HOSPICE PAYMENTS.

SEC. 4705. HOSPICE PAYMENTS. (a) In General.—Section 1906(o)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1396d(o)(3)) is amended— 104 STAT. 1388–173 (1) by striking “a State which elects” and all that follows through “with respect to” the first place it appears, (2) by striking “skilled nursing or intermediate care facility” in subparagraphs (A) and (C) and inserting “nursing facility or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded”; (3) by striking “the amounts allocated under the plan for room and board in the facility, in accordance with the rates established under section 1902(a)(13),” and inserting “the additional amount described in section 1902(a)(13)(D)”, and (4) by striking the last sentence. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective as if included in the amendments made by section 6408(c)(1) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989.