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 98 STAT. 2818

Science and technology.

Grants. Contracts with U.S. Science and technology.

National Advisory Council on Health Care Technology Assessment, establishment.

PUBLIC LAW 98-551—OCT. 30, 1984

(3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (i) and by adding after subsection (d) the following: "(e)(1) The Center shall advise the Secretary respecting health care technology issues and make recommendations with respect to whether specific health care technologies should be reimbursable under federally financed health programs. "(2) In making recommendations respecting health care technol( ^ e s, the Center shall consider the safety, efficacy, and effectiveness, and, as appropriate, the cost-effectiveness and appropriate uses of the technology. "(3) In carrying out its responsibilities under this section respecting health care technolc^es, the Center shall cooperate and consult with the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and any other interested Federal departments or agencies. "(f)(1) The Secretary, acting through the Center, shall undertake and support (by grant or contract) research regarding technology difTusion, methods to assess health care technology, and specific health care technologies. "(2) Any grant or contract under paragraph (1), the direct cost of which will exceed $50,000, may be made or entered into only after consultation with the National Advisory Council on Health Care Technolc^y Assessment. "(g)(1) There is established the National Advisory Council on Health Care Technology Assessment (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Council'). The Council shall advise the Secretary and the Director of the Center with respect to the performance of the health care technology assessment functions prescribed by this section. The Council shall assist the Director in developing criteria and methods to be used by the dlenter in making h e ^ t h care technology coverage recommendations. "(2) The Council shall consist of— "(A) the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans' Administration, the Assistant Secretary for Health and Environment of the Department of Defense, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, the head of the Health Care Financing Administration, and such other Federal officials as the Secretary may specify, who shall be ex officio members, and "(B) twelve voting members appointed by ths Secretary. "(3) The Secretary shall make appointments to the (I!ouncil as follows: "(A) The Secretary shall appoint six members of the C!ouncil from individuals who are distinguished in the fields of medicine, engineering, and science (including social science) and shall appoint four members from individuals who are distinguished in the fields of law, ethics, economics, and management. Of the members appointed under this subparagraph— "(i) at least two shall be physicians, "(ii) two shall be selected from individuals who represent business entities engaged in development or production of medical technol(^;y, "(iii) one shall be selected from individuals who represent hospital administrators, and "(iv) one shall be selected from individuals who represent health insurance companies or self-insured employers.

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