PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 327 "(d) COORDINATED ACUTE AND LONG-TERM CARE BENEFITS UNDER A MEDICARE+CHOICE PLAN. — Nothing in this part shall be construed as preventing a State from coordinating benefits under a medicaid plan under title XIX with those provided under a Medicare+Choice plan in a manner that assures continuity of a full-range of acute care and long-term care services to poor elderly or disabled individuals eligible for benefits under this title and under such plan. "(e) RESTRICTION ON ENROLLMENT FOR CERTAIN MEDICARE+CHOICE PLANS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a Medicare+Choice religious fraternal benefit society plan described in paragraph (2), notwithstanding any other provision of this part to the contrary and in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, the society offering the plan may restrict the enrollment of individuals under this part to individuals who are members of the church, convention, or group described in paragraph (3)(B) with which the society is affiliated. "(2) MEDICARE+CHOICE RELIGIOUS FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCI- ETY PLAN DESCRIBED.—For purposes of this subsection, a Medicare+Choice religious fraternal benefit society plan described in this paragraph is a Medicare+Choice plan described in section 1851(a)(2)(A) that— "(A) is offered by a religious fraternal benefit society described in paragraph (3) only to members of the church, convention, or group described in paragraph (3)(B); and "(B) permits all such members to enroll under the plan without regard to health status-related factors. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as waiving any plan requirements relating to financial solvency. "(3) RELIGIOUS FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY DEFINED. —For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), a 'religious fraternal benefit society* described in this section is an organization that— "(A) is described in section 501(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Act; "(B) is affiliated with, carries out the tenets of, and shares a religious bond with, a church or convention or association of churches or an affiliated group of churches; "(C) offers, in addition to a Medicare+Choice religious fraternal benefit society plan, health coverage to individuals not entitled to benefits under this title who are members of such church, convention, or group; and "(D) does not impose any limitation on membership in the society based on any health status-related factor. "(4) PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT.— Under regulations of the Secretary, in the case of individuals enrolled under this part under a Medicare+Choice religious fraternal benefit society plan described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide for such adjustment to the payment amounts otherwise established under section 1854 as may be appropriate to assure an appropriate payment level, taking into account the actuarial characteristics and experience of such individuals.".
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