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 124 STAT. 234 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 (iii) may be filed with an Exchange or with State officials operating one of the other applicable State health subsidy programs; and (iv) is structured to maximize an applicant’s ability to complete the form satisfactorily, taking into account the characteristics of individuals who qualify for applicable State health subsidy programs. (B) STATE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH FORM.—A State may develop and use its own single, streamlined form as an alternative to the form developed under subpara- graph (A) if the alternative form is consistent with stand- ards promulgated by the Secretary under this section. (C) SUPPLEMENTAL ELIGIBILITY FORMS.—The Secretary may allow a State to use a supplemental or alternative form in the case of individuals who apply for eligibility that is not determined on the basis of the household income (as defined in section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (2) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide that an applicant filing a form under paragraph (1) shall receive notice of eligi- bility for an applicable State health subsidy program without any need to provide additional information or paperwork unless such information or paperwork is specifically required by law when information provided on the form is inconsistent with data used for the electronic verification under paragraph (3) or is otherwise insufficient to determine eligibility. (c) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY BASED ON DATA EXCHANGES.— (1) DEVELOPMENT OF SECURE INTERFACES.—Each State shall develop for all applicable State health subsidy programs a secure, electronic interface allowing an exchange of data (including information contained in the application forms described in subsection (b)) that allows a determination of eligibility for all such programs based on a single application. Such interface shall be compatible with the method established for data verification under section 1411(c)(4). (2) DATA MATCHING PROGRAM.—Each applicable State health subsidy program shall participate in a data matching arrangement for determining eligibility for participation in the program under paragraph (3) that— (A) provides access to data described in paragraph (3); (B) applies only to individuals who— (i) receive assistance from an applicable State health subsidy program; or (ii) apply for such assistance— (I) by filing a form described in subsection (b); or (II) by requesting a determination of eligibility and authorizing disclosure of the information described in paragraph (3) to applicable State health coverage subsidy programs for purposes of determining and establishing eligibility; and (C) consistent with standards promulgated by the Sec- retary, including the privacy and data security safeguards described in section 1942 of the Social Security Act or that are otherwise applicable to such programs.