I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 380 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of 
Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2015 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. DOGGETT) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit 
the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on 
Medicare cards. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Identity 
Theft Prevention Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF INCLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY 
ACCOUNT NUMBERS ON MEDICARE CARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) is amended— 
(1) by moving clause (x), as added by section 
1414(a)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act, 6 ems to the left; 
(2) by redesignating clause (x), as added by 
section 2(a)(1) of the Social Security Number Pro-
tection Act of 2010, and clause (xi) as clauses (xi) 
and (xii), respectively; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(xiii) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, 
shall establish cost-effective procedures to ensure that a 
Social Security account number (or derivative thereof) is 
not displayed, coded, or embedded on the Medicare card 
issued to an individual who is entitled to benefits under 
part A of title XVIII or enrolled under part B of title 
XVIII and that any other identifier displayed on such card 
is not identifiable as a Social Security account number (or 
derivative thereof).’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing clause (xiii) 
of section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)), as added by subsection (a)(3), the 
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Secretary of Health and Human Services shall do the fol-
lowing: 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Establish a cost-effective 
process that involves the least amount of disruption 
to, as well as necessary assistance for, Medicare 
beneficiaries and health care providers, such as a 
process that provides such beneficiaries with access 
to assistance through a toll-free telephone number 
and provides outreach to providers. 
(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
MEDICARE
BENE-
FICIARY
IDENTIFIED.—Consider implementing a 
process, similar to the process involving Railroad Re-
tirement Board beneficiaries, under which a Medi-
care beneficiary identifier which is not a Social Secu-
rity account number (or derivative thereof) is used 
external to the Department of Health and Human 
Services and is convertible over to a Social Security 
account number (or derivative thereof) for use inter-
nal to such Department and the Social Security Ad-
ministration. 
(c) FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes 
of implementing the provisions of and the amendments 
made by this section, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall provide for the following transfers from the 
Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 
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1817 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) and 
from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
Fund established under section 1841 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395t), in such proportions as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate: 
(1) To the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Program Management Account, transfers of the fol-
lowing amounts: 
(A) For fiscal year 2015, $65,000,000, to 
be made available through fiscal year 2018. 
(B) For each of fiscal years 2016 and 
2017, $53,000,000, to be made available 
through fiscal year 2018. 
(C) For fiscal year 2018, $48,000,000, to 
be made available until expended. 
(2) To the Social Security Administration Limi-
tation on Administration Account, transfers of the 
following amounts: 
(A) For fiscal year 2015, $27,000,000, to 
be made available through fiscal year 2018. 
(B) For each of fiscal years 2016 and 
2017, $22,000,000, to be made available 
through fiscal year 2018. 
(C) For fiscal year 2018, $27,000,000, to 
be made available until expended. 
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(3) To the Railroad Retirement Board Limita-
tion on Administration Account, the following 
amount: 
(A) For fiscal year 2015, $3,000,000, to 
be made available until expended. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Clause (xiii) of section 
205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(c)(2)(C)), as added by subsection (a)(3), shall 
apply with respect to Medicare cards issued on and 
after an effective date specified by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, but in no case shall 
such effective date be later than the date that is four 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) REISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall provide 
for the reissuance of Medicare cards that comply 
with the requirements of such clause not later than 
four years after the effective date specified by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1). 
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