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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1302. Rules and regulations; impact analyses of Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations on small rural hospitals
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectively, shall
make and publish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with
this chapter, as may be necessary to the efficient administration
of the functions with which each is charged under this chapter.
(b)(1) Whenever the Secretary publishes a general notice of
proposed rulemaking for any rule or regulation proposed under
subchapter XVIII of this chapter, subchapter XIX of this chapter,
or part B of this subchapter that may have a significant impact on
the operations of a substantial number of small rural hospitals,
the Secretary shall prepare and make available for public comment
an initial regulatory impact analysis. Such analysis shall describe
the impact of the proposed rule or regulation on such hospitals and
shall set forth, with respect to small rural hospitals, the matters
required under section 603 of title 5 to be set forth with respect
to small entities. The initial regulatory impact analysis (or a
summary) shall be published in the Federal Register at the time of
the publication of general notice of proposed rulemaking for the
rule or regulation.
(2) Whenever the Secretary promulgates a final version of a rule
or regulation with respect to which an initial regulatory impact
analysis is required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prepare
a final regulatory impact analysis with respect to the final
version of such rule or regulation. Such analysis shall set forth,
with respect to small rural hospitals, the matters required under
section 604 of title 5 to be set forth with respect to small
entities. The Secretary shall make copies of the final regulatory
impact analysis available to the public and shall publish, in the
Federal Register at the time of publication of the final version of
the rule or regulation, a statement describing how a member of the
public may obtain a copy of such analysis.
(3) If a regulatory flexibility analysis is required by chapter 6
of title 5 for a rule or regulation to which this subsection
applies, such analysis shall specifically address the impact of the
rule or regulation on small rural hospitals.
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