Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42 : Section 1397gg


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1397gg. Strategic objectives and performance goals; plan administration

    (a) Strategic objectives and performance goals
      (1) Description
        A State child health plan shall include a description of - 
          (A) the strategic objectives,
          (B) the performance goals, and
          (C) the performance measures,

      the State has established for providing child health assistance
      to targeted low-income children under the plan and otherwise for
      maximizing health benefits coverage for other low-income children
      and children generally in the State.
      (2) Strategic objectives
        Such plan shall identify specific strategic objectives relating
      to increasing the extent of creditable health coverage among
      targeted low-income children and other low-income children.
      (3) Performance goals
        Such plan shall specify one or more performance goals for each
      such strategic objective so identified.
      (4) Performance measures
        Such plan shall describe how performance under the plan will be
      - 
          (A) measured through objective, independently verifiable
        means, and
          (B) compared against performance goals, in order to determine
        the State's performance under this subchapter.
    (b) Records, reports, audits, and evaluation
      (1) Data collection, records, and reports
        A State child health plan shall include an assurance that the
      State will collect the data, maintain the records, and furnish
      the reports to the Secretary, at the times and in the
      standardized format the Secretary may require in order to enable
      the Secretary to monitor State program administration and
      compliance and to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of State
      plans under this subchapter.
      (2) State assessment and study
        A State child health plan shall include a description of the
      State's plan for the annual assessments and reports under section
      1397hh(a) of this title and the evaluation required by section
      1397hh(b) of this title.
      (3) Audits
        A State child health plan shall include an assurance that the
      State will afford the Secretary access to any records or
      information relating to the plan for the purposes of review or
      audit.
    (c) Program development process
      A State child health plan shall include a description of the
    process used to involve the public in the design and implementation
    of the plan and the method for ensuring ongoing public involvement.
    (d) Program budget
      A State child health plan shall include a description of the
    budget for the plan. The description shall be updated periodically
    as necessary and shall include details on the planned use of funds
    and the sources of the non-Federal share of plan expenditures,
    including any requirements for cost-sharing by beneficiaries.
    (e) Application of certain general provisions
      The following sections of this chapter shall apply to States
    under this subchapter in the same manner as they apply to a State
    under subchapter XIX of this chapter:
      (1) Subchapter XIX provisions
        (A) Section 1396a(a)(4)(C) of this title (relating to conflict
      of interest standards).
        (B) Paragraphs (2), (16), and (17) of section 1396b(i) of this
      title (relating to limitations on payment).
        (C) Section 1396b(w) of this title (relating to limitations on
      provider taxes and donations).
        (D) Section 1396r-1a of this title (relating to presumptive
      eligibility for children).
      (2) Subchapter XI provisions
        (A) Section 1315 of this title (relating to waiver authority).
        (B) Section 1316 of this title (relating to administrative and
      judicial review), but only insofar as consistent with this
      subchapter.
        (C) Section 1320a-3 of this title (relating to disclosure of
      ownership and related information).
        (D) Section 1320a-5 of this title (relating to disclosure of
      information about certain convicted individuals).
        (E) Section 1320a-7a of this title (relating to civil monetary
      penalties).
        (F) Section 1320a-7b(d) of this title (relating to criminal
      penalties for certain additional charges).
        (G) Section 1320b-2 of this title (relating to periods within
      which claims must be filed).



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