Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/656

 93 STAT. 624

Ante, p. 622. 25 USC 450b.

PUBLIC LAW 96-79—OCT. 4, 1979 with the Indian tribes and intertribal organizations located within their health service areas on matters of mutual concern as defined in regulations of the Secretary.". (c) Section 1513(e) is amended by inserting "as defined in section 4(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act)" after "Indian tribe" in paragraph (1)(B). COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF HOSPITAL CHARGES

42 USC 300/-2.

SEC. 122. (a) Subsection (h) of section 1513 is amended to read as follows: "(h)(1) Each health systems agency shall collect annually on a form developed in consultation with the State health planning and development agency (or agencies) the rates charged for each of the twentyfive most frequently used hospital services in the State (or States) including the average semiprivate and private room rates. "(2) Each health systems agency shall make available to the public for inspection and copying (at a reasonable expense to the public) the information supplied to the health systems agency pursuant to this subsection in readily understandable language and in a manner designed to facilitate comparisons among the hospitals in the health systems agency's health service area.". 42 USC 300m-i. (b) Section 1522(b)(5) is amended by adding before the semicolon the following: "and contain provisions to assure compliance with requests for information made by health systems agencies in accordance with Supra. section 1513(h)". STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES 42 USC 300m. 42 USC 300n-4.

State Agency's operation and performance.

42 USC 300m-l.

Termination agreement conditions.

SEC. 123. (a) Section 1521(b)(4) is amended (1) by inserting "(A)" after "(4)"; (2) by inserting "upon a review under section 1535 of the State Agency's operation and performance of its function" before "he determines"; (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (4) the following: "Before renewing an agreement under this paragraph with a State Agency for a State, the Secretary shall provide each health systems agency designated for a health service area located (in whole or in part) in such State and the Statewide Health Coordinating Council of such State an opportunity to comment on the performance of the State Agency and to provide a recommendation on whether such agreement should be renewed."; and (4) adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(B) If upon a review under section 1535 of the State Agency's operation and performance of its functions, the Secretary determines that it has not fulfilled, in a satisfactory manner, the responsibilities of a State Agency during the period of the agreement to be renewed or if the applicable State administrative program does not continue to meet the requirements of section 1522, he may terminate such agreement or return the State Agency to a conditionally designated status under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) for a period not to exceed twelve months. At the end of such period, the Secretary shall either terminate its agreement with such State Agency or enter into an agreement with such State Agency under paragraph (3) of subsection (b). The Secretary may not terminate an agreement or return a State Agency to a conditionally designated status unless the Secretary has— "(i) provided the State Agency with notice of his intent to return it to a conditional status or terminate the agreement with it and included in that notice specification of any functions which the Secretary has determined the State Agency did not satisfac-

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