2014 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 157 - Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans (Sections 18001 - 18121)
Subchapter VI - Miscellaneous Provisions (Sections 18111 - 18121)
Sec. 18115 - Freedom not to participate in Federal health insurance programs
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 157 - QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS SUBCHAPTER VI - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 18115 - Freedom not to participate in Federal health insurance programs |
| Contains | section 18115 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 111-148, title I, §1555, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 260. |
| Statutes at Large References | 124 Stat. 260, 119 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 111-148 |
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No individual, company, business, nonprofit entity, or health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall be required to participate in any Federal health insurance program created under this Act (or any amendments made by this Act), or in any Federal health insurance program expanded by this Act (or any such amendments), and there shall be no penalty or fine imposed upon any such issuer for choosing not to participate in such programs.
(Pub. L. 111–148, title I, §1555, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 260.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 111–148, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 119, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 18001 of this title and Tables.
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