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110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5510
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 28, 2008
Mr. Wilson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Social Security Fairness for the
Terminally Ill Act of 2008
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Elimination of title II waiting period for terminally ill individuals
In general
Section 223(a)(1) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
423(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
In the case of any application for disability insurance benefits filed
by an individual who is determined to be under a disability and who has been
certified as terminally ill by a physician (as defined in section 1861(r)(1)),
this paragraph shall be applied without regard to any waiting period. For the
purposes of the preceding sentence, an individual is considered to be
terminally ill if the individual has a medical prognosis that the individual's
life expectancy is 6 months or less.
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Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall take effect with respect to applications filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.