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42 USC 1395.
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shall be deemed to be disabled for purposes of coverage under parts A and B of Medicare subject to the deductible, premium, and copayment provisions of title X VIII. " (f) Medicare eligibility on the basis of chronic kidney failure shall begin with the third month after the month in which a course of renal dialysis is initiated and would end with the twelfth month after the month in which the person has a renal transplant or such course of dialysis is terminated. " (g) The Secretary is authorized to limit reimbursement under Medicare for kidney transplant and dialysis to kidney disease treatment centers which meet such requirements as he may by regulation prescribe: Provided, That such requirements must include at least requirements for a minimal utilization rate for covered procedures and for a medical review board to screen the appropriateness of patients for the proposed treatment procedures." E L I M IX A T I O N OF COINSURANCE P A Y M E N T W I T H RESPECT TO H O M E H E A L T H SERVICES UNDER PART B OF MEDICARE
Ante, p. 1411.
Effective date.
SEC. 299K. (a) Section 1833(a)(2) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "80 percent" and inserting in lieu thereof "with respect to home health services, 100 percent, and with respect to other services, 80 percent." (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished by home health agencies in accounting periods beginning after D e c e m W 31, 1972. CERTIFICATION OP INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES AND SKILLED N U R S I N G FACILITIES LOCATED ON A N I N D I A N RESERVATION
85 Stat. 809. 42 USC 1396d.
"Skilled nursing f a c i l i t y. " Ante, p. 1452.
42 USC 1395x.
SEC. 299L. (a) Section 1905(c) of the Social Security Act, as added by Public Law 92-223, is amended by adding after the penultimate sentence thereof the following: "The term 'intermediate care facility' also includes any institution which is l o c a t e in a State on an Indian reservation and is certified by the Secretary as meeting the requirements of clauses (2) and (3) of this subsection and providing the care and services required under clauses (1).". (b) Section 1905 of the Social Security Act, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (h) For purposes of this title, the term 'skilled nursing facility' also includes any institution which is located in a State on an Indian reservation and is certified by the Secretary as being a qualified skilled nureing facility by meeting the requirements of section 1861(j). " DETERMINATIONS A N D APPEALS
79 Stat. 330. 42 USC 1395£f.
42 USC 426. 79 Stat. 333; 81 Stat. 854. 42 USC 426a. 42 USC 1395J. Ante, p. 1374. 42 USC 139Sc.
SEC. 2990. (a) Section 1869(b) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: " (b)(1) Any individual dissatisfied with any determination under subsection (a) as to— " (A) whether he meets the conditions of section 226 of this Act or section 103 of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, or " (B) whether he is eligible to enroll and has enrolled pursuant to the provisions of part B of this title, or section 1818, or section 1819,or " (C) the amount of benefits under ^a rt A (including a determination where such amount is determined to be zero)
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