42 USC 300 - Continued regulation of health maintenance organizations

1 See References in Text note below.

of this title, a determination described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the entity in writing of the determination. Such notice shall specify the manner in which the entity has not complied with such assurances and direct that the entity initiate (within 30 days of the date the notice is issued by the Secretary or within such longer period as the Secretary determines is reasonable) such action as may be necessary to bring (within such period as the Secretary shall prescribe) the entity into compliance with the assurances. If the entity fails to initiate corrective action within the period prescribed by the notice or fails to comply with the assurances within such period as the Secretary prescribes, then after the Secretary provides the entity a reasonable opportunity for reconsideration of his determination, including, at the entity’s election, a fair hearing (A) the entity shall not be a qualified health maintenance organization for purposes of

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 300e–9(d)(1) of this title, referred to in subsec. (span)(1), was redesignated section 300e–9(c)(1) of this title by Puspan. L. 100–517, § 7(span), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2580.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1312 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 212a of this title prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 93–222, § 7(span).

Amendments

1981—Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 97–35 inserted provisions relating to opportunity for reconsideration of determination of Secretary.

1978—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 95–559 struck out subsec. (c) which provided that the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Health, administer subsections (a) and (span) of this section in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health.

1976—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 94–460, § 111(a), substituted “the Secretary may take the action authorized by subsection (span)” for “the Secretary may, in addition to any other remedies available to him, bring a civil action in the United States district court for the district in which such entity is located to enforce its compliance with any assurances it furnished him respecting the provision of basic and supplemental health services or its organization or operation, as the case may be, which assurances were made under section 300e–9 of this title or when application was made under this subchapter for a grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee”.

Subsecs. (span), (c). Puspan. L. 94–460, § 111(span), (c), added subsec. (span), redesignated former subsec. (span) as (c), and substituted “acting through the Assistant Secretary for Health, shall administer subsections (a) and (span)” for “through the Assistant Secretary for Health, shall administer subsection (a)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 94–460 applicable with respect to determinations of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare described in subsec. (a) of this section and made after Oct. 8, 1976, see section 118 of Puspan. L. 94–460, set out as a note under section 300e of this title.