PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX F 113 STAT. 1501A-359 1861(v)(l)(L)(vi)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(l)(L)(vi)(II)). (b) GAO REPORT ON COSTS OF COMPLIANCE: WITH OASIS DATA COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS. — (1) REPORT TO CONGRESS. — (A) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the matters described in subparagraph (B) with respect to the data collection requirement of patients of such agencies under the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) standard as part of the comprehensive assessment of patients. (B) MATTERS STUDIED.— For purposes of subparagraph (A), the matters described in this subparagraph include the following: (i) An assessment of the costs incurred by medicare home health agencies in complying with such data collection requirement. (ii) An analysis of the effect ol' such data collection requirement on the privacy interests of patients from whom data is collected. (C) AUDIT. —The Comptroller General shall conduct an independent audit of the costs described in subparagraph (B)(i). Not later than 180 days after receipt of the report under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report describing the Comptroller General's findings with respect to such audit, and shall include comments on the report submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under subparagraph (A). (2) DEFINITIONS. —In this subsection: (A) COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS.— The term "comprehensive assessment of patients" means the rule published by the Health Care Financing Administration that requires, as a condition of participation in the medicare program, a home health agency to provide a patient-specific comprehensive assessment that accurately reflects the patient's current status and that incorporates the Outcome and Assessment Infonnation Set (OASIS). (B) OUTCOME AND ASSESSMENT INFORMATION SET.—The term "Outcome and Assessment Information Set" means the standard provided under the rule relating to data items that must be used in conducting a comprehensive assessment of patients. SEC. 302. DELAY IN APPLICATION OF 15 PERCENT REDUCTION IN PAY- MENT RATES FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES UNTIL ONE YEAR AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF PROSPECTIVE PAY- MENT SYSTEM. (a) CONTINGENCY REDUCTION. — Section 4603 of BBA (42 U.S.C. 1395fff note) (as amended by section 5101(c)(3) of the Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998 (contained in division J of Public Law 105-277)) is amended by striking subsection (e). (b) PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM.—Section 1895(b)(3)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(A)(i)) (as amended by section 5101 of the Tax
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