Allows disabled individuals with terminal illnesses to receive disability insurance benefits without a waiting period.
The Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act amends the Social Security Act to allow disabled individuals diagnosed with incurable terminal illnesses listed on the Compassionate Allowance list to receive disability insurance benefits without a waiting period. It also prohibits concurrent receipt of disability insurance benefits and unemployment compensation. The Act mandates that any additions to the Compassionate Allowance Conditions list require congressional approval. The changes apply to applications filed six months after the Act's enactment.
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