,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #aibh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,june #bj1 #bjai ,mr4 ,portman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,casey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ance ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to improve ! enrollm5t ( retir+ individuals 9 ! ,m$ic>e program4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,enrollm5t ,re%ap+ ,entry ,= ,old]1 ,retir+ ,memb]s ,act or ! ,enrollm5t ,,re=m ,act4 #b4 ,coord9ation ( ,m$ic>e b5efits ) o!r heal? c>e insurance 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ahfb7;b77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciey7b77#a77;,a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new clause3 7vi7 ,coord9ation ( b5efits ) o!r heal? c>e insurance ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 9 ! ev5t t an individual is enroll$ 9 an employ] gr\p heal? plan 7includ+ a multiemploy] or multiple employ] gr\p heal? plan7 by virtue ( curr5t employm5t /atus ) an employ] t does n h #bj or m individuals 9 curr5t employm5t /atus = ea* work+ day 9 ea* ( #bj or m cal5d> weeks 9 ! curr5t cal5d> ye> & ! prec$+ cal5d> ye> & ! individual is eligible b n enroll$ 9 cov]age "u "p ,b1 su* employ] gr\p heal? plan %all n r$uce b5efits "u ! plan ) respect to ! individual on ! basis t ! individual c\ld h be5 enroll$ 9 cov]age "u "p ,b4 ,no?+ 9 ! prec$+ s5t5ce %all require su* employ] gr\p heal? plan to provide cov]age to an individual :o elects to enroll 9 cov]age "u "p ,b or to prohibit su* plan f t]m9at+ su* cov]age or r$uc+ b5efits if su* individual makes su* election4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all apply to items & s]vices furni%$ on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 #c4 ,limitation on docum5tation an individual is requir$ to provide 9 ord] to demon/rate employm5t-bas$ heal? insurance = purposes ( avoid+ ! "p ,b late enrollm5t p5alty 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ahci ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acier7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b71 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,= purposes & ins]t+ ,subject to subsection 7j71 = purposes2 & 7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3 7j7 ,limitation on docum5tation an individual is requir$ ,to provide 9 ord] ,to demon/rate employm5t-,bas$ heal? insurance = purposes ( avoid+ ! late enrollm5t p5alty 7#a7 ,limitation ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 = purposes ( demon/rat+ enrollm5t 9 a gr\p heal? plan or a l>ge gr\p heal? plan = a p]iod ( "t "u ! second s5t5ce ( subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y may n require an individual to provide docum5tation ( su* enrollm5t = m ?an ! #cf-mon? p]iod imm$iately prec$+ ! close ( ! enrollm5t p]iod 9 :i* ! individual enroll$ 7or re5roll$74 7#b7 ,limitation n applicable if individual is unable to provide docum5tation = entire #cf-mon? p]iod ,9 ! case :]e an individual is unable to provide docum5tation ( enrollm5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 = ! entire prec$+ #cf-mon? p]iod describ$ 9 su* p>agraph1 ! limitation "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply4 7#c7 ,individual c provide additional docum5tation ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all preclude an individual f provid+ ! ,secret>y ) docum5tation ( enrollm5t = p]iods prior to ! prec$+ #cf-mon? p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ 9 ! case :]e ! limitation "u p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply because ( ! application ( p>agraph 7#b74 4 7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all apply to calculations ( premiums "u su* section #ahci made on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4