use of consultants for extended care facilities

use of consultants for extended care facilitiesSec. 277. Section 1864(a) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Any State agency which has such an agreement may (subject to approval of the Secre-86 Stat. 1453tary) furnish to an extended care facility, after proper request by such facility, such specialized consultative services (which such agency is able and willing to furnish in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary) as such facility may need to meet one or more of the conditions specified in section 1861(j). Any such services furnished by a State agency shall be deemed to have been furnished pursuant to such agreement.”