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 PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982

96 STAT. 561

"(II) the filing of the application under clause (i) of this subparagraph were deemed to be the filing of an application for the disability-related benefits referred to in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A),". (ii) CLARIFICATION OF PERIOD OF ENTITLEMENT.—Sec-

tion 226(b) of such Act is further amended by adding 42 USC 426. after the first sentence the following new sentence: "In applying the previous sentence in the case of an individual described in paragraph (2)(C), the 'twenty-fifth month of his entitlement ' refers to the first month after the twenty-fourth month of entitlement to specified benefits referred to in paragraph (2)(C) and 'notice of termination of such entitlement ' refers to a notice that the individual would no longer be determined to be entitled to such specified benefits under the conditions described in that paragraph. ". (C) ENTITLEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH END-STAGE RENAL

DISEASE.—Paragraph (1) of section 226A(a) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: 42 USC 426-1. "(1)(A) is fully or c u r r e n t l y insured (as such term s a r e defined in section 214), or would be fully or c u r r e n t l y insured if (i) his service as an employee (as defined in the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974) after December 31, 1936, were included within the 45 USC 231t. m e a n i n g of the term 'employment' for purposes of this title, and (ii) his medicare qualified Federal employment (as defined in section 210(p)) were included within the m e a n i n g of the term Ante, p. 560. 'employment' for purposes of this title; "(B)(i) is entitled to monthly insurance benefits under this title, (ii) is entitled to an a n n u i t y under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, or (iii) would be entitled to a monthly insurance benefit under this title if medicare qualified Federal employment (as defined in 210(p)) after December 31, 1982, were included within the m e a n i n g of the term 'employment' for purposes of this title; or "(C) is the spouse or dependent child (as defined in regulations) of an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B);". (3)

CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

1811

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the

Social

Security Act is amended— 42 USC 1395c. (A) by inserting "(or would be eligible for such benefits if certain Federal employment were covered employment under such title)" after "title II of this Act" in clause (1), and (B) by inserting "(or would have been so entitled to such benefits if certain Federal employment were covered employment under such title)" after "title II of this Act" in clause (2). (4) N O T I C E TO INDIVIDUALS W H O ARE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES BASED ON FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.—Section 226 of

such Act is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsec- 42 USC 426. tion (h) and by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: "(g) The Secretary and Director of the Office of Personnel Mana g e m e n t shall jointly prescribe and carry out procedures designed to assure that all individuals who perform medicare qualified Federal employment a r e fully informed with respect to (1) their eligibility or potential eligibility for hospital insurance benefits (based on such employment) under part A of title XVIII, (2) the requirements for 42 USC 1395c.

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