42 U.S.C. § 1320b–10
Prohibitions relating to references to Social Security or Medicare
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 1320b–10, Prohibitions relating to references to Social Security or Medicare, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/477124
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No person may use, in connection with any item constituting an advertisement, solicitation, circular, book, pamphlet, or other communication (including any Internet or other electronic communication), or a play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production, alone or with other words, letters, symbols, or emblems—
No person shall offer, for a fee, to assist an individual to obtain a product or service that the person knows or should know is provided free of charge by the Social Security Administration unless, at the time the offer is made, the person provides to the individual to whom the offer is tendered a notice that—
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any offer—
The Commissioner or the Secretary (as applicable) may, pursuant to regulations, impose a civil money penalty not to exceed—
The preceding provisions of this section may be enforced through the Office of the Inspector General of the Social Security Administration or the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (as appropriate).
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Family Support Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994House: 431–0Senate: no recorded tally
- Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
- Social Security Protection Act of 2004House: 396–28Senate: no recorded tally
- Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015