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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1397ii. Miscellaneous provisions
(a) Relation to other laws
(1) HIPAA
Health benefits coverage provided under section 1397aa(a)(1) of
this title (and coverage provided under a waiver under section
1397ee(c)(2)(B) of this title) shall be treated as creditable
coverage for purposes of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [29 U.S.C. 1181
et seq.], title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C.
300gg et seq.], and subtitle K of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
(2) ERISA
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as affecting or
modifying section 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144) with respect to a group health plan
(as defined in section 2791(a)(1) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(a)(1))).
(b) Adjustment to Current Population Survey to include
State-by-State data relating to children without health insurance
coverage
(1) In general
The Secretary of Commerce shall make appropriate adjustments to
the annual Current Population Survey conducted by the Bureau of
the Census in order to produce statistically reliable annual
State data on the number of low-income children who do not have
health insurance coverage, so that real changes in the
uninsurance rates of children can reasonably be detected. The
Current Population Survey should produce data under this
subsection that categorizes such children by family income, age,
and race or ethnicity. The adjustments made to produce such data
shall include, where appropriate, expanding the sample size used
in the State sampling units, expanding the number of sampling
units in a State, and an appropriate verification element.
(2) Appropriation
Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter for the purpose
of carrying out this subsection.
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