106 STAT. 2096 PUBLIC LAW 102-410—OCT. 13, 1992 "(F) the potential of an assessment to improve health outcomes or affect costs associated with the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of the condition."; and (5) by adding at the end the following subsections: "(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS. — Not later than January 1, 1994, the Administrator shall develop and publish a description of the methodology used to establish priorities for technology assessment and the process used to conduct its technology assessments under this section. "(f) PROGRAM OF INNOVATIVE ASSESSMENTS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may make grants to, or enter cooperative agreements or contracts with, entities described in paragraph (2) for the establishment of collaborative arrangements for the purpose of conducting assessments of experimental, emerging, existing, or potentially outmoded health care technologies, and for related activities. Such assessments may include controlled clinical trials, large simple trials, and other methodologies that can be conducted in partnership between the public and private sectors or among multiple government agencies. "(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. —The entities referred to in paragraph (1) are entities determined to be appropriate by the Administrator, which entities may include academic medical centers, research institutions, nonprofit professional organizations, public or private third party payers, other governmental agencies, and consortia of appropriate research entities established for the purpose of conducting technology assessments. "(3) USE OF AWARD. —^A grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under paragraph (1) may be expended for data collection, data analysis, protocol development, report development, dissemination and evaluation, and other activities determined to be appropriate by the Administrator. Such funds shall not be used for direct services. "(4) APPLICATION FOR AWARD.— To be eligible to receive a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under paragraph (1), an entity shall prepare and submit to the Administrator an application, at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Administrator may require. "(5) INTERAGENCY MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.— In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator may enter into memoranda of understanding with the heads of other Federal agencies.". 42 USC 299a-2 (b) REPORT REGARDING INNOVATIVE ASSESSMENTS.— Not later than January 1, 1994, the Administrator for Health Care Policy and Research shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report concerning the program established in section 904(f) of the Public Health Service Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section), including the plan of such Administrator for implementing the program. SEC. 5. FORUM FOR QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN HEALTH CARE. (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR GUIDELINES, STANDARDS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND REVIEW CRITERIA.— (1) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. —Section 912(b) (42 U.S.C. 299b-l) is amended— note.
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