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0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &     
,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
provide = requir$ ,m$ic>e hospice       
program surveys1 & = o!r purposes4  #a  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,hospice ,opportunities = ,support+     
,pati5ts ) ,integrity & ,c>e            
,evaluations 7,,hospice7 ,act ( #bjad4  
#b4 ,hospice survey requirem5t  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #ahfa7;dd77#d7 ( !       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciex7dd77#d77 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7c7 ,any 
entity t is c]tifi$ z a hospice program 

%all be subject to a /&>d survey by an  
appropriate ,/ate or local survey ag5cy1
 or an approv$ accr$itation ag5cy1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 n less frequ5tly
 ?an once e #cf mon?s beg9n+ #f mon?s   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is          
subp>agraph4  4  7b7 ,fund+ ,= purposes 
( c>ry+ out subp>agraph 7,c7 ( section  
#ahfa7;dd77#d7 ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7dd77#d771 z  
add$ by subsection 7a71 !re %all be     
transf]r$ f ! ,f$]al ,hospital          
,insurance ,tru/ ,fund "u section #ahag 
( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;i7      
#be1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjad ?r\gh #bjaf1 to be made available 
= su* purposes 9 equal p>ts = ea* su*   
fiscal ye>4  #c4 ,hospice program       
eligibility rec]tification te*nical     
correction to apply limitation on       
liability ( b5efici>y rules ,section    
#ahgi ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aciepp7 is am5d$ by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7,i7 ,!  
provisions ( ?is section %all apply )   

respect to a d5ial ( a paym5t "u ?is    
title by reason ( section               
#ahad7;a77#g77;,d77ii7 9 ! same mann] z 
su* provisions apply ) respect to a     
d5ial ( a paym5t "u ?is title by reason 
( section #ahfb7;a77#a74  4