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 Ill STAT. 518 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 medical equipment, as defined in section 186l(n), and the State shall not issue or renew such a supplier number for any such supplier unless— "(A)(i) full and complete information as to the identity of each person with an ownership or control interest (as defined in section 1124(a)(3)) in the supplier or in any subcontractor (as defined by the Secretary in regulations) in which the supplier directly or indirectly has a 5 percent or more ownership interest; and "(ii) to the extent determined to be feasible under regulations of the Secretary, the name of any disclosing entity (as defined in section 1124(a)(2)) with respect to which a person with such an ownership or control interest in the supplier is a person with such an ownership or control interest in the disclosing entity; and "(B) a surety bond in a form specified by the Secretary under section 1834(a)(16)(B) and in an amount that is not less than $50,000 or such comparable surety bond as the Secretary may permit under the second sentence of such section.". 42 USC 1396a (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph note. (1) shall apply to suppliers of medical assistance consisting of durable medical equipment furnished on or after January 1, 1998. SEC. 4725. INCREASED FMAPS. 42 USC 1396(1 (a) ALASKA.— Notwithstanding the first sentence of section note. 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), the Federal medical assistance percentage determined under such sentence for Alaska shall be 59.8 percent but only with respect to— (1) items and services furnished under a State plan under title XIX or under a State child health plan under title XXI of such Act during fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000; (2) payments made on a capitation or other risk-basis under such titles for coverage occurring during such period; and (3) payments under title XIX of such Act attributable to DSH allotments for such State determined under section 1923(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)) for such fiscal years. (b) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The first sentence of section 1905(b) (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended— (A) by striking "and (2)" and inserting ", (2)", and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", and (3) for purposes of this title and title XXI, the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia shall be 70 percent". 42 USC 1396d (2) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by paragraph note. (1) shall apply to— (A) items and services furnished on or after October 1, 1997; (B) payments made on a capitation or other risk-basis for coverage occurring on or Eifter such date; and (C) payments attributable to DSH allotments for such States determined under section 1923(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-4(f)) for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1998.

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