113 STAT. 1501A-358 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX F on the Use of the False Claims Act in Civil Health Care Matters" issued by the Department of Justice on June 3, 1998, including any revisions to that guidance; and (2) not later than April 1, 2000, and of each of the two succeeding years, submit a report on such compliance to the appropriate Committees of Congress. TITLE III—PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTS A AND B Subtitle A—Home Health Services SEC. 301. ADJUSTMENT TO REFLECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS NOT INCLUDED IN THE INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM; GAO REPORT ON COSTS OF COMPLIANCE WITH OASIS DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) ADJUSTMENT TO REFLECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— In the case of a home health agency that furnishes home health services to a medicare beneficiary, for each such beneficiary to whom the agency furnished such services during the agency's cost reporting period beginning in fiscal year 2000, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall pay the agency, in addition to any amount of payment made under section 1861(v)(l)(L) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(l)(L)) for the beneficiary and only for such cost reporting period, an aggregate amount of $10 to defray costs incurred by the agency attributable to data collection and reporting requirements under the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) required by reason of section 4602(e) of BBA (42 U.S.C. 1395fir note). (2) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.— (A) MIDYEAR PAYMENT.—Not later than April 1, 2000, the Secretary shall pay to a home health agency an amount that the Secretary estimates to be 50 percent of the aggregate amount payable to the agency by reason of this subsection. (B) UPON SETTLED COST REPORT.— The Secretary shall pay the balance of amounts payable to an agency under this subsection on the date that the cost report submitted by the agency for the cost reporting period beginning in fiscal year 2000 is settled. (3) PAYMENT FROM TRUST FUNDS. — Payments under this subsection shall be made, in appropriate part as specified by the Secretary, from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. (4) DEFINITIONS. —In this subsection: (A) HOME HEALTH AGENCY.—The term "home health agency^' has the meaning given that term under section 1861(o) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(o)). (B) HOME HEALTH SERVICES.— The term "home health services" has the meaning given that term under section 186Km) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(m)). (C) MEDICARE BENEFICIARY.— The term "medicare beneficiary" means a beneficiary described in section
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