Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 1.djvu/362

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Ill STAT. 338 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 "(B)(i) is entitled to benefits under part A of this title; and "(ii) if the individual was entitled to such benefits before July 1, 1997, received health care items or services from a health care facility of the uniformed services before that date, but after becoming entitled to benefits under part A of this title; "(C) is enrolled for benefits under part B of this title; and "(D) has attained age 65. "(5) MEDICARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES.— The term 'medicare health care services' means items or services covered under part A or B of this title. "(6) MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY.— The term 'military treatment facility' means a facility referred to in section 1074(a) of title 10, United States Code. "(7) TRICARE.— The term 'TRICARE' has the same meaning as the term TRICARE program' under section 711 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (10 U.S.C. 1073 note). "(8) TRUST FUNDS.— The term 'trust funds' means the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established in section 1817 and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established in section 1841. "(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. — " (1) IN GENERAL,— " (A) ESTABLISHMENT.— The administering Secretaries are authorized to establish a demonstration project (under an agreement entered into by the administering Secretaries) under which the Secretary shall reimburse the Secretary of Defense, from the trust funds, for medicare health care services furnished to certain medicare-eligible military retirees or dependents in a military treatment facility or by a designated provider. "(B) AGREEMENT.— The agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall include at a minimum— "(i) a description of the benefits to be provided to the participants of the demonstration project established under this section; "(ii) a description of the eligibility rules for partici- ^ pation in the demonstration project, including any cost sharing requirements; "(iii) a description of how the demonstration project will satisfy the requirements under this title; "(iv) a description of the sites selected under paragraph (2); "(v) a description of how reimbursement requirements under subsection (i) and maintenance of effort requirements under subsection (j) will be implemented in the demonstration project; "(vi) a statement that the Secretary shall have access to all data of the Department of Defense that the Secretary determines is necessary to conduct independent estimates and audits of the maintenance of effort requirement, the annual reconciliation, and related matters required under the demonstration project;