Sec. 201. Access to the National Directory of New Hires
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Section 453(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653 (j)) is amended by adding at the end of the following new paragraph: The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid shall have access to the information in the National Directory of New Hires for purposes of determining the eligibility of an applicant for, or enrollee in, the Medicare program under title XVIII or an applicable State health subsidy program (as defined in section 1413(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18083(e) )).
If the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services transmits to the Secretary the names and social security account numbers of individuals, the Secretary shall disclose to the Inspector General information on such individuals and their employers maintained in the National Directory of New Hires. The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services may use information provided under clause
(i)only for purposes of— determining the eligibility of an applicant for, or enrollee in, the Medicare program under title XVIII or an applicable State health subsidy program (as defined in section 1413(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18083(e))); or evaluating the integrity of the Medicare program or an applicable State health subsidy program (as so defined). If, for purposes of administering an applicable State health subsidy program (as defined in section 1413(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18083(e) )), a State agency responsible for administering such program transmits to the Secretary the names and social security account numbers of individuals, the Secretary shall disclose to such State agency information on such individuals and their employers maintained in the National Directory of New Hires, subject to this subparagraph. The Secretary shall make a disclosure under clause
(i)only to the extent that the Secretary determines that the disclosure would not interfere with the effective operation of the program under this part. A State agency may not use or disclose information provided under clause
(i)except for purposes of administering a program referred to in clause (i). The State agency shall have in effect data security and control policies that the Secretary finds adequate to ensure the security of information obtained under clause
(i)and to ensure that access to such information is restricted to authorized persons for purposes of authorized uses and disclosures. An officer or employee of the State agency who fails to comply with this clause shall be subject to the sanctions under subsection (l)(2) to the same extent as if such officer or employee were an officer or employee of the United States. State agencies requesting information under clause
(i)shall adhere to uniform procedures established by the Secretary governing information requests and data matching under this paragraph. The State agency shall reimburse the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (k)(3), for the costs incurred by the Secretary in furnishing the information requested under this subparagraph. .
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