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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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 100-360(H.R. 2470)1988-07-01
    Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-485(H.R. 1720)1988-10-13
    Family Support Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-296(H.R. 4277)1994-08-15
    Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994
    House: 431–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-173(H.R. 1)2003-12-08
    Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-203(H.R. 743)2004-03-02
    Social Security Protection Act of 2004
    House: 396–28Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-74(H.R. 1314)2015-11-02
    Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015