#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #fffb  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
ext5d ! special election p]iod "u "p ,c 
( ! ,m$ic>e program = c]ta9 deem$       
individuals enroll$ 9 a reasonable co/  
reimbursem5t contract to any ,m$ic>e    
,advantage eligible individual enroll$ 9
 su* a contract dur+ ! f9al ye> su*     
contract is ext5d$1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,emp[]+ ,s5iors' ,enrollm5t ,decision 
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,ext5d+ ! special    
election p]iod "u "p ,c ( ! ,m$ic>e     
program = c]ta9 deem$ individuals       
enroll$ 9 a reasonable co/ reimbursem5t 
contract to any ,,ma eligible individual
 enroll$ 9 su* a contract dur+ ! f9al   
ye> su* a contract is ext5d$2 ,ext5d+   
conv]sions ( reasonable co/ reimbursem5t
 contracts to ,,ma plans  7a7 ,ext5d+ ! 
special election p]iod "u "p ,c ( !     
,m$ic>e program = c]ta9 deem$           
individuals enroll$ 9 a reasonable co/  
reimbursem5t contract to any ,,ma       

eligible individual enroll$ 9 su* a     
contract dur+ ! f9al ye> su* a contract 
is ext5d$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section       
#ahea7;e77#b77;,f7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#aciew-#ba7;e77#b77;,f77 is am5d$--     
7,a7 9 ! head]1 by /rik+ deem$ elections
 & ins]t+ individuals enroll$ 9 a       
reasonable co/ reimbursem5t contract2 & 
7,b7 by am5d+ clause 7i7 to read z      
foll[s3  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to a   
reasonable co/ reimbursem5t contract "u 
section #ahgf7;h7 t is n ext5d$ or      
r5ew$1 an individual enroll$ 9 !        
contract = ! f9al ye> 9 :i* su* contract
 is ext5d$ or r5ew$ may1 at any "t dur+ 
! p]iod beg9n+ aft] ! la/ day ( !       
annual1 coord9at$ election p]iod "u     
p>agraph 7#c7 occurr+ dur+ su* f9al ye> 
& end+ on ! la/ day ( ,febru>y ( ! fir/ 
plan ye> foll[+ su* f9al ye>1 *ange !   
election "u subsection 7a77#a7 7includ+ 
*ang+ ! ,,ma plan or ,,ma-,,pd plan 9   
:i* ! individual is enroll$7 = su* fir/ 
plan ye> foll[+ su* f9al ye>4  4  7#b7  

,cl>ification relat+ to deem$           
individuals enroll$ 9 a reasonable      
reimbursem5t contract ,section          
#ahea7;c77#d77;,a7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#aciew-#ba7;c77#d77;,a77 is am5d$--     
7,a7 by am5d+ clause 7ii7 to read z     
foll[s3  7ii7 su* previ\s plan ye> 0 !  
f9al ye> 9 :i* su* contract 0 ext5d$ or 
r5ew$2  2 &  7,b7 9 clause 7iii7 by     
/rik+ subclause 7,,iii7 ( su* section & 
ins]t+ section                          
#ahgf7;h77#e77;,c77iv77,,iv74  7b7      
,ext5d+ conv]sions ( reasonable co/     
reimbursem5t contracts to ,,ma plans    
,section #ahgf7;h77#e77;,c7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciemm7h77#e77;,c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
clause 7iv7-- 7,a7 9 subclause 7,i71 by 
/rik+ ! la/ s5t5ce2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ 
subclauses 7,i7 ?r\gh 7,v7 z subclauses 
7,,ii7 ?r\gh 7,,vi71 respectively2  7,c7
 by ins]t+ be=e subclause 7,,ii71 z s   
r$esignat$1 ! foll[+ subclause3  7,i7 ,!
 f9al ye> 9 :i* su* contract is ext5d$  

or r5ew$ is ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z
 ! la/ reasonable co/ reimbursem5t      
contract ye> = ! contract4  2 &  7,d7 9 
subclause 7,v71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+
 subclause 7,,iii7 & ins]t+ subclause   
7,,iv72 &  7#b7 9 clause 7v71 by /rik+ t
 is ext5d$ or r5ew$ pursuant to clause  
7iv7 provides ! notice describ$ 9 clause
 7iv77,,iii7 & ins]t+ t is n to be      
ext5d$ or r5ew$ provides ! notice       
describ$ 9 clause 7iv77,,iv74  ,pass$ ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,septemb] #ab1  
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