PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 271 Sec. 4017. Orderly transition of municipal health service demonstration projects. Sec. 4018. Medicare enrollment demonstration project. Sec. 4019. Extension of certain medicare community nursing organization demonstration projects. CHAPTER 3—COMMISSIONS Sec. 4021. National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare. Sec. 4022. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. CHAPTER 4—MEDIGAP PROTECTIONS Sec. 4031. Medigap protections. Sec. 4032. Addition of high deductible medigap policies. CHAPTER 5—TAX TREATMENT OF HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN PROVIDER-SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONS Sec. 4041. Tax treatment of hospitals which participate in provider-sponsored orga- • nizations. Subtitle B—Prevention Initiatives Sec. 4101. Screening mammography. Sec. 4102. Screening pap smear and pelvic exams. Sec. 4103. Prostate cancer screening tests. Sec. 4104. Coverage of colorectal screening. Sec. 4105. Diabetes self-management benefits. Sec. 4106. Standardization of medicare coverage of bone mass measurements. Sec. 4107. Vaccines outreach expansion. Sec. 4108. Study on preventive and enhanced benefits. Subtitle C—Rural Initiatives Sec. 4201. Medicare rural hospital flexibility program. Sec. 4202. Prohibiting denial of request by rural referral centers for reclassification on basis of comparability of wages. Sec. 4203. Hospital geographic reclassification permitted for purposes of disproportionate snare payment adjustments. Sec. 4204. Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital payment extension. Sec. 4205. Rural health clinic services. Sec. 4206. Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services. Sec. 4207. Informatics, telemedicine, and education demonstration project. Subtitle D—Anti-Fraud and Abuse Provisions and Improvements in Protecting Program Integrity CHAPTER 1—REVISIONS TO SANCTIONS FOR FRAUD AND ABUSE Sec. 4301. Permanent exclusion for those convicted of 3 health care related crimes. Sec. 4302. Authority to refuse to enter into medicare agreements with individuals or entities convicted of felonies. Sec. 4303. Exclusion of entity controlled by family member of a sanctioned individual. Sec. 4304. Imposition of civil money penalties. CHAPTER 2—IMPROVEMENTS IN PROTECTING PROGRAM INTEGRITY Sec. 4311. Improving information to medicare beneficiaries. Sec. 4312. Disclosure of information and surety bonds. Sec. 4313. Provision of certain identification numbers. Sec. 4314. Advisory opinions regarding certain physician self-referral provisions. Sec. 4315. Replacement of reasonable charge methodology by fee schedules. Sec. 4316. Application of inherent reasonableness to all part B services other than Shysicians' services, equirement to furnish diagnostic information. Sec. 4318. Report by GAO on operation of fraud and abuse control program. Sec. 4319. Competitive bidding demonstration proiects. Sec. 4320. Prohibiting unnecessary and wasteful medicare payments for certain items. Sec. 4321. Nondiscrimination in post-hospital referral to home health agencies and other entities. CHAPTER 3—CLARIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL CHANGES Sec. 4331. Other fraud and abuse related provisions. Subtitle E—Provisions Relating to Part A Only CHAPTER 1—PAYMENT OF PPS HOSPITALS Sec. 4401. PPS hospital pasonent update.
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