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Source

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1171, as added Pub. L. 104–191, title II, § 262(a), Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2021; amended Pub. L. 107–105, § 4, Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 1007.)

References in Text

The Indian Health Care Improvement Act, referred to in par. (5)(L), is Pub. L. 94–437, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1400, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 18 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 25 and Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1171 of act Aug. 14, 1935, was classified to section 1320c–20 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–35.

Amendments

2001—Par. (5)(D). Pub. L. 107–105 substituted “Parts A, B, or C” for “Part A or part B”.

Purpose

Section 261 of title II of Pub. L. 104–191 provided that: “It is the purpose of this subtitle [subtitle F (§§ 261–264) of title II of Pub. L. 104–191, enacting this part, amending sections 242k and 1395cc of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1320d–2 of this title] to improve the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [subchapter XVIII of this chapter], the medicaid program under title XIX of such Act [subchapter XIX of this chapter], and the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system, by encouraging the development of a health information system through the establishment of standards and requirements for the electronic transmission of certain health information.”


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