Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 2.djvu/902

 101 STAT. 1330-108

Reports.

PUBLIC LAW 100-203—DEC. 22, 1987

(4) The Secretary shall, upon written request, provide the data and information used in determining the payment amounts for covered items under section 1834(a) of the Social Security Act. (5) The Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the appropriateness of the level of payments allowed for covered items under the medicare program, and shall report to Congress on the results of such study (including recommendations on the transition to regional or national rates) by not later than January 1, 1991. Entities furnishing such items which fail to provide the Comptroller General with reasonable access to necessary records to carry out the study under this paragraph are subject to exclusion from the medicare program under section 1128(a) of the Social Security Act. (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

^. ^, (1) Section 1814 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f) is amended— _ (A) in subsection (j)(2)(B), by amending subparagraph (B) ,; to read as follows: X"(B) Section 1834(a)(l)(B).", and (B) in subsection (k), by striking all that follows "shall be" «, and insert "the amount described in section 1834(a)(1).". li' (2) Section 1832(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)) is amended— / (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting "(other than items ki described in subparagraph (G))" after "services"; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting "(other than items described in subparagraph (G))" after "medical and other biv ^' health services"; and (C) in paragraph (2)— "*"• (i) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (E), AO: Ttt. (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting "; and", and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(G) covered items (described in section 1834(a)(13)) furnished by a provider of services or by others under arrangements with them made by a provider of services.". 42 USC 1395/. (3) Section 1833(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 13951(a)) is amended— _..,, (A) in paragraph (1)— "" (i) by striking "; and" at the end of clause (G) and tj„^.. inserting a comma, and ?;^ n 313^^ ^ (ii) by adding at the end the following: "and (I) with respect to covered items (described in section i.^. 1834(a)(13)), the amounts paid shall be the amounts '•-. described in section 1834(a)(l),"; /l (B) in paragraph (2)— >q&y ,{ (i) by striking "and (F)" and inserting "(F), and (G)", f, and pf (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking "(other than durable medical equipment)"; ^os i '**>(C) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (3); tc '^(D) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting "; and"; and •.y&C.

'*^ Copy read "(B)". '*= Copy read "(C)".

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