H.R. 5714 · 111th Congress
Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2010
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Lloyd Doggett
- Introduced
- 2010-07-13
- Latest action
- 2010-07-13 · Introduced in House
Summary
Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that: (1) a Social Security account number (or any derivative) is not displayed, coded, or embedded on the Medicare card issued to an individual entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or enrolled under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); and (2) any other identifier displayed on such card is easily identifiable as not being the Social Security account number (or a derivative).