,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gha  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ae1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas 7for       
himself and ,mr4 ,doggett7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,ii of the  
,social ,security ,act to prohibit the  
inclusion of ,social ,security account  
numbers on ,medicare cards4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,medicare ,identity ,theft ,prevention  
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,prohibition of     
inclusion of ,social ,security account  
numbers on ,medicare cards  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #bje7;c77#b77;,c7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dje7;c77#b77;,c77 is         
amended--  7#a7 by moving clause 7x71 as
 added by section #adad7;a77#b7 of the  
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act1 #f ems to the left2  7#b7 by
 redesignating clause 7x71 as added by  
section #b7;a77#a7 of the ,social       

,security ,number ,protection ,act of   
#bjaj1 and clause 7xi7 as clauses 7xi7  
and 7xii71 respectively2 and  7#c7 by   
adding at the end the following new     
clause3  7xiii7 ,the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services1 in        
consultation with the ,commissioner of  
,social ,security1 shall establish      
cost-effective procedures to ensure that
 a ,social ,security account number 7or 
derivative thereof7 is not displayed1   
coded1 or embedded on the ,medicare card
 issued to an individual who is entitled
 to benefits under part ,a of title     
,,xviii or enrolled under part ,b of    
title ,,xviii and that any other        
identifier displayed on such card is not
 identifiable as a ,social ,security    
account number 7or derivative thereof74 
4  7b7 ,implementation ,in implementing 
clause 7xiii7 of section                
#bje7;c77#b77;,c7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dje7;c77#b77;,c771 as added by         
subsection 7a77#c71 the ,secretary of   

,health and ,human ,services shall      
establish a cost-effective process that 
involves the least amount of disruption 
to ,medicare beneficiaries and health   
care providers4 ,the ,secretary shall   
consider implementing a process1 similar
 to the process involving ,railroad     
,retirement ,board beneficiaries1 under 
which a ,medicare beneficiary identifier
 which is not a ,social ,security       
account number 7or derivative thereof7  
is used external to the ,department of  
,health and ,human ,services and is     
convertible over to a ,social ,security 
account number 7or derivative thereof7  
for use internal to such ,department and
 the ,social ,security ,administration4 
7c7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,in general   
,clause 7xiii7 of section               
#bje7;c77#b77;,c7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dje7;c77#b77;,c771 as added by         
subsection 7a77#c71 shall apply with    
respect to ,medicare cards issued on and
 after an effective date specified by   

the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services1 but in no case shall such    
effective date be later than the date   
that is #c years after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,reissuance ,the ,secretary--  7,a7     
shall provide for the reissuance of     
,medicare cards that comply with the    
requirements of such clause not later   
than #c years after the effective date  
specified by the ,secretary under       
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 may permit an 
individual to apply for the reissuance  
of a ,medicare card that complies with  
such requirements before the date of    
reissuance otherwise provided under     
subparagraph 7,a7 in such exceptional   
circumstances as the ,secretary may     
specify4