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PUBLIC LAW 108–173—DEC. 8, 2003 901. 902. 903. 904.

Subtitle A—Regulatory Reform Construction; definition of supplier. Issuance of regulations. Compliance with changes in regulations and policies. Reports and studies relating to regulatory reform.

Subtitle B—Contracting Reform Sec. 911. Increased flexibility in medicare administration. Sec. 912. Requirements for information security for medicare administrative contractors. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

921. 922. 923. 924. 925.

Sec. 926.

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Subtitle D—Appeals and Recovery 931. Transfer of responsibility for medicare appeals. 932. Process for expedited access to review. 933. Revisions to medicare appeals process. 934. Prepayment review. 935. Recovery of overpayments. 936. Provider enrollment process; right of appeal. 937. Process for correction of minor errors and omissions without pursuing appeals process. 938. Prior determination process for certain items and services; advance beneficiary notices. 939. Appeals by providers when there is no other party available. 940. Revisions to appeals timeframes and amounts. 940A. Mediation process for local coverage determinations.

Sec. 941. Sec. 942. Sec. 943. Sec. 944. Sec. 945. Sec. 946. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

Subtitle C—Education and Outreach Provider education and technical assistance. Small provider technical assistance demonstration program. Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman. Beneficiary outreach demonstration program. Inclusion of additional information in notices to beneficiaries about skilled nursing facility benefits. Information on medicare-certified skilled nursing facilities in hospital discharge plans.

947. 948. 949. 950. 951. 952. 953.

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Provisions Policy development regarding evaluation and management (E & M) documentation guidelines. Improvement in oversight of technology and coverage. Treatment of hospitals for certain services under medicare secondary payor (MSP) provisions. EMTALA improvements. Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Technical Advisory Group. Authorizing use of arrangements to provide core hospice services in certain circumstances. Application of OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard to certain hospitals. BIPA-related technical amendments and corrections. Conforming authority to waive a program exclusion. Treatment of certain dental claims. Furnishing hospitals with information to compute DSH formula. Revisions to reassignment provisions. Other provisions.

TITLE X—MEDICAID AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Medicaid Provisions Sec. 1001. Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. Sec. 1002. Clarification of inclusion of inpatient drug prices charged to certain public hospitals in the best price exemptions for the medicaid drug rebate program. Sec. 1003. Extension of moratorium. Sec. 1011. Sec. 1012. Sec. 1013. Sec. 1014.

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Subtitle B—Miscellaneous Provisions Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. Commission on Systemic Interoperability. Research on outcomes of health care items and services. Health care that works for all Americans: Citizens Health Care Working Group.

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