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42 U.S. Code § 1395b–9 - Provisions relating to administration | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 42 › Chapter 7 › Subchapter XVIII › § 1395b–9
42 U.S. Code § 1395b–9 - Provisions relating to administration
§ 1395b–9.
(3) DutiesThe duties described in this paragraph are the following:
The administration of parts C and D.
(2) EligibilityTo be eligible for employment under paragraph (1) an individual shall be required to have demonstrated, by their education and experience (either in the public or private sector), superior expertise in at least one of the following areas:
Compliance with health plancontracts.
(2) DutiesThe Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman shall—
receive complaints, grievances, and requests for information submitted by individuals entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B, or both, with respect to any aspect of the medicare program;
assistance to such individuals with any problems arising from disenrollment from an MA plan under part C; and
assistance to such individuals in presenting information under section 1395r(i)(4)(C) of this title (relating to income-related premium adjustment; [1] and
(1) In generalNot later than 12 months after December 13, 2016, the Secretary shall provide for a pharmaceutical and technology ombudsman within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services who shall receive and respond to complaints, grievances, and requests that—
are from entities that manufacture pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or diagnostic products that are covered or for which coverage is being sought under this subchapter; and
are with respect to coverage, coding, or payment under this subchapter for such products.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, § 1808, as added and amended Pub. L. 108–173, title IX, §§ 900(a), (b), 923(a), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2369, 2393; Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title IV, § 4010, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1185.)
2003—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–173, § 900(b), added subsec. (b).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–173, § 923(a), added subsec. (c).
Pub. L. 108–173, title IX, § 923(b), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2394, provided that:
“By not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 2003], the Secretary [of Health and Human Services] shall appoint the Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman under section 1808(c) of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395b–9(c)], as added by subsection (a).”