PUBLIC LAW 94-566—OCT. 20, 1976
90 STAT. 2687
(c) EEPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PAYMENT.—Section 1616(e) of such Act is repealed. (d) STATES TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS.—Effective October 1, 1977, section 1616(e) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(e)(1) Each State shall establish or designate one or more State or local authorities which shall establish, maintain, and insure the enforcement of standards for any category of institutions, foster homes, or group living arrangements in which (as determined by the State) a significant number of recipients of supplemental security income benefits is residing or is likely to reside. Such standards shall be appropriate to the needs of such recipients and the character of the facilities involved, and shall govern such matters as admission policies, safety, sanitation, and protection of civil rights. "(2) Each State shall annually make available for public review, as a part of the services program planning procedures established pursuant to section 2004 of this Act, a summary of the standards established pursuant to paragraph (1), and shall make available to any interested individual a copy of such standards, along with the procedures available in the State to insure the enforcement of such standards and a list of any waivers of such standards and any violations of such standards which have come to the attention of the authority responsible for their enforcement. "(3) Each State shall certify annually to the Secretary that it is in compliance with the requirements of this subsection. "(4) Payments made under this title with respect to an individual shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of any supplementary payment (as described in subsection (a)) or other payment made by a State (or political subdivision thereof) which is made for or on account of any medical or any other type of remedial care provided b j an institution of the type described in paragraph (1) to such individual as a resident or an inpatient of such institution if such institution is not approved as meeting the standards described in such paragraph by the appropriate State or local authorities.". (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments and repeals made by this section, unless otherwise specified therein, shall take effect on October 1, 1976.
Repeal. 42 USC 1382e. State standards.
Annual public review. 42 USC 1397c.
Annual certification. Payments to individuals.
42 USC 1382 note.
SEC. 506. ELECTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO USE REIMBURSEMENT METHOD.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 3309(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to State law requirements) is" amended— (1) by striking out "an organization" and insertin;^ in lieu thereof "a governmental entity or any other organization", (2) by striking out "paragraph (1)(A) " and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (1)", and (3) by striking out "that organizations" and inserting in lieu thereof "that governmental entities or other organizations". (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (B) of section 3304 (a)(6) of such Code is amended by striking out "section 3309(a) (1)(A) " and inserting in lieu thereof "section 3309(a)(1)"._ (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to certifications of States for 1978 and subsequent years, but only with respect to services performed after December 31, 1977.
26 USC 3309.
26 USC 3304. 26 USC 3304 note.
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