appropriate
national advisory councils; composition;
compensation and travel expenses.
(j) Capital expenditure review exception for
eligible organization health care
facilities.
1320a-1a. Transferred.
1320a-2. Effect of failure to carry out State plan.
1320a-2a. Reviews of child and family services programs, and
of foster care and adoption assistance programs,
for conformity with State plan requirements.
(a) In general.
(b) Elements of review system.
(c) Provisions for administrative and judicial
review.
1320a-3. Disclosure of ownership and related information;
procedure; definitions; scope of requirements.
1320a-3a. Disclosure requirements for other providers under
part B of Medicare.
(a) Disclosure required to receive payment.
(b) Updates to information supplied.
(c) Verification.
(d) Definitions.
1320a-4. Issuance of subpenas by Comptroller General.
(a) Authorization; scope; service and proof of
service.
(b) Contumacy or refusal to obey subpena;
contempt proceedings.
(c) Nondisclosure of personal medical records by
General Accounting Office.
1320a-5. Disclosure by institutions, organizations, and
agencies of owners, officers, etc., convicted of
offenses related to programs; notification
requirements; "managing employee" defined.
1320a-6. Adjustments in SSI benefits on account of
retroactive benefits under subchapter II.
(a) Reduction in benefits.
(b) "Supplemental security income benefits"
defined.
(c) Reimbursement of the State.
1320a-7. Exclusion of certain individuals and entities from
participation in Medicare and State health care
programs.
(a) Mandatory exclusion.
(b) Permissive exclusion.
(c) Notice, effective date, and period of
exclusion.
(d) Notice to State agencies and exclusion under
State health care programs.
(e) Notice to State licensing agencies.
(f) Notice, hearing, and judicial review.
(g) Application for termination of exclusion.
(h) "State health care program" defined.
(i) "Convicted" defined.
(j) Definition of immediate family member and
member of household.
1320a-7a. Civil monetary penalties.
(a) Improperly filed claims.
(b) Payments to induce reduction or limitation
of services.
(c) Initiation of proceeding; authorization by
Attorney General, notice, etc., estoppel,
failure to comply with order or procedure.
(d) Amount or scope of penalty, assessment, or
exclusion.
(e) Review by courts of appeals.
(f) Compromise of penalties and assessments;
recovery; use of funds recovered.
(g) Finality of determination respecting
penalty, assessment or exclusion.
(h) Notification of appropriate entities of
finality of determination.
(i) Definitions.
(j) Subpoenas.
(k) Injunctions.
(l) Liability of principal for acts of agent.
(m) Claims within jurisdiction of other
departments or agencies.
(n) Safe harbor for payment of medigap premiums.
1320a-7b. Criminal penalties for acts involving Federal
health care programs.
(a) Making or causing to be made false
statements or representations.
(b) Illegal remunerations.
(c) False statements or representations with
respect to condition or operation of
institutions.
(d) Illegal patient admittance and retention
practices.
(e) Violation of assignment terms.
(f) "Federal health care program" defined.
1320a-7c. Fraud and abuse control program.
(a) Establishment of program.
(b) Additional use of funds by Inspector
General.
(c) "Health plan" defined.
1320a-7d. Guidance regarding application of health care
fraud and abuse sanctions.
(a) Solicitation and publication of
modifications to existing safe harbors and
new safe harbors.
(b) Advisory opinions.
(c) Special fraud alerts.
1320a-7e. Health care fraud and abuse data collection
program.
(a) General purpose.
(b) Reporting of information.
(c) Disclosure and correction of information.
(d) Access to reported information.
(e) Protection from liability for reporting.
(f) Coordination with National Practitioner Data
Bank.
(g) Definitions and special rules.
1320a-7f. Coordination of medicare and medicaid surety bond
provisions.
1320a-8. Civil monetary penalties and assessments for
subchapters II, VIII and XVI.
(a) False statements or representations of
material fact; proceedings to exclude.
(b) Initiation of proceedings; hearing;
sanctions.
(c) Amount or scope of penalties, assessments,
or exclusions.
(d) Judicial review.
(e) Compromise of money penalties and
assessments; recovery; use of funds
recovered.
(f) Finality of determination respecting
penalty, assessment, or exclusion.
(g) Notification of appropriate entities of
finality of determination.
(h) Injunction.
(i) Delegation of authority.
(j) "State agency" defined.
(k) Liability of principal for acts of agents.
(l) Protection of ongoing criminal
investigations.
1320a-8a. Administrative procedure for imposing penalties
for false or misleading statements.
(a) In general.
(b) Penalty.
(c) Duration of penalty.
(d) Effect on other assistance.
(e) Definition.
(f) Consultations.
1320a-9. Demonstration projects.
(a) Authority to approve demonstration projects.
(b) Waiver authority.
(c) Treatment as program expenditures.
(d) Duration of demonstration.
(e) Application.
(f) Evaluations; report.
(g) Cost neutrality.
1320a-10. Effect of failure to carry out State plan.
1320b. Repealed.
1320b-1. Notification of Social Security claimant with
respect to deferred vested benefits.
1320b-2. Period within which certain claims must be filed.
(a) Claims.
(b) Waiver.
1320b-3. Applicants or recipients under public assistance
programs not to be required to make election
respecting certain veterans' benefits.
(a) Supplemental Security Income program.
(b) Period of effectiveness.
1320b-4. Nonprofit hospital or critical access hospital
philanthropy.
1320b-5. Authority to waive requirements during national
emergencies.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Secretarial authority.
(c) Authority for retroactive waiver.
(d) Certification to Congress.
(e) Duration of waiver.
(f) Report to Congress.
(g) Definitions.
1320b-6. Exclusion of representatives and health care
providers convicted of violations from
participation in social security programs.
(a) In general.
(b) Notice, effective date, and period of
exclusion.
(c) Notice to State agencies.
(d) Notice to State licensing agencies.
(e) Notice, hearing, and judicial review.
(f) Application for termination of exclusion.
(g) Availability of records of excluded
representatives and health care providers.
(h) Reporting requirement.
(i) Delegation of authority.
(j) Definitions.
1320b-7. Income and eligibility verification system.
(a) Requirements of State eligibility systems.
(b) Applicable programs.
(c) Protection of applicants from improper use
of information.
(d) Citizenship or immigration status
requirements; documentation; verification
by Immigration and Naturalization Service;
denial of benefits; hearing.
(e) Erroneous State citizenship or immigration
status determinations; penalties not
required.
(f) Medical assistance to aliens for treatment
of emergency conditions.
1320b-8. Hospital protocols for organ procurement and
standards for organ procurement agencies.
1320b-9. National Commission on Children.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Membership.
(c) Duties and functions of Commission; public
hearings in different geographical areas;
broad spectrum of witnesses and testimony.
(d) Interim and final report to President and
Congress; recommendations.
(e) Time of appointment of members; vacancies;
election of Chairman; quorum; calling of
meetings; number of meetings; voting;
compensation and expenses.
(f) Executive Director and additional personnel;
appointment and compensation; consultants.
(g) Time and place of hearings and nature of
testimony authorized.
(h) Data and information from other agencies and
departments.
(i) Support services by General Services
Administration.
(j) Authorization of appropriations.
(k) Donations accepted and deposited in Treasury
in separate fund; expenditures; gift or
bequest to or for use of United States.
(l) Public surveys.
1320b-10. Prohibition of misuse of symbols, emblems, or
names in reference to Social Security or
Medicare.
(a) Prohibited acts.
(b) Civil penalties.
(c) Application of other law; compromise,
recovery, and deposit into Treasury of
civil money penalties.
(d) Enforcement.
1320b-11. Blood Donor Locator Service.
(a) In general.
(b) Provision of address information.
(c) Manner and form of requests.
(d) Procedures and safeguards.
(e) Arrangements with State agencies and
authorized persons.
(f) Procedures for administrative review.
(g) Unauthorized disclosure of information.
(h) Definitions.
1320b-12. Research on outcomes of health care services and
procedures.
(a) Establishment of program.
(b) Priorities.
(c) Methodologies and criteria for evaluations.
(d) Standards for data bases.
(e) Dissemination of research findings and
guidelines.
(f) Evaluations.
(g) Research with respect to dissemination.
(h) Omitted.
(i) Authorization of appropriations.
1320b-13. Social security account statements.
(a) Provision upon request.
(b) Notice to eligible individuals.
(c) Mandatory provision of statements.
1320b-14. Outreach efforts to increase awareness of the
availability of medicare cost-sharing and
subsidies for low-income individuals under
subchapter XVIII.
(a) Outreach.
(b) Coordination with States.
1320b-15. Protection of social security and medicare trust
funds.
(a) In general.
(b) "Public debt obligation" defined.
(c) "Federal fund" defined.
1320b-16. Public disclosure of certain information on
hospital financial interest and referral
patterns.
1320b-17. Recovery of SSI overpayments from other benefits.
(a) In general.
(b) No effect on SSI eligibility or benefit
amount.
1320b-18. Recovery of social security benefit overpayments
from subchapter VIII benefits.
1320b-19. The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program.
(a) In general.
(b) Ticket system.
(c) State participation.
(d) Responsibilities of the Commissioner.
(e) Program managers.
(f) Employment networks.
(g) Individual work plans.
(h) Employment network payment systems.
(i) Suspension of disability reviews.
(j) Authorizations.
(k) Definitions.
(l) Regulations.
1320b-20. Work incentives outreach program.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Conditions.
(c) Definitions.
(d) Authorization of appropriations.
1320b-21. State grants for work incentives assistance to
disabled beneficiaries.
(a) In general.
(b) Services provided.
(c) Application.
(d) Amount of payments.
(e) Annual report.
(f) Funding.
(g) Definitions.
(h) Authorization of appropriations.
1320b-22. Grants to develop and establish State
infrastructures to support working individuals
with disabilities.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Grants for infrastructure and outreach.
(c) Availability of funds.
(d) Annual report.
(e) Appropriation.
(f) Recommendation.
1320b-23. Repealed.
PART B - PEER REVIEW OF UTILIZATION AND QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES
1320c. Purpose.
1320c-1. "Utilization and quality control peer review
organization" defined.
1320c-2. Contracts with utilization and quality control
peer review organizations.
(a) Establishment and consolidation of
geographic areas.
(b) Organizations entitled to contract with
Secretary.
(c) Terms of contract.
(d) Review prior to termination of contract;
modification and termination; reviewing
panel.
(e) Authority of Secretary.
(f) Termination not subject to judicial review.
(g) Timely provision of hospital data to peer
review organizations.
(h) Publication of new policy or procedure and
general criteria and standards for
evaluation; performance comparison report.
(i) Preference in contracting with in-State
organizations.
1320c-3. Functions of peer review organizations.
(a) Review of professional activities;
determination of payment; determination of
review authority; consultation with
professional health care practitioners;
standards of health care; other duties.
(b) Review by physicians; physician's family
defined.
(c) Utilization of services of physicians to
make final determinations of denial
decisions with respect to professional
conduct of other physicians.
(d) Review of ambulatory surgical procedures.
(e) Review of hospital denial notices.
(f) Identification of methods for identifying
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