MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 2109. [42 U.S.C. 1397ii] (a) Relation to Other Laws.—

(1) Hipaa.—Health benefits coverage provided under section 2101(a)(1) (and coverage provided under a waiver under section 2105(c)(2)(B)) shall be treated as creditable coverage for purposes of part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974^[28], title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and subtitle K of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986^[29].

(2) Erisa.—Nothing in this title shall be construed as affecting or modifying section 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144) with respect to a group health plan (as defined in section 2791(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act^[30] (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 91(a)(1))).

(b) Adjustment to Current Population Survey To Include State-by-State Data Relating to Children Without Health Insurance Coverage.—

(1) In general.—The Secretary of Commerce shall make appropriate adjustments to the annual Current Population Survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census in order to produce statistically reliable annual State data on the number of low-income children who do not have health insurance coverage, so that real changes in the uninsurance rates of children can reasonably be detected. The Current Population Survey should produce data under this subsection that categorizes such children by family income, age, and race or ethnicity. The adjustments made to produce such data shall include, where appropriate, expanding the sample size used in the State sampling units, expanding the number of sampling units in a State, and an appropriate verification element.

(2) Appropriation.—Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter for the purpose of carrying out this subsection (except that only with respect to fiscal year 2008, there are appropriated $20,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out this subsection, to remain available until expended)^[31].

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^[28]  P.L. 93-406.

^[29]  P.L. 83-591.

^[30]  See Vol. II, P.L. 78-410, §2791(a)(1).

^[31]  P.L. 110-173, §205, inserted “(except that only with respect to fiscal year 2008, there are appropriated $20,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out this subsection, to remain available until expended)”, effective December 29, 2007.