TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH.

SEC. 2013. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH. Title IX of the Public Health Service Act is amended— (1) in section 904(d) (42 U.S.C. 299a–2(d))— (A) by striking “In general” in paragraph (1) and inserting “Additional assessments”; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (C) by inserting after the subsection designation the following paragraphs: “(1) Recommendations with respect to health care technology.— The Administrator shall make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to whether specific health care technologies should be reimbursable under federally financed health programs, including recommendations with respect to any conditions and requirements under which any such reimbursements should be made. “(2) Considerations of certain factors.— In making recommendations respecting health care technologies, the Administrator shall consider the safety, efficacy, and effectiveness, and, as appropriate, the appropriate uses of such technologies. The Administrator shall also consider the cost effectiveness of such technologies where cost information is available and reliable.”; and (D) by adding at the end the following paragraph: 107 STAT. 215 “(5) Consultations.— In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall cooperate and consult with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the heads of any other interested Federal department or agency”; and (2) in section 914(a)(2)(C), by striking “904(c)(2)” and inserting “904(d)(2)”.