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PUBLIC LAW 90-248-JAN. 2, 1968

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home services provided by such nursing home for any period during which such nursing home is determined not to meet fully all requirements of the State for licensure as a nursing home, except that the Secretary may prescribe a reasonable period or periods of time during which a nursing home which has formerly met such requirements will be eligible for payments which include Federal participation if during such period or periods such home promptly takes all necessary steps to again meet svich requirements. COST S H A R I N G A N D S I M I L A R CHARGES W I T H RESPECT TO I N P A T I E N T H O S P I T A L SERVICES F U R N I S H E D U N D E R TITLE XIX

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SEC. 235. (a)(1) Section 1902(a) (14)(A) of the Social Security '^^^ ^^ amended by striking out "no"' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "in the case of individuals receiving aid or assistance under State plans approved under titles I, X, X IV, X VI, and part A of title JY

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. (2) Section 1902(a) (14)(B) of such Act is amended (A) by inserting "inpatient hospital services o r ' after "respect to", and (B) by striking out "him" and inserting in lieu thereof "to an individual". (8) Section 1902(a) (15) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: "(15) in the case of eligible individuals 65 years of age or older who are covered by either or both of the insurance programs established by title X VIII, provide where, under the plan, all of any deductible, cost sharing, or similar charge imposed with respect to such individual under the insurance program established by such title is not met, the portion thereof which is met shall be determined on a basis reasonably related (as determined in accordance with standards approved by the Secretary and included in the plan) to such individual's income or his income and resources;", (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective in the case of calendar quarters beginning after December 31, 1967. STATE P L A N REQUIREMENTS REGARDING L I C E N S I N G OF ADMINISTRATORS OF S K I L L E D N U R S I N G H O M E S F U R N I S H I N G SERVICES U N D E R STATE P L A N S APPROVED U N D E R TITLE XIX

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SEC. 236. (a) Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (as amended by the preceding sections of this Act) is further amended (1) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (28) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and (2) by adding at the end of such section 1902(a) the following new paragraph: "(29) include a State program which meets the requirements set forth in section 1908, for the licensing of administrators of nursing homes." (b) Title X IX of the Social Security Act (as amended by the jjreceding sections of this Act) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the followino-: a STATE PROGRAMS FOR L I C E N S I N G OF ADMINISTRATORS OF N U R S I N G H O M E S

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" S E C 1908. (a) For purposes of section 1902(a) (29), a ' State program for the licensing of administrators of nursing homes' is a program which provides that no nursing home within the State may operate except under the superA^sion of an administrator licensed in the manner provided in this section. "(b) Licensing of nursing home administrators shall be carried out by the agency of the State responsible for licensing under the healing arts licensing act of the State, or, in the absence of such act

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