Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 86.djvu/1373

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PUBLIC LAW 92-603-OCT. 30, 1972

Sec. 242. Penalties for fraudulent acts and false reporting under Medicare and Medicaid. Sec. 243. Provider Reimbursement Review Board. Sec. 244. Validation of surveys made by Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals. Sec. 245. Payment for durable medical equipment under Medicare. Sec. 246. Uniform standard s for skilled nursing facilities under Medicare and Medicaid. Sec. 247, Level of care requirements for skilled nursing home services. Sec. 248. Modification of Medicare's 14-day transfer requirement for extended care benefits. Sec. 249. Reimbursement r a t e s for skilled nursing homes and intermediate care facilities. Sec. 249A. Medicaid certification and approval of skilled nursing facilities. Sec. 249B. Payments to States under Medicaid for compensation of inspectors responsible for maintaining compliance with Federal standard s. Sec. 249C. Disclosure of information concerning the performance of carriers, intermediaries, State agencies, and providers of services under Medicare and Medicaid. Sec. 249D. Limitation on institutional care. Sec. 249E. Determining eligibility for assistance under title X IX for certain individuals. Sec. 249F. Professional standard s review. Sec. 251. Physical therapy and other therapy services under Medicare. Sec. 252. Coverage of supplies related to colostomies. Sec. 255. Coverage prior to application for medical assistance. Sec. 256. Hospital admissions for dental services under Medicare. Sec. 257. Extension of grace period for termination of supplementary medical insurance coverage where failure to pay premiums is due to good cause. Sec. 258. Extension of time for filing claim for supplementary medical insurance benefits where delay is due to administrative error. Sec. 259. Waiver of enrollment period requirements where individual's rights were prejudiced by administrative error or inaction. Sec. 260. Elimination of provisions preventing enrollment in supplementary medical insurance program more than three years after first opportunity. Sec. 261. Waiver of recovery of incorrect payments from survivor who is without fault under Medicare. Sec. 262. Requirement of minimum amount of claim to establish entitlement to hearing under supplementary medical insurance program. Sec. 263. Collection of supplementary medical insurance premiums from individuals entitled to both social security and railroad retirement benefits. Sec. 264. Prosthetic lenses furnished by optometrists under supplementary medical insurance program. Sec. 265. Provision of medical social services not mandatory for extended care facilities. Sec. 266. Refund of excess premiums under Medicare. Sec. 267. Waiver of registered nurse requirement in skilled nursing facilities in rural areas. Sec. 268. Exemption of Christian Science sanatoriums from certain nursing home requirements under Medicaid. Sec. 269. Requirements for nursing home administrators. Sec. 271. Increase in limitation on payments to P u e r to Rico and the Virgin Islands for medical assistance. Sec. 271A. Medical assistance in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. Sec. 272. Extension of title V to American Samoa and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Sec. 273. Inclusion of chiropractor services under Medicare. Sec. 274. Miscellaneous technical and clerical amendments. Sec. 275. Chiropractors' services under Medicaid. Sec. 276. Services of podiatric interns and residents under part A of Medicare. Sec. 277. Use of consultants for extended care facilities. Sec. 278. Designation of extended care facilities and skilled nursing homes a s skilled nursing facilities. Sec. 279. Direct laboratory billing of patients. Sec. 280. Clarification of meaning of "physicians' services" under title X IX. Sec. 281. Limitation on adjustment or recovery of incorrect payments under the Medicare program. Sec. 283. Conditions of coverage of outpatient speech pathology services under Medicare. Sec. 287. Termination of Medical Assistance Advisory Council. Sec. 288. Modification of the role of the Health Insurance Benefits Advisory Council.

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