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18 U.S.C. 24: Definitions relating to Federal health care offense

Created in 1996 by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 669, 18 U.S.C. 1035, 42 U.S.C. 1395i.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–148, §10606(c)(1), substituted "or section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b); or" for semicolon. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §10606(c)(2)(B), which directed insertion of "section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331), or section 501 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1131)," after "title," was executed by making the insertion after … (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §10606(c)(2)(A), inserted "1349," after "1343,". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–148, §6602, inserted "or section 411, 518, or 511 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974," after "1954 of this title". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.