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 PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982

96 STAT. 395

EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 149. The amendments made by this part shall, subject to section 150, be effective with respect to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

42 USC 1320c note.

MAINTENANCE OF CURRENT PSRO AGREEMENTS

SEC. 150. (a) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not terminate or fail to renew any agreement in effect with a professional standards review organization under part B of title XI of the Social Security Act on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or September 30, 1982 until such time as he enters into a contract with a utilization and quality control peer review organization under such part, as amended by this subtitle, for the area served by such professional standards review organization. In complying with this subsection, the Secretary may renew any such contract with a professional standards review organization for a period of less than 12 months. (b) The provisions of part B of title XI of the Social Security Act as in effect prior to the amendments made by this subtitle shall remain in effect with respect to contracts with professional standards review organizations in effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or September 30, 1982, until such time as such contract is terminated or is not renewed, in accordance with subsection (a). Any matters awaiting a determination by a Statewide Professional Standards Review Council on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be transferred to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for a determination unless such determination is made by such Council within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. No payments shall be made under part B of title XI of the Social Security Act to Statewide Professional Standards Review Councils for services performed under section 1162 of such Act after the end of such 30-day period.

42 USC 1320c note. 42 USC 1301.

42 USC 1320c.

42 USC 1320c. 42 USC 1320C-11.

Subtitle D—Aid to Families with Dependent Children ROUNDING OF ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFIT AMOUNTS

SEC. 151. (a) Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (32); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(34) provide that both the standard of need applied to a family and the amount of aid determined to be payable, when not a whole dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar amount.", (b) The amendment made by this section shall become effective on October 1, 1982.

95 Stat. 857. 42 USC 602.

Effective date. 42 USC 602 note.

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