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42 U.S.C. § 1320a — Uniform reporting systems for health services facilities and organizations

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42 U.S.C. § 1320a — Uniform reporting systems for health services facilities and organizations

**(a) Establishment; criteria for regulations; requirements for hospitals** For the purposes of reporting the cost of services provided by, of planning, and of measuring and comparing the efficiency of and effective use of services in, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, home health agencies, health maintenance organizations, and other types of health services facilities and organizations to which payment may be made under this chapter, the Secretary shall establish by regulation, for each such type of health services facility or organization, a uniform system for the reporting by a facility or organization of that type of the following information: (1) The aggregate cost of operation and the aggregate volume of services. (2) The costs and volume of services for various functional accounts and subaccounts. (3) Rates, by category of patient and class of purchaser. (4) Capital assets, as defined by the Secretary, including (as appropriate) capital funds, debt service, lease agreements used in lieu of capital funds, and the value of land, facilities, and equipment. (5) Discharge and bill data. The uniform reporting system for a type of health services facility or organization shall provide for appropriate variation in the application of the system to different classes of facilities or organizations within that type and shall be established, to the extent practicable, consistent with the cooperative system for producing comparable and uniform health information and statistics described in [section 242k(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section242k/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim). In reporting under such a system, hospitals shall employ such chart of accounts, definitions, principles, and

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**(a) Establishment; criteria for regulations; requirements for hospitals** For the purposes of reporting the cost of services provided by, of planning, and of measuring and comparing the efficiency of and effective use of services in, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, home health agencies, health maintenance organizations, and other types of health services facilities and organizations to which payment may be made under this chapter, the Secretary shall establish by regulation, for each such type of health services facility or organization, a uniform system for the reporting by a facility or organization of that type of the following information: (1) The aggregate cost of operation and the aggregate volume of services. (2) The costs and volume of services for various functional accounts and subaccounts. (3) Rates, by category of patient and class of purchaser. (4) Capital assets, as defined by the Secretary, including (as appropriate) capital funds, debt service, lease agreements used in lieu of capital funds, and the value of land, facilities, and equipment. (5) Discharge and bill data. The uniform reporting system for a type of health services facility or organization shall provide for appropriate variation in the application of the system to different classes of facilities or organizations within that type and shall be established, to the extent practicable, consistent with the cooperative system for producing comparable and uniform health information and statistics described in [section 242k(e)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section242k/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim). In reporting under such a system, hospitals shall employ such chart of accounts, definitions, principles, and statistics as the Secretary may prescribe in order to reach a uniform reconciliation of financial and statistical data for specified uniform reports to be provided to the Secretary. **(b) Monitoring, etc., of systems by Secretary** The Secretary shall— (1) monitor the operation of the systems established under subsection (a); (2) assist with and support demonstrations and evaluations of the effectiveness and cost of the operation of such systems and encourage State adoption of such systems; and (3) periodically revise such systems to improve their effectiveness and diminish their cost. **(c) Availability of information to appropriate agencies and organizations** The Secretary shall provide information obtained through use of the uniform reporting systems described in subsection (a) in a useful manner and format to appropriate agencies and organizations, including health systems agencies (designated under section 300l–4 11 See References in Text note below. of this title) and State health planning and development agencies (designated under section 300m 1 of this title), as may be necessary to carry out such agencies’ and organizations’ functions.

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42 U.S.C. § 300m — Requirements with respect to type and quality of services

**(a) Requirement of provision of all services by date certain** The Secretary may not make a grant under [section 300k of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300k&num=0&edition=prelim) unless the State involved agrees— (1) to ensure that, initially and throughout the period during which amounts are received pursuant to the grant, not less than 60 percent of the grant is expended to provide each of the services or activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of [section 300k(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300k/a&num=0&edition=prelim), including making available screening procedures for both breast and cervical cancers; (2) subject to subsection (b), to ensure that— (A) in the case of breast cancer, both a physical examination of the breasts and the screening procedure known as a mammography are conducted; and (B) in the case of cervical cancer, both a pelvic examination and the screening procedure known as a pap smear are conducted; (3) to ensure that, by the end of any second fiscal year of payments pursuant to the grant, each of the services or activities described in [section 300k(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300k/a&num=0&edition=prelim) is provided; and (4) to ensure that not more than 40 percent of the grant is expended to provide the services or activities described in paragraphs (3) through (6) of such section. **(b) Use of improved screening procedures** The Secretary may not make a grant under [section 300k of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300k&num=0&edition=prelim) unless the State involved agrees that, if any scr

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42 U.S.C. § 1396a — State plans for medical assistance

**(a) Contents** A State plan for medical assistance must— (1) provide that it shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the State, and, if administered by them, be mandatory upon them; (2) provide for financial participation by the State equal to not less than 40 per centum of the non-Federal share of the expenditures under the plan with respect to which payments under [section 1396b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1396b&num=0&edition=prelim) are authorized by this subchapter; and, effective July 1, 1969, provide for financial participation by the State equal to all of such non-Federal share or provide for distribution of funds from Federal or State sources, for carrying out the State plan, on an equalization or other basis which will assure that the lack of adequate funds from local sources will not result in lowering the amount, duration, scope, or quality of care and services available under the plan; (3) provide for granting an opportunity for a fair hearing before the State agency to any individual whose claim for medical assistance under the plan is denied or is not acted upon with reasonable promptness; (4) provide (A) such methods of administration (including methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, except that the Secretary shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods, including provision for utilization of professional medical personnel in the administration and, where administered locally, supervision of administration of the plan, and, subject to [section 1396b(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granulei

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42 U.S.C. § 1320a — Uniform reporting systems for health

Page 2598 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 1320 chapter has made a finding (prior to making such expenditure) that (A) such home is so de- fective that continued occupancy is unwar- ranted, (B) unless repairs are made to such home, rental quarters will be necessary for such individual, and (C) the cost of rental quarters to take care of the needs of such indi- vidual (including his spouse living with him in such home and any other individual whose needs were taken into account in determining the need of such individual) would exceed (over such time as the Secretary may specify) the cost of repairs needed to make such home habitable together with other costs attrib- utable to continued occupancy of such home, and (2) no such expenditures were made for re- pairing such home pursuant to any prior find- ing under this section, the amount paid to any such State for any quar- ter under section 303(a), 1203(a), 1353(a), or 1383(a) of this title shall be increased by 50 per centum of such expenditures, except that the ex- cess above $500 expended with respect to any one home shall not be included in determining such expenditures. (Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1119, as added Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 209(a), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 894; amended Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 108(g)(5), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2168.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 1383(a) of this title, referred to in text, is a reference to section 1383(a) of this title as it existed prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 92–603, title III, § 301, Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1465, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. The prior section (which is set out as a note under section 1383 of this title) continues in effect for Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands

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