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(C) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig-
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nated), by striking ``or State''.
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(b) I
NFORMATION
R
EPORTED
BY
S
TATE
L
AW
OR
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F
RAUD
E
NFORCEMENT
A
GENCIES
.--Section 1921 of the So-
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cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r2) is amended--
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(1) in subsection (a)--
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(A) in paragraph (1)--
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(i) by striking ``
SYSTEM
.--The State''
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and all that follows through the semicolon
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and inserting
SYSTEM
.--
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``(A) L
ICENSING
OR
CERTIFICATION
AC
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TIONS
.--The State must have in effect a system
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of reporting the following information with re-
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spect to formal proceedings (as defined by the
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Secretary in regulations) concluded against a
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health care practitioner or entity by a State li-
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censing or certification agency:'';
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(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs
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(A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv),
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respectively, and indenting appropriately;
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(iii) in subparagraph (A)(iii) (as so
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redesignated)--
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(I) by striking ``the license of''
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and inserting ``license or the right to
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apply for, or renew, a license by''; and
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