PERMANENT EXTENSION AND REVISION OF CERTAIN SECONDARY PAYER PROVISIONS.

SEC. 4631. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND REVISION OF CERTAIN SECONDARY PAYER PROVISIONS. (a) Application to Disabled Individuals in Large Group Health Plans.— (1) In general.—Section 1862(b)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(B)) is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking “clause (iv)” and inserting “clause (iii)”; (B) by striking clause (iii); and (C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii). (2) Conforming amendments.—Paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1837(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395p(i)) and the second sentence of section 1839(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) are each amended by striking “1862(b)(1)(B)(iv)” each place it appears and inserting “1862(b)(1)(B)(iii)” (b) Individuals With End Stage Renal Disease.—Section 1862(b)(1)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(C)) is amended— (1) in the last sentence by striking “October 1, 1998” and inserting “the date of enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “Effective for items and services furnished on or after the date of enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, (with respect to periods beginning on or after the date that is 18 months prior to such date), clauses (i) and (ii) shall be applied by substituting ‘30-month’ for ‘12-month’ each place it appears.”. (c) IRS-SSA-HCFA Data Match.— (1) Social security act.—Section 1862(b)(5)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(5)(C)) is amended by striking clause (iii). (2) Internal revenue code.—Section 6103(l)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (F).