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 114 STAT, 1814 PUBLIC LAW 106-417—NOV. 1, 2000 Reports. Deadline. "(B) in accordance with the regulations of the Service applicable to funds provided by the Service under any contract entered into under the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.). "(2) AUDITS. —The amounts paid to the hospitals and clinics participating in the program established under this section shall be subject to all auditing requirements applicable to programs administered directly by the Service and to facilities participating in the medicare and medicaid programs. "(3) SECRETARIAL OVERSIGHT. — ^The Secretary shall monitor the performance of hospitals and clinics participating in the program established under this section, and shall require such hospitals and clinics to submit reports on the program to the Secretary on an annual basis. "(4) No PAYMENTS FROM SPECIAL FUNDS.— Notwithstanding section 1880(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395qq(c)) or section 402(a), no payment may be made out of the special funds described in such sections for the benefit of any hospital or clinic during the period that the hospital or clinic participates in the program established under this section. " (c) REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION.— "(1) APPLICATION. —^Except as provided in paragraph (2)(B), in order to be eligible for participation in the program established under this section, an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Alaska Native health organization shall submit an application to the Secretary that establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that— "(A) the Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Alaska Native health organization contracts or compacts for the operation of a facility of the Service; "(B) the facility is eligible to participate in the medicare or medicaid programs under section 1880 or 1911 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395qq; 1396J); "(C) the facility meets the requirements that apply to programs operated directly by the Service; and "(D) the facility— "(i) is accredited by an accrediting body as eligible for reimbursement under the medicare or medicaid programs; or "(ii) has submitted a plan, which has been approved by the Secretary, for achieving such accreditation. " (2) APPROVAL. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— ^The Secretary shall review and approve a qualified application not later than 90 days after the date the application is submitted to the Secretary unless the Secretary determines that any of the criteria set forth in paragraph (1) are not met. " (B) GRANDFATHER OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—^Any participant in the demonstration program authorized under this section as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1999 shall be deemed approved for participation in the program established under this section and shall not be required to submit an application in order to participate in the program.

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