designation of extended care facilities and skilled nursing homes as skilled nursing facilities

designation of extended care facilities and skilled nursing homes as skilled nursing facilitiesSec. 278. (a) The following sections of the Social Security Act are amended by striking out “extended care facility”, “extended care facilities”, “skilled nursing home”, and “skilled nursing homes” each time they appear therein and inserting in lieu thereof “skilled nursing facility” or “skilled nursing facilities”, as the case may be, and by changing “an” to “a” as appropriate: (1) section 1814(a) (2) (C); (2) section 1814(a) (6); (3) section 1814(a) (7): (4) section 1861(a) (2); (5) section 1861(h); (6) section 1861 (i); (7) section 1861(j); (8) section 1861 (k); (9) section 1861(1); (10) section 1861 (m) (7); (11) section 1861 (n); (12) section 1861(u); (13) section 1861(v) (3); (14) section 1861 (w); (15) section 1861 (y); (16) section 1864(a); (17) section 1866; (18) section 1902(a) (13); (19) section 1902(a) (26); (20) section 1902(a) (28); (21) section 1905(a) (4); (22) section 1905(a) (5); (23) section 1905(a) (14); and (24) section 1121. (b) The following sections of the Social Security Act, as amended or added by the provisions of this Act, are further amended by striking out the terms “extended care facility”, “extended care facilities”, “skilled nursing home”, and “skilled nursing homes” each time they appear therein and inserting in lieu thereof “skilled nursing facility” or “skilled nursing facilities”, as the case may be, and by changing “an” to “a” as appropriate: (1) section 1903 (g) and (h) of the Social Security Act as added by section 207 of this Act; (2) section 402(a) (1) (E) of the Social Security Amendments of 1967 as amended by section 222 of this Act; (3) section 1876 of the Social Security Act as added by section 226(a) of this Act; (4) section 1814(h) of such Act as added by section 228(a) of this Act; (5) section 1903(h) of such Act as added by section 207(a)(1) of this Act; (6) section 1861 (z) of such Act as added by section 234(f) of this Act; 86 Stat. 1454 (7) section 1903(i) (4) of such Act. as added by section 237(a) of this Act; (8) section 1877(c) of such Act as added by section 242(b) of this Act; (9) section 1909(c) of such Act as added by section 242(c) of this Act; (10) section 1861 (i) of such Act as amended by section 248 of this Act: (11) section 1861 (v) (1) (E) of such Act as added by section 249(b) of this Act; (12) section 1910 of such Act as added by section 249A of this Act; (13) section 1861(j) of such Act as amended by section 267 of this Act; (14) section 1902(a) of such Act as amended by section 268 of this Act; (15) section 1864(a) of such Act as amended by section 277 of this Act; (16) section 1903 (j) of such Act as added by section 225 of this Act; (17) section 1814(h) of such Act as added by section 228(a) of this Act; and (18) section 1866(a)(1) of such Act as amended by section 249A of this Act.