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pdfUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
FORM APPROVED
OMB NO.3220-0082
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE
OFFICIALLY FILED
MONTH
WIDOW/WIDOWER
APPLICATION FOR
MEDICARE
YEAR
OFFICE NUMBER
APPROVED
APPLICATION NUMBER
After completing through Item 11, tab to the receipt on page 7 and
complete the top half, then either type or stamp the RRB address
and phone in the bottom half.
Section 1
DAY
DATE CODED
MONTH
DAY
YEAR
CODED BY
General Instructions
Print all answers in ink or use a typewriter. If you need more space than is provided to answer a question, use
Section 8, for this purpose. If you do not know the answer to a question, print “Unknown” in the space provided for the
answer. Also be sure to read the Important Notices on page 8.
When entering dates, always use numbers. Also, be sure there is one number in each box. For example, you would
enter January 1, 2018, as:
MO
DAY
YEAR
0 1 0 1 2 0 1 8
Some items in this application will not apply to you so you will not need to answer them. Based on your answer
to a question, you may be told to skip to another item number, or even another section. Follow the instructions
that tell you to “Go to” another item. These are designed to save you time and help you move though the
application quickly, filling in only necessary information. Do not skip any items unless directed to do so.
If you are completing this form on behalf of someone else, you must answer each question as it applies to the
applicant.
Section 2
Identifing Information
Check the information entered by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) for Items 1 through 11 for accuracy.
If the information is correct, go to Section 3.
If the information is not correct, cross out the incorrect information and enter the correct information above it.
If the information is missing, fill it in.
1
RAILROAD EMPLOYEE’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
2
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD CLAIM NUMBER (IF ANY)
3
EMPLOYEE’S NAME
4
APPLICANT'S NAME
PREFIX
NUMBER
5a STREET NAME
CITY AND STATE
ZIP CODE
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5b
5c
COUNTY
q YES
FOREIGN ADDRESS
q NO
TELEPHONE NUMBER
6
DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER
7
YOUR DATE OF BIRTH
8
YOUR SEX
9
YOUR SURNAME AT BIRTH (IF DIFFERENT FROM ITEM 4)
10
YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
(If none, enter "TO BE SUBMITTED")
11
ENTER AN "X" IN THE BOX THAT SHOWS YOUR CURRENT
FILING STATUS
MONTH
Section 3
DAY
YEAR
q MALE
Go to Item 10
q FEMALE
Go to Item 9
q WIDOW(ER)
q DIVORCED WIDOW(ER)
q REMARRIED WIDOW(ER)
Information about the Employee's Railroad Work and Military Service
q YES
q NO
q UNKNOWN
Go to Item 18
Go to Item 13
Go to Item 13
12
Has anyone ever filed an application for benefits or Medicare
under the Railroad Retirement Act on this account?
13
Enter the date the employee last worked in the railroad industry.
14
Did the employee have 120 or more months of
railroad service?
q YES
Go to Item 17
q NO
Go to Item 15
15
Did the employee have 60 or more months of railroad service
after 1995?
q YES
Go to Item 17
q NO
Go to Item 16
16
Has the employee ever been in active military service
in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines?
q YES
Go to Note and Item 17
q NO
Go to Item 17
MONTH
Note: If answered “YES,” you will have to submit proof of the employee’s military service. Please read
Chapter 6 of Booklet RB-3, Furnishing Evidence to Support Your Claim, to find out where to get proof of
military service. If you cannot submit proof, show, in Section 8, the branch of the service and the beginning
and ending date for each period of service. Creditable military service may be used to determine your eligibility
for Medicare.
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YEAR
Regardless of whether the employee was retired at death, show the name and address of each railroad or nonrailroad
employer for whom the employee performed any part-time or full-time work during the last 3 years he/she worked. Print the
name and address of the most recent employer in “A,” the second in “B,” and so on. Enter the date each job began and
ended.
17
NAME AND ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER
BEGAN
NAME
A
ENDED
MONTH
YEAR
MONTH
YEAR
MONTH
YEAR
MONTH
YEAR
MONTH
YEAR
MONTH
NUMBER
AND
STREET
CITY, STATE
AND
ZIP CODE
NAME
B
NUMBER
AND
STREET
CITY, STATE
AND
ZIP CODE
NAME
C
YEAR
NUMBER
AND
STREET
CITY, STATE
AND
ZIP CODE
Section 4
18
19
Employee's Marital History
Was the railroad employee ever married before or after
your marriage to him/her?
q YES
Go to Item 19
q NO
Go to Item 20
Enter the following information about each of the railroad employee’s marriages, beginning with the one in effect
when the employee died, if any.
MARRIAGE BEGAN
DATE
CITY AND STATE
NAME OF SPOUSE
MARRIAGE ENDED
HOW (CHECK ONE)
q
EMPLOYEE’S
DEATH
q
SPOUSE’S
DEATH
q
q
DIVORCE
q
SPOUSE’S
DEATH
q
DIVORCE
q
ANNULMENT
q
SPOUSE’S
DEATH
DIVORCE
q
ANNULMENT
DATE
CITY AND STATE
ANNULMENT
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Section 5
20
21
Applicant's Marital History
Were you ever married before or subsequent to your marriage
to the employee?
q YES
Go to Item 21
q NO
Go to Item 22
Enter the following information about each of your marriages beginning with your most recent one (do not include
marriage to the railroad employee).
MARRIAGE BEGAN
DATE
Section 6
CITY AND STATE
NAME OF SPOUSE
MARRIAGE ENDED
HOW (CHECK ONE)
q
q
q
DEATH
q
q
q
DEATH
q
q
q
DEATH
DATE
CITY AND STATE
DIVORCE
ANNULMENT
DIVORCE
ANNULMENT
DIVORCE
ANNULMENT
Information About Social Security Entitlement
22
Have you ever filed an application for
social security benefits?
q YES
q NO
Go to Item 23
23
Did you file for social security benefits based
on your own record?
q YES
q NO
Go to Section 7
24
Enter the name of the person
on whose record you filed.
25
Enter the social security number of the
person on whose record you filed.
Section 7
Go to Section 7
Go to Item 24
Request for Enrollment in Medicare Medical Insurance Part B
In addition to applying for Hospital Insurance, under Medicare Part A, you may also elect to enroll in Medicare Part B.
This plan helps pay for physicians’ services and certain other medical expenses not covered by the hospital plan. If
you enroll in this medical plan, you will be required to make premium payments.
26
Do you wish to enroll in Medicare Part B?
sSection 8
27
q YES
q NO
Remarks
This section is to be used for the continuation of answers to other items. Be sure to include the item number at the beginning
of the answer you wish to continue. You may also use this space to enter any additional information that you feel may be
important to include.
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Section 9
28
Certification
Will you have a guardian or other representative
sign the application on your behalf?
q YES
Go to “Note” and Item 29
q NO
Go to Item 29
Note: If answered “YES,” the guardian or other representative of the applicant must sign this application.
That person must also complete and return Form AA-5, “Application for Substitution of Payee.”
29
I know that if I make a false or fraudulent statement in order to qualify for Medicare from the Railroad Retirement Board, (RRB)
I am committing a crime which is punishable under Federal law.
I certify that the information I gave to the RRB on this application is true to the best of my knowledge.
I agree to notify the RRB immediately:
• If there is a change in my marital status, or
• If I change my address.
YOUR SIGNATURE
(First Name, Middle
Initial, Last Name)
MONTH
DAY
YEAR
DATE
30
If this application is signed by mark ("X") in Item 29, two witnesses who know the person signing must sign below.
giving their full addresses and daytime telephone numbers.
a
Signature of Witness
Address (Number and Street)
City, State, ZIP Code
Daytime Telephone Number
b
AREA CODE
TELEPHONE NUMBER
AREA CODE
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Signature of Witness
Address (Number and Street)
City, State, ZIP Code
Daytime Telephone Number
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Section 10
How to Return Your Application
Before you return your application, check to make sure that:
EVERY QUESTION THAT APPLIES TO YOU HAS BEEN ANSWERED.
YOU HAVE ENTERED “UNKNOWN” IN ANY ANSWER SPACE FOR WHICH YOU WERE UNABLE
TO ANSWER A QUESTION.
YOU HAVE SIGNED AND DATED THE APPLICATION.
YOU HAVE INCLUDED ALL THE NEEDED PROOFS LISTED IN THE LETTER YOU RECEIVED
WITH THIS APPLICATION.
When you received your application you should also have received a pre-addressed envelope. If you do not
have this envelope, you can use any envelope as long as it is addressed to the RRB office shown on page 7
of this application. No matter which envelope you use, you must put the correct postage on the envelope. Be
careful to provide enough postage, because your application and the accompanying forms may weigh more
than a standard letter. The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver your application unless it has the correct postage.
Make one final check before you seal the envelope to ensure that the following are enclosed:
NEEDED PROOFS
THE APPLICATION FORM ITSELF
ADDITIONAL FORMS YOU WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE
Note: Make no entries on page 7, which is the receipt for your claim. After the RRB receives your
application, they will complete the blanks on the receipt and send it back to you. When you receive it,
you will know that the RRB has received your application and has started the work needed to determine
if you are entitled to Medicare. If you do not receive the receipt within two weeks after you filed this
application, please contact us so we can find out what is causing the delay.
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Receipt For Your Claim
Employee's Name
Applicant's Name
Railroad Retirement Board Claim Number
Date Claim Received
Your application for Medicare has been received and will be processed as quickly as possible. If you
change your address, or if your marital status changes, you or your representative should report the
change. Always give us your claim number when writing or calling about your claim. If you have any
questions about your claim, we will be glad to help you. If you need to personally visit one of our field
offices, please call for an appointment. You will not be refused service if you do not have an appointment,
but our staff can serve you better when an appointment is made. Railroad Retirement Board offices are
open to the public from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from 9:00 AM to
12:00 PM on Wednesday.
Always Report These Changes to the RRB
u Change of Address – To avoid delay in receipt of RRB correspondence, you should also file a regular
change of address notice with your post office.
u Change of Marital Status – If you remarry or become divorced or your marriage ends due to the death
of your spouse.
How to Report Changes
You can make your reports either by telephone, mail, or in person, whichever you prefer. When a change
occurs after you are enrolled for Medicare, you or your representative should report the change at once.
To report any of the above changes, contact:
(
Telephone Number:
If for some reason you cannot contact that office, you should contact:
U S RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
844 N RUSH ST
CHICAGO IL 60611-1275
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Important Notices
Paperwork Reduction Act and Privacy Act Notices
This notice is given under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 and the Privacy Act of 1974. The Privacy Act
requires that the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) tell
you the following whenever we ask you for information.
1) The law which allows us to ask for the information;
2) whether that law requires you to give us that
information and what, if anything, might happen to you if
you do not give it to us;
3) the reason why the information is requested; and
4) the persons, organizations, and agencies to which we
may release the information without your permission.
The RRB is authorized to collect the information on this
form under sections 7(b) and 7(d) of the Railroad
Retirement Act and sections 226, 1836 and 1840 of
the Social Security Act, as amended. The information on
this form is needed to enable the RRB to determine your
eligibility to monthly benefits and entitlement to hospital
and/or medical insurance coverage. While you do not
have to furnish the information requested on this form, no
hospital or medical insurance can be provided until an
application has been received. Failure to provide all or
part of the information requested could prevent an
accurate and timely decision on your claim and could
result in the loss of hospital or medical insurance.
Although the information you furnish on this form is almost
never used for any other purpose than stated above,
there is a possibility that for the administration of the
Railroad Retirement, Social Security, and the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services programs, information may
be disclosed to another person or to another government
agency as follows:
1) Beneficiary identification, enrollment status and
premium deductions information may be released to the
Social Security Administration and the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services to correlate action with
the administration of Title ll and Title XVlIl (MEDICARE)
of the Social Security Act.
2) Beneficiary identification may be disclosed to third
party contacts to determine if incapacity of the beneficiary
or potential beneficiary to understand or use benefits
exists, and to determine the suitability of a proposed
representative payee.
3) Jurisdictional clearance, premium rate, coverage
election, paid-thru date, and amounts of payments in
arrears may be released to the Social Security
Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services to assist in administering Title XVlll of the
Social Security Act.
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4) The last address information may be disclosed to
the Department of Health and Human Services in
conjunction with the Parent Locator Service.
5) Beneficiary identification, entitlement data and rate
information may be referred to the Department of State
and embassy officials to aid in the development of
applications, supporting evidence and the continued
eligibility of beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries living
abroad.
6) Records may be released to the Government
Accountability Office for auditing purposes and for collection
of debts arising from overpayments under Title XVlll of the
Social Security Act, as amended.
7) Disclosure may be made to a congressional office from
the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from the
congressional office made at the request of that individual.
8) Pursuant to a request from an employer covered by
the Railroad Retirement Act or the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, information regarding the
RRB’s determination of Medicare entitlement, entitlement
data and present address may be released to the
requesting employer for the purposes of determining
entitlement to and rates of supplemental benefits payable
under private employer welfare benefit plans.
We estimate this form takes an average of 8 minutes per
response to complete, including the time for reviewing the
instructions, getting the needed data, and reviewing the
completed form. Federal agencies may not conduct or
sponsor, and respondents are not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB
number. If you wish, send comments regarding the
accuracy of our estimate or any other aspect of this form,
including suggestions for reducing completion time, to
Associate Chief Information Officer for Policy and
Compliance, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275.
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act Notice
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of
1988 requires the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) to
advise you that information you have provided may be
used, without your consent, in automated matching
programs. These matching programs are a computer
comparison of RRB records with records kept by other
Federal, state, or local governmental agencies.
Information from these matching programs can be used to
establish or verify a person’s eligibility for Federally
funded or administered benefit programs and for
repayment of payments or delinquent debts under these
programs.
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