42 USC 1395w152 - Miscellaneous provisions

(a) Access to coverage in territories 
The Secretary may waive such requirements of this part, including section 1395w–103 (a)(1) of this title, insofar as the Secretary determines it is necessary to secure access to qualified prescription drug coverage for part D eligible individuals residing in a State (other than the 50 States and the District of Columbia).
(b) Application of demonstration authority 
The provisions of section 402 of the Social Security Amendments of 1967 (Public Law 90248) shall apply with respect to this part and part C of this subchapter in the same manner it applies with respect to parts A and B of this subchapter, except that any reference with respect to a Trust Fund in relation to an experiment or demonstration project relating to prescription drug coverage under this part shall be deemed a reference to the Medicare Prescription Drug Account within the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.