Sec. 16002. TREATMENT OF CANCER HOSPITALS IN OFF-CAMPUS OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF A PROVIDER POLICY
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## SEC. 16002 TREATMENT OF CANCER HOSPITALS IN OFF-CAMPUS OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF A PROVIDER POLICY ###
(a)In General Section 1833(t)(21)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(21)(B)), as amended by section 16001(a), is amended— ####
(1)by inserting after clause
(v)the following new clause: > > ###### “(vi) Exclusion for certain cancer hospitals > > For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(v) and this paragraph with respect to applicable items and services furnished during 2017 or a subsequent year, the term ‘off-campus outpatient department of a provider’ also shall not include a department of a provider (as so defined) that is not described in clause
(ii)if the provider is a hospital described in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(v) and— > > > ###### “(I) > > in the case of a department that met the requirements of section 413.65 of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations after November 1, 2015, and before the date of the enactment of this clause, the Secretary receives from the provider an attestation that such department met such requirements not later than 60 days after such date of enactment; or > > > ###### “(II) > > in the case of a department that meets such requirements after such date of enactment, the Secretary receives from the provider an attestation that such department meets such requirements not later than 60 days after the date such requirements are first met with respect to such department.” > ; ####
(2)in clause (vii), by inserting after the first sentence the following: “Not later than 2 years after the date the Secretary receives an attestation under clause
(vi)relating to compliance of a department of a provider with requirements referred to in such clause, the Secretary shall audit the compliance with such requirements with respect to the department.”; and ####
(3)in clause (viii)(III), by adding at the end the following: “For purposes of carrying out this subparagraph with respect to clause
(vi)(and clause
(vii)insofar as it relates to such clause), $2,000,000 shall be available from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841, to remain available until expended.”. ###
(b)Offsetting Savings Section 1833(t)(18) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(18)) is amended— ####
(1)in subparagraph (B), by inserting “, subject to subparagraph (C),” after “shall”; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(C) Target pcr adjustment > > In applying section 419.43(i) of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations to implement the appropriate adjustment under this paragraph for services furnished on or after January 1, 2018, the Secretary shall use a target PCR that is 1.0 percentage points less than the target PCR that would otherwise apply. In addition to the percentage point reduction under the previous sentence, the Secretary may consider making an additional percentage point reduction to such target PCR that takes into account payment rates for applicable items and services described in paragraph (21)(C) other than for services furnished by hospitals described in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(v). In making any budget neutrality adjustments under this subsection for 2018 or a subsequent year, the Secretary shall not take into account the reduced expenditures that result from the application of this subparagraph.” > . ###
(c)Effective Date **[**[42 U.S.C. 1395l note](/us/usc/t42/s1395l)**]** The amendments made by this section shall be effective as if included in the enactment of section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74).
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TREATMENT OF CANCER HOSPITALS IN OFF-CAMPUS OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT OF A PROVIDER POLICY
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