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§ 299c–2. Certain provisions with respect to development, collection, and dissemination of data
(a) Standards with respect to utility of data
(1) In general
To ensure the utility, accuracy, and sufficiency of data collected by or for the Agency for the purpose described in section 299(b) of this title, the Director shall establish standard methods for developing and collecting such data, taking into consideration—
(A) other Federal health data collection standards; and
(B) the differences between types of health care plans, delivery systems, health care providers, and provider arrangements.
(2) Relationship with other Department programs
(b) Statistics and analyses
The Director shall—
(1) take appropriate action to ensure that statistics and analyses developed under this subchapter are of high quality, timely, and duly comprehensive, and that the statistics are specific, standardized, and adequately analyzed and indexed; and
(2) publish, make available, and disseminate such statistics and analyses on as wide a basis as is practicable.
(c) Authority regarding certain requests
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX, § 943, formerly § 923, as added Pub. L. 106–129, § 2(a), Dec. 6, 1999, 113 Stat. 1666; renumbered § 933, Pub. L. 109–41, § 2(a)(3), July 29, 2005, 119 Stat. 424; renumbered § 943, Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3013(a)(2), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 381.)