If you receive benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), call your local RRB office or 1-800-808-0772. top

The new drug benefit will provide outpatient drug coverage to Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private plans that have been approved by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Enrollment in this benefit is voluntary, similar to enrollment in the Medicare Part B program. Medicare Part A will continue to cover drugs in the nursing home setting for a Part A stay. When a patient no is longer in a Part A stay the Part D drug benefit will apply. Top

Before requesting a MARC 21 organization code, please first search the MARC Code List for Organizations. If you do not find a code for your organization, click on one of these links to access a request form in the language of your choice. You may use the online form to request up to three codes. If more than three codes are needed, please submit a list of the organizations with their names and addresses (including street, city, state, postal code, and country) via email to ndmso@loc.

The new NYC Construction Codes enhance safety while providing opportunities for cost savings, efficiency, and sustainable building. Putting safety front and center, the new Codes preserve the best of the current code and enhance requirements for fire protection, construction safety, and structural integrity requirements for new buildings.

A consensus-building model was used to develop the new construction codes for New York City. Thirteen technical committees established by the Department of Buildings' Model Code Program reviewed the International Codes (I-Codes) and the current New York City Building Code line-by-line, incorporating referenced standards from the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) and other national organizations and modifying the I-Codes for New York's unique, dense, and urban environment.

The new codes apply to new buildings and construction, although select provisions, including those regarding enforcement and construction safety, will apply to all work performed following the effective date of the new codes.

Because the I-Codes that will form the basis of the new codes are already used in New York State, New Jersey, and 48 states across the country, many industry professionals are already familiar with their format. Additionally, the Department of Buildings will partner with educational providers to implement a training program for Department staff and for the affected communities.

The New NYC Construction Codes may be viewed in their local law format via the Department's website at: www.nyc.gov/buildings. Click on the "NYC Construction Codes" button the navigation bar on the left side of the page. The International Code Council will be publishing the new codes and is currently preparing them for print. Once they are published, they may be purchased at the City Store. To address any inquiries, contact the Construction Codes Code team at: ConstructionCodes@buildings.nyc.

Medicare will cover these cardiovascular screening tests once every five years. You don't have to pay a deductible or co-payment for these tests. Additional information on preventive services can be found in Medicare.gov's publication titled, Guide to Medicare's Preventive Services .

Based on the results of your diabetes screening tests, you may be eligible for up to two diabetes screenings every year. You don't have to pay a deductible or co-payment for these tests. Additional information on preventive services can be found in Medicare.gov's publication titled, Guide to Medicare's Preventive Services . Medicare prescription drug plans are a new type of insurance that can give you prescription drug coverage from Medicare.

Yes, the law increases Medicare's payments to doctors by 1.5%. If the law hadn't passed, Medicare's payments to doctors would have gone down by 4.5%. This could have resulted in fewer doctors seeing Medicare patients. The new law increased Medicare's payments to rural providers by $25 billion to ensure people with Medicare in rural areas can get the care they need.

Contact your local social security office. To locate your local security office, please visit the online social security office locator at https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps6z/FOLO/fo001.jsp or, visit the Social Security Administration web site and request a replacement card via the online tool at

Yes. The recent implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 has created a new, voluntary discount card for purchasing prescription drugs, & a low-income Transitional Assistance Program that will be in effect until Medicare Part D becomes available in 2006. Estimates suggest that the prescription drug discount card could save recipients anywhere from 10% - 25% on the cost of covered drugs.

No. Every three years the current stakeholders will review proposed revisions to the new construction codes as national model code publishers update their codes and reference standards. While the individuals on the committees will undoubtedly change over time, the committees, their structure, and inclusive nature will remain.

The demand for telephone numbers has increased with the growth of wireless telephones, fax machines and the use of additional lines in homes and businesses. As the number of telephone number is exhausted in a given area code a new area code must be added. New area codes are added either as an overlay or a geographic split.

Due to "number depletion", some areas could conceivably run out of phone numbers ? at that point, the area code would be "exhausted". Before an area code is exhausted, a plan is put into place to provide "relief" for the region to make way for new phone numbers.

The physician is responsible for assuring the accuracy in the selection of the appropriate code that reflects the patient's condition.

You can now request a replacement red, white, and blue Medicare card online on Social Security's web site. Your card will be mailed within 30 days to the address SSA has on record. This service can be accessed during the following hours: Monday-Friday: 5 a.m. until 1 a.m. Your last (exact) payment amount or the month and year you last received a payment if you have received benefits in the last 12 months. This new service can be accessed via the Social Security Administration website.

No. You must bill CMS for all Medicare services unless you opt out for two years, meaning you cannot receive any monies from CMS for two years. (If you opt out, you must forewarn patients before they are seen).

Call your local social security office or go to their web site at https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps6z/FOLO/fo001.jsp