State statute · Federal sources
Computation of primary insurance amount
42 U.S.C. s. 415
Edition and licensing notes
Publisher. U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov)
Edition. U.S. Code (govinfo), retrieved 2026-08-28
Status. U.S. Code, public domain.
What this document is
42 U.S.C. s. 415: Computation of primary insurance amount is a state statute published by U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov). It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
Sections cited in practice questions
Each practice answer shows the exact passage it comes from. These are sections of this document that questions cite, with a short excerpt from the source text.
- 42 U.S.C. § 415: subsection (a)(1)(A) (Primary Insurance Amount Formula)
“(1)(A) The primary insurance amount of an individual shall (except as otherwise provided in this section) be equal to the sum of - (i) 90 percent of the individual's average indexed monthly earnings (determined under subsection (b)) to the extent that such earnings do not exceed the amount...”
- 42 U.S.C. § 415(b)(1), average indexed monthly earnings
“(1) An individual's average indexed monthly earnings shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing - (A) the total (after adjustment under paragraph (3)) of his wages paid in and self-employment income credited to his benefit computation years (determined under paragraph (2)), by (B) the...”
Practice this material
Questions about this source
More Federal sources sources
- Coverage for Pre-existing Conditions (Affordable Care Act) - HealthCare.govFederal guidance
- 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520 -- Evaluation of Disability in General (the five-step sequential evaluation process)Regulation
- Parts of Medicare (Medicare & You / medicare.gov)Federal guidance
- Continuation of Health Coverage (COBRA) - U.S. Department of LaborReference
- Portability of Health Coverage (HIPAA) - U.S. Department of LaborReference
- Fair Credit Reporting Act - 15 U.S.C. § 1681a (Definitions)State statute
- 15 U.S.C. s. 1681b: FCRA permissible purposes of consumer reportsState statute
- 15 U.S.C. s. 1681c: FCRA requirements relating to obsolete information in consumer reportsState statute