,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,grassley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
all[ ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human      
,s]vices to release accr$itation surveys
 relat$ to hospitals & psy*iatric       
hospitals & c]ta9 in=mation relat$ to   
su* surveys = psy*iatric hospitals1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,psy*iatric ,hospital  
,inspection ,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjbe4   
#b4 ,release ( accr$itation surveys     
reg>d+ hospitals  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#ahfe ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acie;bb7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9  
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ag5cy or 
& ins]t+ ag5cy2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ 1 or1 
beg9n+ on or aft] ! date t is #b ye>s   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,psy*iatric
 ,hospital ,inspection ,transp>5cy ,act 
( #bjbe1 a hospital or psy*iatric       

hospital aft] hospice program2 &  7#b7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           
subsection3  7f77,a7 ,beg9n+ on or aft] 
! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ea* national 
accr$itation body t conducts an         
accr$itation survey "u ?is section %all 
include 9 su* survey ,=m ,,cms-#befg 7or
 once ! successor =m describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,b7 is develop$1 su*       
successor =m71 along ) su* additional   
in=mation det]m9$ appropriate by su*    
body4  7,b7 ,n lat] ?an 7to be provid$71
 ! ,secret>y %all "w ) relevant         
/akehold]s1 includ+ national            
accr$itation bodies1 to develop !       
successor =m1 :i* %all be a /&>diz$ =m t
 meets ! ne$s ( su* bodies & all[s heal?
 c>e consum]s to make in=m$ decisions   
reg>d+ :]e to receive heal? c>e4  4  7b7
 ,public availability ( hospital        
in=mation ,section #ahff ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;cc7 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subsection3  7l7 ,public availability ( 

psy*iatric hospital survey in=mation    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on ! date t is #b 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all publi% !   
in=mation det]m9$ to be appropriate "u  
p>agraph 7#b7 reg>d+ a c]tification     
function = a psy*iatric hospital 7z     
def9$ 9 section #ahfa7;f77 p]=m$        
pursuant to an agreem5t describ$ 9      
section #ahfd or an accr$itation survey 
reg>d+ a psy*iatric hospital conduct$ "u
 section #ahfe on ! ,c>e ,comp>e website
 7or successor website7 ( ! ,c5t]s =    
,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices4 ,! ,secret>y
 %all provide = ! timely update ( su*   
in=mation s publi%$4  7#b7 ,in=mation   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes ( p>agraph    
7#a71 subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 & n  
lat] ?an 7to be provid$71 9 ord] to all[
 heal? c>e consum]s to make in=m$       
decisions reg>d+ :]e to receive heal?   
c>e1 ! ,secret>y %all "w ) relevant     
/akehold]s1 includ+ accr$itation        
organizations & psy*iatric hospitals1 to
 id5tify-- 7i7 :at in=mation is         

appropriate to disclose2 &  7ii7 h[ su* 
in=mation %\ld be =matt$ & communicat$4 
7,b7 ,requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y %all only
 publi% in=mation pursuant to ?is       
subsection if ! disclosure ( su*        
in=mation--  7i7 is p]mitt$ "u ! ,f$]al 
regulations 7conc]n+ ! privacy (        
individually id5tifiable heal?          
in=mation7 promulgat$ "u section        
#bfd7;c7 ( ! ,heal? ,insurance          
,portability & ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;d-#b note72 &
  7ii7 does n all[ any p]son to det]m9e 
! id5tity (--  7,i7 a pati5t ( !        
psy*iatric hospital2 or  7,,ii7 an      
individual heal?c>e provid] ( su*       
hospital4  4