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 PUBLIC LAW 95-559—NOV. 1, 1978

92 STAT. 2135

"(c) The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts under subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance by appropriation Acts.". (b) Section 1309(a) is amended by striking out "and 1304(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof "1304(b), and 1317". (c) The amendments made by this section shall only be effective for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1978.

42 USC 300e-8. Ante p. 2134. 42 USC 300e-16 note.

EMPLOYEE H E A L T H BENEFIT PLANS

SEC. 8. (a) Section 1310(c) is amended by adding at the end the 42 USC 300e-9. following: "Each employer which provides payroll deductions as a means of paying emj^loyees' contributions for health benefits or which provides a health benefits plan to which an employee contribution is not required and which is required by subsection (a) to offer his employees the option of membership in a qualified health maintenance organization shall, with the consent of an employee who exercises such option, arrange for the employee's contribution for such membership to be paid through payroll deductions,". (b) Clauses (1) and (2) of section 1310(b) are amended to read as follows: "(1) one or more of such organizations provides basic health services through physicians or other health professionals who are members of the staff of the organization or a medical group (or groups), and "(2) one or more of such organizations provides basic health services through (A) an individual practice association (or associations), or (B) a combination of such association (or associations), medical group (or groups), staff, and individual physicians and other health professionals under contract with the organization,". F I N A N C I A L DISCLOSURE; ENROLLMENT PROTECTION

SEC. 9. (a) Title X III as amended by section 7 is amended by adding 42 USC 300e. at the end the following new section: uFINANCIAL

DISCLOSURE

"SEC. 1318. (a) Each health maintenance organization shall, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, report to the Secretary financial information which shall include the following: "(1) Such information as the Secretary may require demonstrating that the health maintenance organization has a fiscally sound operation. " (2) The information required to be reported under section 1124 of the Social Security Act by disclosing entities and the information required to be supplied under section 1902(a) (38) of such Act. " (3) A description of transactions, as specified by the Secretary, between the health maintenance organization and a party in interest. Such transactions shall include— "(A) any sale or exchange, or leasing of any property between the health maintenance organization and a party in interest;

42 USC 300e-17.

42 USC 1320a-3. 42 USC 1396a.

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