Sec. 111. EXTENSION OF TWO-MIDNIGHT RULE
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## SEC. 111 EXTENSION OF TWO-MIDNIGHT RULE **[**[42 U.S.C. 1395ddd note](/us/usc/t42/s1395ddd)**]** ###
(a)Continuation of Certain Medical Review Activities The Secretary of Health and Human Services may continue medical review activities described in the notice entitled “Selecting Hospital Claims for Patient Status Reviews: Admissions On or After October 1, 2013”, posted on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, through through1 the end of fiscal year 2015 for such additional hospital claims as the Secretary determines appropriate. 1So in law. See the amendment made by section 521(1) of Public Law 114–10. ###
(b)Limitation The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not conduct patient status reviews (as described in such notice) on a post-payment review basis through recovery audit contractors under section 1893(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ddd(h)) for inpatient claims with dates of admission October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2015, unless there is evidence of systematic gaming, fraud, abuse, or delays in the provision of care by a provider of services (as defined in section 1861(u) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(u))). ###
(c)Construction Except as provided in subsections
(a)and (b), nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the Secretary’s authority to pursue fraud and abuse activities under such section 1893(h) or otherwise.
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