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Senate Bill 4899
117th Congress(2021-2022)
IMPROVE Act
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Passed Senate on Sep 20, 2022
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S. 4899 (Engrossed-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4899


AN ACT

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Remedy election revocations relating to administration of COVID–19 vaccines.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Improving Medicare Patients with RNHCI Options to Vaccinate Easily Act” or the “IMPROVE Act”.

SEC. 2. Remedying election revocations relating to administration of COVID–19 vaccines.

(a) In general.—Section 1821(b)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–5(b)(5)(A)) is amended—

(1) in clause (i), by striking “or” or at the end;

(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “, or”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new clause:

“(iii) effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this clause, that is a COVID–19 vaccine and its administration described in section 1861(s)(10)(A).”.

(b) Special rules for COVID–19 vaccines relating to revocation of election.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 1821(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–5(b)), in the case of an individual with a revocation of an election under such section prior to the date of enactment of this Act by reason of receiving a COVID–19 vaccine and its administration described in section 1861(s)(10)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(10)(A)), the following rules shall apply:

(1) Beginning on such date of enactment, such individual may make an election under such section, which shall take effect immediately upon its execution, if such individual would be eligible to make such an election if they had not received such COVID–19 vaccine and its administration.

(2) Such revoked election shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the effective date for an election described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph (4).

(c) Medicare Improvement Fund.—Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking “$7,500,000,000” and inserting “$7,493,000,000”.

Passed the Senate September 20, 2022.

Attest:





Secretary  


117th CONGRESS
     2d Session
S. 4899

AN ACT
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Remedy election revocations relating to administration of COVID–19 vaccines.