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42 U.S.C. 1395q: Coverage period

Created in 1965 by Public Law 89-97. Changed by 13 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 1395i–2, 42 U.S.C. 1395p, 42 U.S.C. 1395w–21.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services (2).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–108 added subsec. (i). (Postal Service Reform Act of 2022) Law text · (i)

    2020

    • Pub. L. 116–260, §120(a)(1)(A), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) related to coverage period for individuals enrolling pursuant to section 1395p(d) of this title. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §120(a)(1)(B), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §402(c)(2), inserted in concluding provisions "or section 1395p(n)(3) of this title" after "section 1395p(f) of this title" in two places. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §402(a)(2)(B)(i), substituted "section 1395o(a) of this title" for "section 1395o of this title". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §120(a)(2)(B), added subsec. (g). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 116–260, §402(c)(1), added subsec. (h). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) Law text · (h)

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–171 added subsec. (f). (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) Law text · (f)

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–173 inserted comma after "1966". (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003) Law text · (a)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–33 inserted "or 1395p(i)(4)(B)" after "1395p(i)(3)" in introductory provisions and "or specified in section 1395p(i)(4)(A)(i) of this title" after "1395p(i)(3) of this title" in par. (1). (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (e)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–432 amended pars. (1) and (2) generally. Prior to amendment, pars. (1) and (2) read as follows: · (e)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–509 substituted "month following the month" for "calendar quarter following the calendar quarter" in second and sixth sentences. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–272 amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: "Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, in the case of an individual who enrolls during a special enrollment period pursuant to— · (e)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–369, §2338(c), added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–35, §2151(a)(3), substituted "the July 1 following" for "the first day of the third month following". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 97–35, §2106(b)(2), struck out provision that notice filed by an individual enrolled pursuant to section 1395p(f) of this title shall not be considered a disenrollment for purposes of section 1395p(b) of this title. · (b)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–499, §945(c)(1), substituted "the first day of the third month" for "the July 1". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–499, §947(b), inserted "(except as otherwise provided in section 1395v(e) of this title)". · (b)

    1972

    • Pub. L. 92–603, §201(c)(3)(A), inserted "or (in the case of a disabled individual who has not attained age 65) July 1, 1973" after "July 1, 1966". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 92–603, §201(c)(3)(B), substituted in subpar. (A) "paragraph (1) or (2)" for "paragraphs (1) and (2)" and in subpars. (B) to (D) "paragraph" for "paragraphs". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 92–603, §206(b), added par. (3). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 92–603, §§206(c), 257(a), inserted provisions relating to an individual who is deemed to have enrolled for medical insurance pursuant to section 1395p(f) of this title and an individual who is deemed enrolled for medical insurance benefits pursuant to section 1395p(f) of this t… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 92–603, §202(c)(3)(C), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). · (c), (d)

    1968

    • Pub. L. 90–248 struck out ", during a general enrollment period described in section 1395p(e) of this title," after "notice" in par. (1), and substituted in first sentence following par. (2) "the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter" for "December 31 of the year". · (b)

    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.