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HR 3590 EAS/PP
for Federally qualified health center services fur-
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nished by Federally qualified health centers
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under this title. Such system shall include a
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process for appropriately describing the services
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furnished by Federally qualified health centers
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and shall establish payment rates for specific
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payment codes based on such appropriate de-
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scriptions of services. Such system shall be estab-
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lished to take into account the type, intensity,
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and duration of services furnished by Federally
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qualified health centers. Such system may in-
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clude adjustments, including geographic adjust-
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ments, determined appropriate by the Secretary.
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``(B) C
OLLECTION OF DATA AND EVALUA
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TION
.--By not later than January 1, 2011, the
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Secretary shall require Federally qualified health
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centers to submit to the Secretary such informa-
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tion as the Secretary may require in order to de-
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velop and implement the prospective payment
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system under this subsection, including the re-
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porting of services using HCPCS codes.
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``(2) I
MPLEMENTATION
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``(A) I
N
GENERAL
.--Notwithstanding sec-
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tion 1833(a)(3)(A), the Secretary shall provide,
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for cost reporting periods beginning on or after
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