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PUBLIC LAW 101-239—DEC. 19, 1989 103 STAT. 2457 "(B) the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to the State for purposes of section 1118; "(O the lesser of— "(i) the ratio of— "(I) the amount by which the State's error rate for the fiscal year exceeds the national average error rate for the fiscal year; to "(ID the national average error rate for the fiscal year; or "(ipl;and (D) the amount by which the State's error rate for the fiscal year exceeds the national average error rate for the fiscal year; reduced by ' "(2) the product of— "(A) the ratio of— "(i) the amount by which the State's error rate for the fiscal year exceeds the national average error rate for the fiscal year; and "(ii) the State's error rate for the fiscal year; "(B) the overpayments recovered by the State in the fiscal year; and "(C) the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to the State for purposes of section 1118; and further reduced by "(3) the product of— "(A) the calculation described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and "(B) the percentage by which— "(i) the State's rate of child support collections for the fiscal year; exceeds "(ii) the lesser of— "(I) the national average rate of child support collections for the fiscal year; or "(II) the average of the State's child support collection rates for each of the 3 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year. "(g) NOTIFICATION TO ^ATES OF AMOUNTS OF DISALLOWANCES. — The Secretary shall notify each State on which the Secretary im- poses a disallowance the amount of the disallowance, within the time period prescribed in regulations issued under subsection (h)(6). "(h) REGULATIONS.— The Secretary, after consultation with the chief executives of the States, shall by regulation prescribe— "(1) the periods within which— "(A) the reviews required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) are to b^in and be completed; and "(B) the results of the review required by subsection (b)(1) are to be reported to the Secretary; "(2) matters relating to the selection and size of the samples to be reviewed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and the methodology for making statistically valid estimates of each State's error rate; "(3) the period within which a State may seek review by the Quality Control Review Panel of a difference case; "(4) the period within which a difference case appealed by a State is to be resolved by the Quality Control Review Panel;