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 89 STAT. 1052

PUBLIC LAW 94-182—DEC. 31, 1975 TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO PART B P R E M I U M DETERMINATIONS

42 USC 1395r. Effective date. 42 USC 1395r note.

SEC. 104. (a) Section 1839(c)(3) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "June 1" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "May 1". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to determinations made under section 1839(c)(3) of the Social Security Act after the date of the enactment of this Act. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW AREAS

Poll. SEC. 105. Section 1152 of the Social Security Act is amended by 42use 1320C-1. adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g)(1) In any case in which the Secretary has established, within a State, two or more appropriate areas with respect to which Professional Standards Eeview Organizations may be designated, he shall, prior to designating a Professional Standards Review Organization for any such area, conduct in each such area a poll in which the doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy engaged in active practice therein will be asked: 'Do you support a change from the present local and regional Professional Standards Review Organization area designations to a single statewide area designation?'. If, in each such area, more than 50 per centum of the doctors responding to such question respond in the affirmative, then the Secretary shall establish the entire State as a single Professional Standards Review Organization area. "(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not be applicable with respect to the designation of Professional Standards Review Organization areas in any State, if, prior to the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary has entered into an agreement (on a conditional basis or otherwise) with an organization designating it as the Professional Standards Review Organization for any area in the State.". UPDATING o r THE LIFE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO NURSING HOMES

42 USC 1395x. Effective date. 42 USC 1395x note.

42 USC 1395, 1396.

S E C 106. (a) Section 1861(j)(13) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "(21st edition, 1967)" and inserting in lieu thereof " (23d edition, 1973)". (b) Subject to subsection (c), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the first day of the sixth month which begins after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Any institution (or part of an institution) which complied with the requirements of section 1861(j) (13) of the Social Security Act on the day preceding the first day referred to in subsection (b) shall, so long as such compliance is maintained (either by meeting the applicable provisions of the Life Safety Code (21st edition, 1967), with or without waivers of specific provisions, or by meeting the applicable provisions of a fire and safety code imposed by State law as provided for in such section 1861(j) (13)), be considered (for purposes of titles XVTII and X IX of such Act) to be in compliance with the requirements of such section 1861(j) (13), as it is amended by subsection (a) of this section.

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