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[CITE: 42USC1395j]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 7--SOCIAL SECURITY
 
        SUBCHAPTER XVIII--HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED
 
 Part B--Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled
 
Sec. 1395j. Establishment of supplementary medical insurance 
        program for aged and disabled
        
    There is hereby established a voluntary insurance program to provide 
medical insurance benefits in accordance with the provisions of this 
part for aged and disabled individuals who elect to enroll under such 
program, to be financed from premium payments by enrollees together with 
contributions from funds appropriated by the Federal Government.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, Sec. 1831, as added Pub. L. 89-97, 
title I, Sec. 102(a), July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 301; amended Pub. L. 92-
603, title II, Sec. 201(a)(3), Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1371.)


                               Amendments

    1972--Pub. L. 92-603 substituted ``aged and disabled individuals'' 
for ``individuals 65 years of age or over''.


 Study Regarding Coverage Under Part B of Medicare for Nonreimbursable 
  Services Provided by Optometrists for Prosthetic Lenses for Patients 
                              With Aphakia

    Pub. L. 94-182, title I, Sec. 109, Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1053, 
provided that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare conduct a 
study on the appropriateness of reimbursement under the insurance 
program established by this part for services performed by optometrists 
with respect to the provision of prosthetic lenses for patients with 
aphakia and submit such study to Congress not later than 4 months after 
Dec. 31, 1975.


   Study To Determine Feasibility of Inclusion of Certain Additional 
                          Services Under Part B

    Pub. L. 90-248, title I, Sec. 141, Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 855, 
directed Secretary to conduct a study relating to inclusion under the 
supplementary medical insurance program under this part of services of 
additional types of licensed practitioners performing health services in 
independent practice and submit such study to Congress prior to Jan. 1, 
1969.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 38 sections 1725, 1729.
