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42 U.S.C. § 299a — General authorities

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42 U.S.C. § 299a — General authorities

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**(a) In general** In carrying out [section 299(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section299/b&num=0&edition=prelim), the Director shall conduct and support research, evaluations, and training, support demonstration projects, research networks, and multidisciplinary centers, provide technical assistance, and disseminate information on health care and on systems for the delivery of such care, including activities with respect to— (1) the quality, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and value of health care services; (2) quality measurement and improvement; (3) the outcomes, cost, cost-effectiveness, and use of health care services and access to such services; (4) clinical practice, including primary care and practice-oriented research; (5) health care technologies, facilities, and equipment; (6) health care costs, productivity, organization, and market forces; (7) health promotion and disease prevention, including clinical preventive services; (8) health statistics, surveys, database development, and epidemiology; and (9) medical liability. **(b) Health services training grants** (1) **In general** — The Director may provide training grants in the field of health services research related to activities authorized under subsection (a), to include pre- and post-doctoral fellowships and training programs, young investigator awards, and other programs and activities as appropriate. In carrying out this subsection, the Director shall make use of funds made available under section 288(d)(3) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title as well as other appropriated funds. (2) **Requirements** — In developing priorities for the allocation of training funds under this subsection, the Director shall take into consideration shortages in the number of trained researchers who are addressing health care issues for the priority populations identified in [section 299(c)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section299/c/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim) and in addition, shall take into consideration indications of long-term commitment, amongst applicants for training funds, to addressing health care needs of the priority populations. **(c) Multidisciplinary centers** The Director may provide financial assistance to assist in meeting the costs of planning and establishing new centers, and operating existing and new centers, for multidisciplinary health services research, demonstration projects, evaluations, training, and policy analysis with respect to the matters referred to in subsection (a). **(d) Relation to certain authorities regarding social security** Activities authorized in this section shall be appropriately coordinated with experiments, demonstration projects, and other related activities authorized by the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and the Social Security Amendments of 1967. Activities under subsection (a)(2) of this section that affect the programs under titles XVIII, XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 1395](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 1396 et seq., 1397aa et seq.] shall be carried out consistent with section 1142 of such Act [[42 U.S.C. 1320b–12](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1320b-12&num=0&edition=prelim)]. **(e) Disclaimer** The Agency shall not mandate national standards of clinical practice or quality health care standards. Recommendations resulting from projects funded and published by the Agency shall include a corresponding disclaimer. **(f) Rule of construction** Nothing in this section shall be construed to imply that the Agency’s role is to mandate a national standard or specific approach to quality measurement and reporting. In research and quality improvement activities, the Agency shall consider a wide range of choices, providers, health care delivery systems, and individual preferences.

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42 U.S.C. § 299b — Health care outcome improvement research

**(a) Evidence rating systems** In collaboration with experts from the public and private sector, the Agency shall identify and disseminate methods or systems to assess health care research results, particularly methods or systems to rate the strength of the scientific evidence underlying health care practice, recommendations in the research literature, and technology assessments. The Agency shall make methods or systems for evidence rating widely available. Agency publications containing health care recommendations shall indicate the level of substantiating evidence using such methods or systems. **(b) Health care improvement research centers and provider-based research networks** (1) **In general** — In order to address the full continuum of care and outcomes research, to link research to practice improvement, and to speed the dissemination of research findings to community practice settings, the Agency shall employ research strategies and mechanisms that will link research directly with clinical practice in geographically diverse locations throughout the United States, including— (A) health care improvement research centers that combine demonstrated multidisciplinary expertise in outcomes or quality improvement research with linkages to relevant sites of care; (B) provider-based research networks, including plan, facility, or delivery system sites of care (especially primary care), that can evaluate outcomes and evaluate and promote quality improvement; and (C) other innovative mechanisms or strategies to link research with clinical practice. (2) **Requirements** — The Director is authorized to establish the requirements for entities applying for grants under this subsection.

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42 U.S.C. § 1305 — Short title of chapter

This chapter may be cited as the “Social Security Act”.

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42 U.S.C. § 1395 — Conditions of participation for home health agencies; home health quality

**(a) Conditions of participation; protection of individual rights; notification of State entities; use of home health aides; medical equipment; individual’s plan of care; compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations** The conditions of participation that a home health agency is required to meet under this subsection are as follows: (1) The agency protects and promotes the rights of each individual under its care, including each of the following rights: (A) The right to be fully informed in advance about the care and treatment to be provided by the agency, to be fully informed in advance of any changes in the care or treatment to be provided by the agency that may affect the individual’s well-being, and (except with respect to an individual adjudged incompetent) to participate in planning care and treatment or changes in care or treatment. (B) The right to voice grievances with respect to treatment or care that is (or fails to be) furnished without discrimination or reprisal for voicing grievances. (C) The right to confidentiality of the clinical records described in section 1395x(o)(3) of this title. (D) The right to have one’s property treated with respect. (E) The right to be fully informed orally and in writing (in advance of coming under the care of the agency) of— (i) all items and services furnished by (or under arrangements with) the agency for which payment may be made under this subchapter, (ii) the coverage available for such items and services under this subchapter, subchapter XIX, and any other Federal program of which the agency is reasonably aware, (iii) any charges for items and services not covered under this subchapter and any charges the individual may have to pay with respect to items and services furn

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42 U.S.C. § 301 — Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of enabling each State, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to furnish financial assistance to aged needy individuals, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The sums made available under this section shall be used for making payments to States which have submitted, and had approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”), State plans for old-age assistance.

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42 U.S.C. § 202 — Definitions

When used in this chapter— **(a)** The term “Service” means the Public Health Service; **(b)** The term “Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service; **(c)** Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. **(d)** The term “regulations”, except when otherwise specified, means rules and regulations made by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary; **(e)** The term “executive department” means any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States; **(f)** Except as provided in sections 246(g)(4)(B),11 See References in Text note below. 247c(c)(1),1 254d(h)(3),1 263c(5),1 264(d), 292a(9),1 300a(c), 300f(13), and 300n(1) 1 of this title, the term “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. **(g)** The term “possession” includes, among other possessions, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; **(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 603. **(i)** The term “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances; **(j)** The term “habit-forming narcotic drug” or “narcotic” means opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and codeine, obtained from opium, and cocaine derived from the coca

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42 U.S.C. § 299 — Mission and duties

**(a) In general** There is established within the Public Health Service an agency to be known as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which shall be headed by a director appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall carry out this subchapter acting through the Director. **(b) Mission** The purpose of the Agency is to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services, through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices, including the prevention of diseases and other health conditions. The Agency shall promote health care quality improvement by conducting and supporting— (1) research that develops and presents scientific evidence regarding all aspects of health care, including— (A) the development and assessment of methods for enhancing patient participation in their own care and for facilitating shared patient-physician decision-making; (B) the outcomes, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of health care practices, including preventive measures and long-term care; (C) existing and innovative technologies; (D) the costs and utilization of, and access to health care; (E) the ways in which health care services are organized, delivered, and financed and the interaction and impact of these factors on the quality of patient care; (F) methods for measuring quality and strategies for improving quality; and (G) ways in which patients, consumers, purchasers, and practitioners acquire new information about best practices and health benefits, the determinants and impact of their use of this information; (2) the synthesis and dissemination of available scientific evidence for use by patients, consu

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42 U.S.C. § 1320b — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–647, § 3(e)(1), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2349

### Statutory Notes Section, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1130, as added Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–512, title III, § 301(a), 86 Stat. 945; amended July 9, 1973, Pub. L. 93–66, title II, § 221, 87 Stat. 159; Dec. 31, 1973, Pub. L. 93–233, § 18(j), 87 Stat. 970, set out limitations on funds for certain social services. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective with respect to payments under sections 603 and 803 of this title for quarters commencing after Sept. 30, 1975, see section 7(b) of Pub. L. 93–647, set out as an Effective Date of 1975 Amendment note under [section 303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section303&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Social Services Regulations Postponed Pub. L. 93–233, § 12, Dec. 31, 1973, 87 Stat. 959, as amended by Pub. L. 93–647, § 3(g), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2349, provided that: “(a) Subject to subsection (b), no regulation and no modification of any regulation, promulgated by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare [now Health and Human Services] (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Secretary’) after January 1, 1973, shall be effective for any period which begins prior to October 1, 1975, if (and insofar as) such regulation or modification of a regulation pertains (directly or indirectly) to the provisions of law contained in section 3(a)(4)(A), 402(a)(19)(G), 403(a)(3)(A), 603(a)(1)(A), 1003(a)(3)(A), 1403(a)(3)(A), or 1603(a)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act [section 303(a)(4)(A), 602(a)(19)(G), 603(a)(3)(A), 803(a)(1)(A), 1203(a)(3)(A), 1353(a)(3)(A), or 1383(a)(4)(A) of this title]. “(b)(1) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not be applicable to any regulation relating to ‘scope of programs’, if such regulation is identical (except as provided in the succe

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42 U.S.C. § 1320b — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–647, § 3(e)(1), Jan. 4,

Page 2672 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 1320b tended to alter the holding in Suter v. Artist M. that section 671(a)(15) of this title is not enforce- able in a private right of action. (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1130A, as added Pub. L. 103–432, title II, § 211(a), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4460.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 103–432, title II, § 211(b), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4460, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by sub- section (a) [enacting this section] shall apply to actions pending on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 31, 1994] and to actions brought on or after such date of enactment.’’ § 1320b. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–647, § 3(e)(1), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2349 Section, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1130, as added Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–512, title III, § 301(a), 86 Stat. 945; amended July 9, 1973, Pub. L. 93–66, title II, § 221, 87 Stat. 159; Dec. 31, 1973, Pub. L. 93–233, § 18(j), 87 Stat. 970, set out limitations on funds for certain social services. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective with respect to payments under sec- tions 603 and 803 of this title for quarters commencing after Sept. 30, 1975, see section 7(b) of Pub. L. 93–647, set out as an Effective Date of 1975 Amendment note under section 303 of this title. SOCIAL SERVICES REGULATIONS POSTPONED Pub. L. 93–233, § 12, Dec. 31, 1973, 87 Stat. 959, as amended by Pub. L. 93–647, § 3(g), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2349, provided that: ‘‘(a) Subject to subsection (b), no regulation and no modification of any regulation, promulgated by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare [now Health and Human Services] (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Secretary’)

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42 U.S.C. § 1395 — Prohibition against any Federal inter-

Page 2893 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 1395a (i) shared savings and competitive bidding in FFS Medicare; (ii) use of MA-negotiated rates to set FFS Medicare rates; and (iii) novel approaches to information development and sharing that may enable markets to lower cost and improve quality for FFS Medicare beneficiaries. SEC. 10. Reducing Obstacles to Improved Patient Care. Within 1 year of the date of this order, the Secretary shall propose regulatory changes to the Medicare pro- gram to reduce the burden on providers and eliminate regulations that create inefficiencies or otherwise un- dermine patient outcomes. SEC. 11. Maximizing Freedom for Medicare Patients and Providers. (a) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall revise current rules or policies to preserve the Social Security retirement insurance benefits of seniors who choose not to receive benefits under Medicare Part A, and propose other administra- tive improvements to Medicare enrollment processes for beneficiaries. (b) Within 1 year of the date of this order, the Sec- retary shall identify and remove unnecessary barriers to private contracts that allow Medicare beneficiaries to obtain the care of their choice and facilitate the de- velopment of market-driven prices. SEC. 12. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive de- partment or agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Man- agement and Budget relating to budgetary, administra- tive, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the

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42 U.S.C. § 299a — General authorities

Page 1116 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 299a ‘‘(1) STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 15, 2008], the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into a con- tract with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (in this section [this note] referred to as the ‘Institute’) under which the Institute shall conduct a study on the best methods used in developing clinical practice guidelines in order to ensure that organiza- tions developing such guidelines have information on approaches that are objective, scientifically valid, and consistent. ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the ef- fective date of the contract under paragraph (1), the In- stitute, as part of such contract, shall submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the appro- priate committees of jurisdiction of Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Institute determines appropriate. ‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION.—The contract under paragraph (1) shall require that stakeholders with expertise in making clinical recommendations participate on the panel responsible for conducting the study under para- graph (1) and preparing the report under paragraph (2). ‘‘(4) IDENTIFICATION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Following receipt of the report submitted under paragraph (2), and not less than every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall contract with the Institute to employ the results of the study performed under paragraph (1) and the best methods identified by the Institute for the purpose of identi- fying existing and new clinical practice guidelines that were developed using such best methods

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