,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #biij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ba1 #bjag,mr4 
,richmond 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 inclusion of ,social       
,security account numbers on ,medicare  
cards1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,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 by adding 
at the end the following new clause3    
7xiv7 ,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 7xiv7 of section                 
#bje7;c77#b77;,c7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dje7;c77#b77;,c771 as added by         
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services shall do   
the following3  7#a7 ,in general        
,establish a cost-effective process that
 involves the least amount of disruption
 to1 as well as necessary assistance    
for1 ,medicare beneficiaries and health 
care providers1 such as a process that  
provides such beneficiaries with access 
to assistance through a toll-free       
telephone number and provides outreach  
to providers4  7#b7 ,consideration of   
medicare beneficiary identified         

,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 7xiv7 of section                
#bje7;c77#b77;,c7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#dje7;c77#b77;,c771 as added by         
subsection 7a71 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 ,january   
#a1 #bjah4  7#b7 ,reissuance ,the       

,secretary shall provide for the        
reissuance of ,medicare cards that      
comply with the requirements of such    
clause not later than ,january #a1      
#bjai4