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 PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

100 STAT. 221

(i) at the time of adoptive placement the child had special needs for medical or rehabilitative care that made the child difficult to place; and (ii) there is in effect with respect to such child an adoption assistance agreement between the State and an adoptive parent or parents; and (B) the requirement of subdivision (cc) of such section shall be deemed to be met if the child was found by the State to be eligible for medical assistance prior to such agreement being entered into. (3) This subsection, and the amendments made by this subsection, 42 USC 1396a shall apply to adoption assistance agreements entered into before, note. on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Subtitle C—Task Force on Long-Term Health Care Policies SEC. 9601. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE POLICIES. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.—(1) The Secretary of Health

and Human Services (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary") shall establish a Task Force on Long-Term Health Care Policies (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Task Force"). The Task Force shall be established not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and in consultation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (b) COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCE.—The Task Force shall be composed of 18 members, which shall include— (1) two members representing the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, (2) three members representing Federal and State agencies with responsibilities relating to health or the elderly, (3) three members representing private insurers, (4) three members from organizations representing consumers or the elderly, and (5) three members from organizations representing providers of long-term health care services. The Secretary shall designate a member of the Task Force as chair. (c) DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Task Force shall develop recommendations for long-term health care policies, including recommendations designed— (1) to limit marketing and agent abuse for those policies, (2) to assure the dissemination of such information to consumers as is necessary to permit informed choice in purchasing the policies and to reduce the purchase of unnecessary or duplicative coverage, (3) to assure that benefits provided under the policies are reasonable in relationship to premiums charged, and (4) to promote the development and availability of long-term health care policies which meet these recommendations. (d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall report to the Secretary, to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate respecting—

42 USC 1395b note.

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