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26 U.S.C. § 4377

§ 4377. Definitions and special rules

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History

Added in 2010 by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010). Last changed March 23, 2010 by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010).

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  1. March 23, 2010Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) · added this section

The law as written

Current through Public Law 119-102. Amendment notes omitted.

Structure

  1. (a) Definitions
  2. (b) Treatment of governmental entities
  3. (c) Treatment as tax
  4. (d) No cover over to possessions
(a) Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter—

(1) Accident and health coverage

The term “accident and health coverage” means any coverage which, if provided by an insurance policy, would cause such policy to be a specified health insurance policy (as defined in section 4375(c)).

(2) Insurance policy

The term “insurance policy” means any policy or other instrument whereby a contract of insurance is issued, renewed, or extended.

(3) United States

The term “United States” includes any possession of the United States.

(b) Treatment of governmental entities
(1) In general

For purposes of this subchapter—

(A)

the term “person” includes any governmental entity, and

(B)

notwithstanding any other law or rule of law, governmental entities shall not be exempt from the fees imposed by this subchapter except as provided in paragraph (2).

(2) Treatment of exempt governmental programs

In the case of an exempt governmental program, no fee shall be imposed under section 4375 or section 4376 on any covered life under such program.

(3) Exempt governmental program defined

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “exempt governmental program” means—

(A)

any insurance program established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act,

(B)

the medical assistance program established by title XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act,

(C)

any program established by Federal law for providing medical care (other than through insurance policies) to individuals (or the spouses and dependents thereof) by reason of such individuals being members of the Armed Forces of the United States or veterans, and

(D)

any program established by Federal law for providing medical care (other than through insurance policies) to members of Indian tribes (as defined in section 4(d) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act).

(c) Treatment as tax

For purposes of subtitle F, the fees imposed by this subchapter shall be treated as if they were taxes.

(d) No cover over to possessions

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amount collected under this subchapter shall be covered over to any possession of the United States.