Section 1818A, established by Section 6012 of P.L 101-239, provides that disabled
individuals who lose or have lost Medicare coverage solely due to their earnings from
substantial gainful activity (SGA) may enroll in Medicare Part A Premium-Hospital
Insurance (HI) when their premium-free HI ends. To be eligible for Premium-HI under
this section, the individual must continue to have a disabling impairment. They must
also apply for coverage during a proper enrollment period. These individuals may enroll
in Medicare Part B Supplementary Medical Insurance because they are entitled to Part
A. The first possible month of entitlement to Premium-HI for the Working Disabled
is July 1990.
The Office of Disability and International Operations (ODIO) and the Program Service
Centers (PSCs) review the claims folders of individuals who apply for coverage to
verify that they meet the requirements for entitlement to Premium-HI (i.e., SGA cessation,
timely enrollment, current disability). ODIO and the PSC prepare determinations on
an SSA-831-U3.
Any case in which ODIO or the PSC cannot determine whether the individual continues
to have a disabling impairment is sent to the DDS for a continuing disability review
(CDR). The DDS prepares determinations on an SSA-833-U3.