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 103 STAT. 2166 PUBLIC LAW 101-239—DEC. 19, 1989 42 USC 1395bb. 42 USC 1395bb note. contracts. "(B) such Commission releases such a copy and any such information to the Secretary,". (b) AUTHORIZING SECRETARY TO RELEASE CERTAIN INFORMATION. — Section 1865(a) of such Act is further amended by striking the period at the end of the last sentence and inserting the following: ", except that the Secretary may disclose such a survey and information related to such a survey to the extent such survey and information relate to an enforcement action taken by the Secretary.". (c) PERMITTING SECRETARY TO WITHDRAW HOSPITAL'S STATUS BASED UPON INFORMATION OTHER THAN SURVEYS.— Section 1865(b) of such Act is amended by striking "following a survey made pursuant to section 1864(c)". (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take efTect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The £unendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 6020. INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS. Section 1866 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(i)(1) If the Secretary determines that a psychiatric hospital which has an agreement in effect under this section no longer meets the requirements for a psychiatric hospital under this title and further finds that the hospital's deficiencies— "(A) immediately jeopardize the health and safety of its pa- tients, the Secretary shall terminate such agreement; or "(B) do not immediately jeopardize the health and safety of its patients, the Secretary may terminate such agreement, or pro- i vide that no payment will be made under this title with respect to any individual admitted to such hospital after the effective date of the finding, or both. "(2) If a psychiatric hospital, found to have deficiencies described in paragraph (I)(B), has not complied with the requirements of this title— "(A) within 3 months after the date the hospital is found to be out of compliance with such requirements, the Secretary shall provide that no payment will be made under this title with V respect to any individual admitted to such hospital after the end of such 3-month period, or "(B) within 6 months after the date the hospital is found to be out of compliance with such requirements, no payment may be made under this title with respect to any individual in the ' hospital until the Secretary finds that the hospital is in compli- ance with the requirements of this title.". SEC. 602L ELIGIBILITY OF MERGED OR CONSOLIDATED HOSPITALS FOR PERIODIC INTERIM PAYMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL. — Section 1815(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395g(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) A hospital created by the merger or consolidation of 2 or more hospitals or hospital campuses shall be eligible to receive periodic interim payment on the basis described in paragraph (I)(B) if-^ "(A) at least one of the hospitals or campuses received peri- odic interim payment on such basis prior to the merger or consolidation; and

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