42 U.S.C. § 1395c - Description of program

• Cite as: 42 U.S.C. § 1395c

The insurance program for which entitlement is established by sections 426 and 426-1 of this title provides basic protection against the costs of hospital, related post-hospital, home health services, and hospice care in accordance with this part for (1) individuals who are age 65 or over and are eligible for retirement benefits under subchapter II of this chapter (or would be eligible for such benefits if certain government employment were covered employment under such subchapter) or under the railroad retirement system, (2) individuals under age 65 who have been entitled for not less than 24 months to benefits under subchapter II of this chapter (or would have been so entitled to such benefits if certain government employment were covered employment under such subchapter) or under the railroad retirement system on the basis of a disability, and (3) certain individuals who do not meet the conditions specified in either clause (1) or (2) but who are medically determined to have end stage renal disease.

Cite as 42 U.S.C. § 1395c

Source: Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, §1811, as added Pub. L. 89-97, title I, §102(a), July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 291; amended Pub. L. 92-603, title II, §201(a)(2), Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1371; Pub. L. 95-292, §4(a), June 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 315; Pub. L. 96-265, title I, §103(a)(2), June 9, 1980, 94 Stat. 444; Pub. L. 96-473, §2(b), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2263; Pub. L. 96-499, title IX, §930(a), Dec. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 2631; Pub. L. 97-248, title I, §122(a)(1), title II, §278(b)(3), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 356, 561; Pub. L. 99-272, title XIII, §13205(b)(2)(C)(i), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 317; Pub. L. 100-360, title I, §104(d)(1), July 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 688; Pub. L. 101-234, title I, §101(a), Dec. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 1979.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/24/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS

1989- Pub. L. 101-234 repealed Pub. L. 100-360, §104(d)(1), and provided that the provisions of law amended or repealed by such section are restored or revived as if such section had not been enacted, see 1988 Amendment note below.

1988- Pub. L. 100-360 substituted "inpatient hospital services, extended care services" for "hospital, related post-hospital".

1986- Pub. L. 99-272 substituted "government employment" for "Federal employment" in cls. (1) and (2).

1982- Pub. L. 97-248, §122(a)(1), substituted "home health services, and hospice care" for "and home health services".

Pub. L. 97-248, §278(b)(3), inserted "(or would be eligible for such benefits if certain Federal employment were covered employment under such subchapter)" after "subchapter II of this chapter" in cl. (1), and inserted "(or would have been so entitled to such benefits if certain Federal employment were covered employment under such subchapter)" after "subchapter II of this chapter" in cl. (2).

1980- Pub. L. 96-499 substituted ", related post-hospital, and home health services" for "and related post-hospital services".

Pub. L. 96-473 substituted "are eligible for" for "are entitled to".

Pub. L. 96-265 substituted "not less than 24 months" for "not less than 24 consecutive months".

1978- Pub. L. 95-292 inserted references to section 426-1 of this title and to individuals who do not meet the conditions specified in either clause (1) or (2) but who are medically determined to have end stage renal disease.

1972- Pub. L. 92-603 designated existing provisions as cl. (1) and added cl. (2).

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT