Pub. L. 94-581, tit. I, sec. 115

Sec. 115. (a) Subchapter IV of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) inserting at the end of section 5053 the following new subsection: “(d) When a Veterans’ Administration health care facility provides hospital care or medical services, pursuant to a contract or agreement authorized by this section, to an individual who is not eligible for such 90 STAT. 2853care or services under chapter 17 of this title and who is entitled to hospital or medical insurance benefits under subchapter XVIII of chapter 7 of title 42, such benefits shall be paid, notwithstanding any condition, limitation, or other provision in that title which would otherwise preclude such payment, in accordance with— “(1) rates prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, after consultation with the Administrator, and “(2) procedures jointly prescribed by the Secretary and the Administrator to assure reasonable quality of care and services and efficient and economical utilization of resources, to such facility therefor or. if the contract or agreement so provides, to the community health care facility which is a party to the contract or agreement,”; and (2) amending section 5056 by— (A) amending the catchline to read as follows: “§ 5056. Coordination with health services development activities carried out under the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974”; and (B) striking out “title IX” and inserting in lieu thereof “part F of title XVI”. (b) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking out “5056. Coordination with programs carried out under the Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments of 1965.” and inserting in lieu thereof “5056. Coordination with health services development activities carried out under the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974.”. (c) At such time as the rates and procedures described in section 5053(d) of title 38, United States Code, are prescribed, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; in consultation with the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs., shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a full report describing such rates and procedures (and any such additional matters relating to the formulation of such rates and procedures as the Secretary may consider pertinent).