# 42 U.S.C. § 1306b: State data exchanges

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1306b

## Section

- **Citation:** 42 U.S.C. § 1306b
- **Heading:** State data exchanges
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 7—SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XI—GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION > Part A—General Provisions

## Text

Whenever the Commissioner of Social Security requests information from a State for the purpose of ascertaining an individual’s eligibility for benefits (or the correct amount of such benefits) under subchapter II or XVI of this chapter, the standards of the Commissioner promulgated pursuant to section 1306 of this title or any other Federal law for the use, safeguarding, and disclosure of information are deemed to meet any standards of the State that would otherwise apply to the disclosure of information by the State to the Commissioner.

( Pub. L. 106–169, title II, § 209 , Dec. 14, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1842 .)

## Nearby sections

- [42 U.S.C. § 1301 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1301.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1301–1 Omitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1301%E2%80%931.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1301a Omitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1301a.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1302 Rules and regulations; impact analyses of Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations on small rural hospitals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1302.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1303 Separability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1303.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1304 Reservation of right to amend or repeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1304.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1305 Short title of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1305.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1306 Disclosure of information in possession of Social Security Administration or Department of Health and Human Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1306.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1306a Public access to State disbursement records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1306a.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1306b State data exchanges](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1306b.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1306c Restriction on access to the Death Master File](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1306c.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1307 Penalty for fraud](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1307.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1308 Additional grants to Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; limitation on total payments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1308.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1309 Amounts disregarded not to be taken into account in determining eligibility of other individuals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1309.md)

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