PUBLIC LAW 104-191—AUG. 21, 1996 110 STAT. 1937 "Sec. 2712. Guaranteed renewability of coverage for employers in the group market. "Sec. 2713. Disclosure of information. "Subpart 3—Exclusion of Plans; Enforcement; Preemption "Sec. 2721. Exclusion of certain plans. "Sec. 2722. Enforcement. "Sec. 2723. Preemption; State flexibility; construction. "PAR T C—DEFINITIONS; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS "Sec. 2791. Definitions. "Sec. 2792. Regulations.". Sec. 103. Reference to implementation through the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Sec. 104. Assuring coordination. Subtitle B—Individual Market Rules Sec. 111. Amendment to Public Health Service Act. "PAR T B—INDIVIDUAL MARKET RULES "Sec. 2741. Guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage to certain individuals with prior group coverage. "Sec. 2742. Guaranteed renewability of indiviaual health insurance coverage. "Sec. 2743. Certification of coverage. "Sec. 2744. State flexibility in individual market reforms. "Sec. 2745. Enforcement. "Sec. 2746. Preemption. "Sec. 2747. General exceptions.". Subtitle C—General and Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 191. Health coverage availability studies. Sec. 192. Report on Medicare reimbursement of telemedicine. Sec. 193. Allowing federally-qualified HMOs to offer high deductible plans. Sec. 194. Volunteer services provided by health professionals at free clinics. Sec. 195. Findings; severability. TITLE II—PREVENTING HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE; ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORM Sec. 200. References in title. Subtitle A—Fraud and Abuse Control Program Sec. 201. Fraud and abuse control program. Sec. 202. Medicare integrity program. Sec. 203. Beneficiary incentive programs. Sec. 204. Application of certain health antifraud and abuse sanctions to fraud and abuse against Federal health care programs. Sec. 205. Guidance regarding application of health care fraud and abuse sanctions. Subtitle B—Revisions to Current Sanctions for Fraud and Abuse Sec. 211. Mandatory exclusion from participation in Medicare and State health care programs. Sec. 212. Establishment of minimum period of exclusion for certain individuals and entities subject to permissive exclusion from Medicare and State health care programs. Sec. 213. Permissive exclusion of individuals with ownership or control interest in sanctioned entities. Sec. 214. Sanctions against practitioners and persons for failure to comply with statutory obligations. Sec. 215. Intermediate sanctions for Medicare health maintenance organizations. Sec. 216. Additional exception to anti-kickback penalties for risk-sharing arrangements. Sec. 217. Criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain medicaid benefits. Sec. 218. Effective date. Subtitle C—Data Collection Sec. 221. Establishment of the health care fraud and abuse data collection program. Subtitle D—Civil Monetary Penalties Sec. 231. Social Security Act civil monetauy penalties.
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