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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1975

89 STAT. 354

PUBLIC LAW 94-63—JULY 29, 1975 THIRD PARTY P A Y M E N T COLLECTIONS

42 USC 254b.

Waiver.

Nurse Training

Act of 1975.

SEC. 803. Paragraph 2 of subsection (b) of such section is amended (I) by striking out the last 2 sentences of subparagraph (C), and (2) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: "(D)(i) The Secretary shall require as a condition to the approval of an application for the assignment of Corps personnel that the entity which submits the application enter into an appropriate arrangement with the Secretary under which the entity shall take such action as may be reasonable for the collection of payments for health services provided by Corps personnel, including if a Federal agency, an agency of a State or local government, or other third party would be responsible for payment of all or part of the cost of such health services if it had not been provided by Corps personnel under this section, the collection, on a fee-for-service or other basis, from such agency or third party the portion of such cost for which it would be so responsible (and in determining the amount of such cost which such agency or third party would he responsible, the health services provided by Corps personnel shall be considered as being provided by private practitioners). "(ii) Any funds collected by an entity under clause (i) shall be paid to the Secretary for deposit in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Such funds shall be disregarded in determining (I) the amounts of appropriations to be requested under subsection (h), and (II) the amounts to be made available from appropriations under such subsection to carry out this section. The Secretary may waive in whole or in part the application of the requirement of the first sentence to an entity if he determines that compliance with such requirement would unduly limit the ability of the entity to maintain the quality or level of nealth services provided by Corps personnel.". TITLE IX—NUKSE TRAINING SHORT TITLE;

42 USC 296 note.

42 USC 201 note.

R E F E R E N C E TO

ACT

SEC. 901. (a) This title may be cited as the "Nurse Training Act of 1975". (b) Whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Public Health Service Act. PART A—ONE-YEAR EXTENSION EXTENSION OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 19 7 5

42 USC 296.

42 USC 296e.

42 USC 296g.

SEC. 902. (a) Section 801 (relating to construction grants) is amended by striking out "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "each for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975". (b) Section 806(i) (relating to capitation grants) is amended by striking out "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "each for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975". (c) Section 808 (relating to special project grants and contracts and financial distress grants) is amended by striking out "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974" each place it occurs and inserting