IMPLEMENTING PROTECTIONS AGAINST PROVIDER DISCRIMINATION.

SEC. 108. [42 U.S.C. 300gg-5 note] IMPLEMENTING PROTECTIONS AGAINST PROVIDER DISCRIMINATION. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue a proposed rule implementing the protections of section 2706(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-5(a)). The Secretaries shall accept and consider public comments on any proposed rule issued pursuant to this subsection for a period of 60 days after the date of such issuance. Not later than 6 months after the date of the conclusion of the comment period, the Secretaries shall issue a final rule implementing the protections of section 2706(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-5(a)).