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 101 STAT. 1904

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PUBLIC LAW 100-242—FEB. 5, 1988

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after "existing hospital" the following: "(or existing nursing home, existing intermediate care facility, existing board and care home, or any combination thereof)"; and (2) in paragraph (4) (other than in subparagraph (D)), by inserting after "existing hospital" each place it appears the following: "(or existing nursing home, existing intermediate care facility, existing board and care home, or any combination thereof)". (c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the amendment made by this section by not later than the expiration of the 90-day period following the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 410. MORTGAGE INSURANCE FOR NURSING HOMES, INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES, AND BOARD AND CARE HOMES. (a) INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC NURSING HOMES.—Section 232(b)(1) of

12 USC 1715w.

the National Housing Act is amended by inserting "public facility," before "proprietary". (b) REQUIREMENT OF STATE APPROVAL.—Section 232(d)(4)(A) of the

12 USC 1715w note.

National Housing Act is amended by inserting at the end the following new sentences: "If no such State agency exists, or if the State agency exists but is not empowered to provide a certification that there is a need for the home or facility or combined home and facility as required in clause (i) of the first sentence, the Secretary shall not insure any mortgage under this section unless (i) the State in which the home or facility or combined home and facility is located has conducted or commissioned and paid for the preparation of an independent study of market need and feasibility that (I) is prepared in accordance with the principles established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; (II) assesses, on a marketwide basis, the impact of the proposed home or facility or combined home and facility on, and its relationship to, other health care facilities and services, the percentage of excess beds, demographic projections, alternative health care delivery systems, and the reimbursement structure of the home, facility, or combined home and facility; (III) is addressed to and is acceptable to the Secretary in form and substance; and (IV) in the event the State does not prepare the study, is prepared by a financial consultant who is selected by the State or the applicant for mortgage insurance and is approved by the Secretary; and (ii) the State complies with the other provisions of this subparagraph that would otherwise be required to be met by a State agency designated in accordance with section 604(a)(l) or section 1521 of the Public Health Service Act. The proposed mortgagor may reimburse the State for the cost of the independent feasibility study required in the preceding sentence. In the CEise of a small intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded or developmentally disabled, or a board and care home housing less than 10 individuals, the State program agency or agencies responsible for licensing, certifying, financing, or monitoring the facility or home may, in lieu of the requirements of clause (i) of the third sentence, provide the Secretary with written support identifying the need for the facility or home.'. (c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the amendments made by this section by not later than the expira-

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