S.Amdt. 3385

1. Adds Sec. __. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall use funds appropriated under the heading "program management" under the heading "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services" to carry out the activities described in subsections (b) and (c) wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: Sec. __. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall use funds appropriated under the heading "program management" under the heading "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services" to carry out the activities described in subsections (b) and (c).

   Inserted: (b) For purposes of subsection (a), the activity described in this subsection is the establishment of a plan for timely completion of the survey and certification process for any new health care facility seeking to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid program that has been pending for at least 90 days after the date on which the request for survey and certification was submitted. Such plan shall give priority to completing any such survey and certification requests that were submitted in fiscal year 2007.

   Inserted: (c) For purposes of subsection (a), the activity described in this subsection is the establishment of a process for identifying and communicating with new health care facilities that are likely to seek survey and certification for participation in the Medicare or Medicaid program. Such process shall require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide regular and ongoing communication regarding the timing for an initial survey with any owner of such a health care facility during the construction process or as soon as practicable after identification.

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