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ary 1, 1978, (F) 0.825 per centum of the amount of self-employment income (as so defined) so reported for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1977, and before January 1, 2011, and (G) 0.915 per centum of the amount of self-employment income (as so defined) so reported for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2010,".

Approved July 1, 1972.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 92-1128 (Comm. on Ways and Means)
and No. 9215 (Comm. of Conference).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 118 (1972):

June 27, considered and passed House.

June 29, 30, considered and passed Senate, amended.
June 30, House receded and concurred in Senate amendments.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 8, No. 27:
July 1, Presidential statement.

Public Law 92-345 92nd Congress, H. R. 9410

July 10, 1972

An Act

To amend title V of the Social Security Act to extend for one year (until June 30, 1973) the period within which certain special project grants may be made thereunder.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) paragraph (1) of section 502 of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "each of the next 3 fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "each of the next 4 fiscal years".

(b) Paragraph (2) of section 502 of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1974". SEC. 2. (a) Section 505 (a) (8) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "July 1, 1972" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1973".

(b) Section 505 (a) (9) of such Act is amended by striking out "July 86 STAT. 457 1, 1972" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1973".

(c) Section 505 (a) (10) of such Act is amended by striking out

"July 1, 1972" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1973".

(d) Section 508(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "June

30, 1972" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1973".

(e) Section 509 (b) of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 1972" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1973".

(f) Section 510(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 1972" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1973". Approved July 10, 1972.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORT No. 92-1143 (Comm. on Ways and Means).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 118 (1972):

June 30, considered and passed House and Senate.

(100)

Public Law 92-603 92nd Congress, H. R. 1 October 30, 1972

An Act

To amend the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act, with Social Security the following table of contents, may be cited as the "Social Security Amendments of Amendments of 1972".

1972.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE I-PROVISIONS RELATING TO OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND

DISABILITY INSURANCE

Sec. 101. Special minimum primary insurance amount.

Sec. 102. Increased widow's and widower's insurance benefits.

Sec. 103. Delayed retirement credit.

Sec. 104. Age-62 computation point for men.

Sec. 105. Liberalization and automatic adjustment of earnings test.

Sec. 106. Exclusion of certain earnings in year of attaining age 72.

Sec. 107. Reduced benefits for widowers at age 60.

Sec. 108. Entitlement to child's insurance benefits based on disability which began between age 18 and 22.

Sec. 109. Continuation of child's benefits through end of semester.

Sec. 110. Child's benefits in case of child entitled on more than one wage record.
Sec. 111. Adoptions by disability and old-age insurance beneficiaries.

Sec. 112. Child's insurance benefits not to be terminated by reason of adoption.

Sec. 113. Benefits for child based on earnings record of grandparent.

Sec. 114. Elimination of support requirement as condition of benefits for divorced
and surviving divorced wives.

Sec. 115. Waiver of duration-of-relationship requirement for widow, widower,
or stepchild in case of remarriage to the same individual.
Sec. 116. Reduction from 6 to 5 months of waiting period for disability benefits.
Sec. 117. Elimination of disability insured-status requirement of substantial
recent covered work in case of individuals who are blind.

Sec. 118. Applications for disability insurance benefits filed after death of
insured individual.

Sec. 119. Workmen's compensation offset for disability insurance beneficiaries.
Sec. 120. Wage credits for members of the uniformed services.

Sec. 121. Optional determination of self-employment earnings.

Sec. 122. Payments by employer to survivor or estate of former employee.

Sec. 123. Coverage of vow-of-poverty members of religious orders.

Sec. 124. Self-employment income of certain individuals temporarily living outside the United States.

Sec. 125. Coverage of Federal Home Loan Bank employees.

Sec. 126. Policemen and firemen in Idaho.

Sec. 127. Coverage of certain hospital employees in New Mexico.

Sec. 128. Coverage of certain employees of the government of Guam.

Sec. 129. Coverage exclusion of students employed by nonprofit organizations. auxiliary to schools, colleges, and universities.

Sec. 130. Penalty for furnishing false information to obtain social security account number, and for deceptive practices involving social security account numbers.

Sec. 131. Increase of amounts in trust funds available to pay costs of rehabilitation services.

Sec. 132. Acceptance of money gifts made unconditionally to social security. Sec. 133. Payment in certain cases of disability insurance benefits with respect to certain periods of disability.

Sec. 134. Recomputation of benefits based on combined railroad and social security earnings.

Sec. 135. Changes in tax schedules.

Sec. 136. Allocation to disability insurance trust fund.

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Sec. 137. Method of issuance of social security account numbers.
Sec. 138. Payments by employer to disabled former employee.
Sec. 139. Termination of coverage of registrars of voters in Louisiana.
Sec. 140. Computation of income of American ministers and members of
religious orders performing services outside the United States.
Sec. 141. Modification of State agreements with respect to certain students
and certain part-time employees.

Sec. 142. Benefits in case of certain individuals interned during World
War II.

Sec. 143. Modification of agreement with West Virginia to provide coverage
for certain policemen and firemen.

Sec. 144. Perfecting amendments related to the 20-percent increase provision enacted in Public Law 92-336.

Sec. 145. Elimination of duration-of-relationship requirements in certain cases involving survivor benefits (where insured's death was accidental or occurred in line of duty while he was a serviceman).

TITLE II-PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Sec. 201. Coverage for disability beneficiaries under Medicare.

Sec. 202. Hospital insurance benefits for uninsured individuals not eligible
under transitional provision.

Sec. 203. Amount of supplementary medical insurance premium.
Sec. 204. Change in supplementary medical insurance premium.

Sec. 206. Automatic enrollment for supplementary medical insurance.

Sec. 207. Incentives for States to establish effective utilization review procedures under Medicaid.

Sec. 208. Cost-sharing under Medicaid.

Sec. 209. Medicaid conditions of eligibility for certain employed families.

Sec. 210. Payment under Medicare to individuals covered by Federal employees health benefits program.

Sec. 211. Payment under Medicare for certain inpatient hospital and related physicians' services furnished outside the United States.

Sec. 212. Optometrists' services under Medicaid.

Sec. 213. Limitation on liability of beneficiary where Medicare claims are dis-
allowed.

Sec. 221. Limitation on Federal participation for capital expenditures.
Sec. 222. Demonstrations and reports; prospective reimbursement; extended
care; intermediate care and homemaker services; ambulatory sur-
gical centers; physicians' assistants; performance incentive contracts.
Sec. 223. Limitations on coverage of costs under Medicare.

Sec. 224. Limits on prevailing charge levels.

Sec. 225. Limits on payment for skilled nursing home and intermediate care facility services.

Sec. 226. Payments to health maintenance organizations.

Sec. 227. Payment under Medicare for services of physicians rendered at a
teaching hospital.

Sec. 228. Advance approval of extended care and home health coverage under
Medicare.

Sec. 229. Authority of Secretary to terminate payments to suppliers of services.
Sec. 230. Elimination of requirement that States move toward comprehensive
Medicaid programs.

Sec. 231. Repeal of section 1902 (d) of Medicaid.

Sec. 232. Determination of reasonable cost of inpatient hospital services under
Medicaid and under maternal and child health program.
Sec. 233. Amount of payments where customary charges for services furnished
are less than reasonable cost.

Sec. 234. Institutional planning under Medicare.

Sec. 235. Payments to States under Medicaid for installation and operation of
claims processing and information retrieval systems.

Sec. 236. Prohibition against reassignment of claims to benefits.
Sec. 237. Utilization review requirements for hospitals and skilled nursing homes
under Medicaid and under maternal and child health program.
Sec. 238. Notification of unnecessary admission to a hospital or extended care
facility under Medicare.

Sec. 239. Use of State health agency to perform certain functions under Medic-
aid and under maternal and child health program.

Sec. 240. Relationship between Medicaid and comprehensive health care programs.

Sec. 241. Program for determining qualifications for certain health care

personnel.

Sec. 242. Penalties for fraudulent acts and false reporting under Medicare and
Medicaid.

Sec. 243. Provider Reimbursement Review Board.

Sec. 244. Validation of surveys made by Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals.

Sec. 245. Payment for durable medical equipment under Medicare.

Sec. 246. Uniform standards for skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and
Medicaid.

Sec. 247. Level of care requirements for skilled nursing home services.
Sec. 248. Modification of Medicare's 14-day transfer requirement for extended
care benefits.

Sec. 249. Reimbursement rates for skilled nursing homes and intermediate care
facilities..

Sec. 249A. Medicaid certification and approval of skilled nursing facilities. Sec. 249B. Payments to States under Medicaid for compensation of inspectors responsible for maintaining compliance with Federal standards. Sec. 249C. Disclosure of information concerning the performance of carriers, intermediaries, State agencies, and providers of services under Medicare and Medicaid.

Sec. 249D. Limitation on institutional care.

Sec. 249E. Determining eligibility for assistance under title XIX for certain individuals.

Sec. 249F. Professional standards review.

Sec. 251. Physical therapy and other therapy services under Medicare.

Sec. 252. Coverage of supplies related to colostomies.

Sec. 255. Coverage prior to application for medical assistance.

Sec. 256. Hospital admissions for dental services under Medicare.

Sec. 257. Extension of grace period for termination of supplementary medical insurance coverage where failure to pay premiums is due to good

cause.

Sec. 258. Extension of time for filing claim for supplementary medical insurance benefits where delay is due to administrative error.

Sec. 259. Waiver of enrollment period requirements where individual's rights were prejudiced by administrative error or inaction.

Sec. 260. Elimination of provisions preventing enrollment in supplementary med-
ical insurance program more than three years after first opportunity.
Sec. 261. Waiver of recovery of incorrect payments from survivor who is with-
out fault under Medicare.

Sec. 262. Requirement of minimum amount of claim to establish entitlement to
hearing under supplementary medical insurance program.
Sec. 263. Collections of supplementary medical insurance premiums from indi-
viduals entitled to both social security and railroad retirement
benefits.

Sec. 264. Prosthetic lenses furnished by optometrists under supplementary medi-
cal insurance program.

Sec. 265. Provision of medical social services not mandatory for extended care facilities.

Sec. 266. Refund of excess premiums under Medicare.

Sec. 267. Waiver of registered nurse requirement in skilled nursing facilities

in rural areas.

Sec. 268. Exemption of Christian Science sanatoriums from certain nursing home requirements under Medicaid.

Sec. 269. Requirements for nursing home administrators.

Sec. 271. Increase in limitation on payments to Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands for medical assistance.

Sec. 271A. Medical assistance in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
Sec. 272. Extension of title V to American Samoa and the Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands.

Sec. 273. Inclusion of chiropractor services under Medicare.

Sec. 274. Miscellaneous technical and clerical amendments.

Sec. 275. Chiropractors' services under Medicaid.

Sec. 276. Services of podiatric interns and residents under part A of Medicare.
Sec. 277. Use of consultants for extended care facilities.

Sec. 278. Designation of extended care facilities and skilled nursing homes as
skilled nursing facilities.

Sec. 279. Direct laboratory billing of patients.

Sec. 280. Clarification of meaning of "physicians' services" under title XIX.
Sec. 281. Limitation on adjustment or recovery of incorrect payments under the

Medicare program.

Sec. 283. Conditions of coverage of outpatient speech pathology services under
Medicare.

Sec. 287. Termination of Medical Assistance Advisory Council.

Sec. 288. Modification of the role of the Health Insurance Benefits Advisory
Council.

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