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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1317. Appointment of the Administrator and Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(a) The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
(b)(1) There is established in the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services the position of Chief Actuary. The Chief Actuary
shall be appointed by, and in direct line of authority to, the
Administrator of such Centers. The Chief Actuary shall be appointed
from among individuals who have demonstrated, by their education
and experience, superior expertise in the actuarial sciences. The
Chief Actuary shall exercise such duties as are appropriate for the
office of the Chief Actuary and in accordance with professional
standards of actuarial independence. The Chief Actuary may be
removed only for cause.
(2) The Chief Actuary shall be compensated at the highest rate of
basic pay for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382(b) of
title 5.
(3) In the office of the Chief Actuary there shall be an actuary
whose duties relate exclusively to the programs under parts C and D
of subchapter XVIII of this chapter and related provisions of such
subchapter.
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