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42 U.S.C. 1395w-152: Miscellaneous provisions

Created in 2003 by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173). Changed by 2 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services (2).

This Congress

  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · became law · changed (e), (f)

How it got here

2016

  • Pub. L. 114–198 added subsec. (d). (Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016) Law text · (d)

2010

  • Pub. L. 111–152 added subsec. (c). (Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) Law text · (c)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.