1 So in original. No subsec. (d) has been enacted.
Retroactivity of substantive changes; reliance upon written guidance
Editorial Notes
Amendments2003—Subsec. (a)(3). Puspan. L. 108–173, § 902(a)(1), added par. (3).
Subsec. (a)(4). Puspan. L. 108–173, § 902(span)(1), added par. (4).
Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 108–173, § 903(a)(1), added subsec. (e).
Subsec. (e)(1)(B), (C). Puspan. L. 108–173, § 903(span)(1), added subpars. (B) and (C).
Subsec. (e)(2). Puspan. L. 108–173, § 903(c)(1), added par. (2).
Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 108–173, § 904(span), added subsec. (f).
1987—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 100–203, § 4035(span), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 100–203, § 4035(c), added subsec. (c).
1986—Puspan. L. 99–509 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (span).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2003 AmendmentPuspan. L. 108–173, title IX, § 902(a)(2), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2375, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 2003]. The Secretary [of Health and Human Services] shall provide for an appropriate transition to take into account the backlog of previously published interim final regulations.”
Puspan. L. 108–173, title IX, § 902(span)(2), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2376, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to final regulations published on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 2003].”
Puspan. L. 108–173, title IX, § 903(a)(2), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2376, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to substantive changes issued on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 2003].”
Puspan. L. 108–173, title IX, § 903(span)(2), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2376, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to compliance actions undertaken on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 2003].”
Puspan. L. 108–173, title IX, § 903(c)(2), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2377, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 2003] and shall only apply to a penalty or interest imposed with respect to guidance provided on or after July 24, 2003.”
Effective Date of 1987 AmendmentAmendment by Puspan. L. 100–203 effective Dec. 22, 1987, and applicable to budgets for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1989, see section 4035(a)(3) of Puspan. L. 100–203, set out as a note under section 1395h of this title.
Effective Date of 1986 AmendmentPuspan. L. 99–509, title IX, § 9321(e)(3)(A), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 2018, provided that: “The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply to notices of proposed rulemaking issued after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1986].”
RegulationsPuspan. L. 101–508, title IV, § 4207(j), formerly § 4027(j), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–124, as renumbered and amended by Puspan. L. 103–432, title I, § 160(d)(4), (12), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4444, provided that: “The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue such regulations (on an interim or other basis) as may be necessary to implement this subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 4000–4361) of title IV of Puspan. L. 101–508, see Tables for classification] and the amendments made by this subtitle.”
Section 4039(g) of title IV of Puspan. L. 100–203 provided that: “The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue such regulations (on an interim or other basis) as may be necessary to implement this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 4001–4097) of title IV of Puspan. L. 100–203, see Tables for classification].”
Requiring the Posting and Periodic Update of Opioid Prescribing Guidance for Medicare BeneficiariesPuspan. L. 115–271, title VI, § 6095, Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4003, provided that:“(a)In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 24, 2018], the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall post on the public website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services all guidance published by the Department of Health and Human Services on or after January 1, 2016, relating to the prescribing of opioids and applicable to opioid prescriptions for individuals entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.) or enrolled under part B of such title of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.). “(span)Update of Guidance.—“(1)Periodic update.—The Secretary shall, in consultation with the entities specified in paragraph (2), periodically (as determined appropriate by the Secretary) update guidance described in subsection (a) and revise the posting of such guidance on the website described in such subsection.
“(2)Consultation.—The entities specified in this paragraph are the following:“(A) Medical professional organizations.
“(B) Providers and suppliers of services (as such terms are defined in section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)). “(C) Health care consumers or groups representing such consumers.
“(D) Other entities determined appropriate by the Secretary.”
GAO Study on Advisory Opinion AuthorityPuspan. L. 108–173, title IX, § 904(a), Dec. 8, 2003, 117 Stat. 2377, provided that:“(1)Study.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility and appropriateness of establishing in the Secretary [of Health and Human Services] authority to provide legally binding advisory opinions on appropriate interpretation and application of regulations to carry out the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.]. Such study shall examine the appropriate timeframe for issuing such advisory opinions, as well as the need for additional staff and funding to provide such opinions. “(2)Report.—The Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1) by not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 8, 2003].”
