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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-166—DEC. 3, 1985 (4) Chiropractic services may be provided in private facilities or chiropractic colleges approved in guidelines issued by the Administrator. (5) Reimbursement of veterans and pa3mients to chiropractors under this subsection shall be carried out under regulations which the Administrator shall prescribe. (d) SCHEDULE OF REASONABLE CHARGES.—The Administrator shall establish a schedule of reasonable charges for chiropractic services furnished under the pilot program. Such schedule shall— (1) be consistent with the reasonable charges allowed under section 1842 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u); and (2) be established in consultation with— (A) appropriate public and nonprofit private organizations; and (B) other Federal departments and sigencies that provide reimbursement for chiropractic services. (e) PROGRAM CAP.—The amount spent in any calendar year for chiropractic services under the pilot program may not exceed $2,000,000. (f) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 1989, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the implementation, operation, and results of the pilot program. The report shall include— (1) the number of requests made by eligible veterans for reimbursement or payment for chiropractic services under this section and the number of such veterans who made such requests; (2) the number of such reimbursements and payments made and the number of veterans to (or for whom) such reimbursements and payments were made; and (3) the total amount spent for such reimbursements and payments. (g) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: (1) The term "chiropractic services" means the manual manipulation of the spine performed by a chiropractor to correct a subluxation of the spine. Such term does not include physical examinations, laboratory tests, radiologic services, and any other tests or services determined by the Administrator to be excluded. (2) The term "chiropractor" means an individual who is licensed as such by the State in which the individual performs chiropractic services and who meets the uniform minimum standards promulgated for chiropractors under section 1861(r)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)(5)).

99 STAT. 949 Schools and colleges. Regulations.

Prohibition.

TITLE II—HEALTH-CARE ADMINISTRATION SEC. 201. MEDICAL QUALITY-ASSURANCE RECORDS.

Section 3305 is amended— (1) by inserting "(other than reports submitted pursuant to 38 USC 3305. section 4152(b) of this title)" in subsection (a) after "program"; and (2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following new paragraph: "(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing or requiring withholding from any person or entity the disclosure of