42 USC 1320 - Research on outcomes of health care services and procedures

1 See References in Text note below.

of this title) of treatment-specific or condition-specific practice guidelines for clinical treatments and conditions in forms appropriate for use in clinical practice, for use in educational programs, and for use in reviewing quality and appropriateness of medical care.

2 So in original. Probably should be “subparagraph”.

(A) to improve the quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness of care provided under subchapter XVIII. The Secretary shall determine the impact of such use on the quality, appropriateness, effectiveness, and cost of medical care provided under such subchapter and shall report to the Congress on such determination by not later than

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Sections 299span–1 to 299span–3 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (span), were in the original references to sections 912 to 914 of act July 1, 1944, which were omitted in the general amendment of subchapter VII of chapter 6A of this title by Puspan. L. 106–129, § 2(a), Dec. 6, 1999, 113 Stat. 1653. Section 2(a) of Puspan. L. 106–129 enacted new sections 912 to 914 of act July 1, 1944, which are classified to sections 299span–1 to 299span–3, respectively, of this title.

Codification

Subsec. (h) of this section, which required the Secretary to report biennially to Congress on the progress of the activities under this section during the preceding 2 fiscal years, including the impact of such activities on medical care (particularly medical care for individuals receiving benefits under subchapter XVIII of this chapter), terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Puspan. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, item 10 on page 94 of House Document No. 103–7.

Another section 1142 of act Aug. 14, 1935, was renumbered section 1143 by Puspan. L. 101–508, title V, § 5111(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–272, and is classified to section 1320span–13 of this title.

Amendments

2003—Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 108–173, § 900(e)(1)(C), substituted “Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services” for “Health Care Financing Administration”.

1999—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 106–129 substituted “Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality” for “Administrator for Health Care Policy and Research” in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

AHCPR Study on Effect of Credentialing of Technologists and Sonographers on Quality of Ultrasound

Puspan. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(6) [title II, § 229(span)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–357, required a study on the effect of credentialing of technologists and sonographers on the quality of ultrasounds and submission of a report to Congress no later than two years after Nov. 29, 1999.

Report on Linkage of Public and Private Research Related Data

Puspan. L. 101–239, title VI, § 6103(span)(2), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2198, provided that, no later than 1 year after Dec. 19, 1989, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would report to Congress on the feasibility of linking research-related data described in subsec. (d) of this section with similar data collected or maintained by non-Federal entities and by Federal agencies other than the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and the Office of Personnel Management).