((a)) ** .—**
((1)) Any individual who seeks hospital care or medical services under this chapter shall provide to the Secretary such current information as the Secretary may require to identify any health-plan contract under which such individual is covered.
((2)) The information required to be provided to the Secretary under paragraph (1) with respect to a health-plan contract shall include, as applicable, the following:
((A)) The name of the entity providing coverage under the health-plan contract.
((B)) If coverage under the health-plan contract is in the name of an individual other than the individual required to provide information under this section, the name of the policy holder of the health-plan contract.
((C)) The identification number for the health-plan contract.
((D)) The group code for the health-plan contract.
((b)) ** .—** The Secretary may take such action as the Secretary considers appropriate to collect the information required under subsection (a).
((c)) ** .—** The Secretary may not deny any services under this chapter to an individual solely due to the fact that the individual fails to provide information required under subsection (a).
((d)) ** .—** In this section, the term “health-plan contract” has the meaning given that term in .