H.R. 92 · 109th Congress
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare beneficiaries upon request to use an identification number other than a social security account number under the Medicare Program in order to deter identity theft.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rodney Frelinghuysen
- Introduced
- 2005-01-04
- Latest action
- 2005-02-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Summary
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a procedure under which, upon the request of an individual entitled to Medicare benefits, the Secretary shall provide for the issuance of an: (1) identification number other than the individual's Social Security account number for Medicare purposes; and (2) an appropriate Medicare card containing such alternative identification number.