Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 1.djvu/1162

 98 STAT. 1114

42 USC 291c.

42 USC 29lf. 42 USC 300s-la.

PUBLIC LAW 98-369—JULY 18, 1984

"(ii) in the case of a facility with respect to which notice is provided in accordance with subsection (b), upon the expiration of 180 days after the receipt of such notice, or "(iii) in the case of a facility with respect to which such notice is not provided as prescribed by subsection (b), on the date of the sale, transfer, or change of use for which such notice was to be provided, and ending on the date the amount the United States is entitled to under paragraph (1) is collected. "(d)(l) The Secretary may waive the recovery rights of the United States under subsection (a)(l) with respect to a facility in any State if the Secretary determines, in accordance with regulations, that the entity to which the facility was sold or transferred— "(A) has established an irrevocable trust— "(i) in an amount equal to the greater of twice the cost of the remaining obligation of the facility under clause (2) of section 603(e) or the amount, determined under subsection (c), that the United States is entitled to recover, and "(ii) which will only be used by the entity to provide the care required by clause (2) of section 603(e); and "(B) will meet the obligation of the facility under clause (1) of section 603(e). "(2) The Secretary may waive the recovery rights of the United States under subsection (a)(2) with respect to a facility in any State if the Secretary determines, in accordance with regulations, that there is good cause for waiving such rights with respect to such facility. "(e) The right of recovery of the United States under subsection (a) shall not constitute a lien on any facility with respect to which funds have been paid under section 606.". (b) Section 1622 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "RECOVERY

42 USC 300q-l, ^^^^"12.

"SEC. 1622. (a) If any facility with respect to which funds have been paid under this title shall, at any time within 20 years after the completion of construction or modernization— "(1) be sold or transferred to any entity (A) which is not qualified to file an application under section 1621 or 1642 or (B) which is not approved as a transferee by the State Agency of the State in which such facility is located, or its successor, or "(2) cease to be a public health center or a public or other nonprofit hospital, outpatient facility, facility for long-term care, or rehabilitation facility, the United States shall be entitled to recover, whether from the transferor or the transferee (or, in the case of a facility which has ceased to be public or nonprofit, from the owners thereof) an amount determined under subsection (c). "(b) The transferor of a facility which is sold or transferred as described in subsection (a)(D, or the owner of a facility the use of which is changed as described in subsection (a)(2), shall provide the Secretary written notice of such sale, transfer, or change not later than the expiration of 10 days from the date on which such sale, transfer, or change occurs. "(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount the United States shall be entitled to recover under subsection (a) is an amount bearing the same ratio to the then value (as determined by the

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