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PUBLIC LAW 109–171—FEB. 8, 2006 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (b) SITE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— (1) SITE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a process and criteria to award site development grants to qualified PACE providers that have been approved to serve a rural area. (B) AMOUNT PER AWARD.—A site development grant awarded under subparagraph (A) to any individual rural PACE pilot site shall not exceed $750,000. (C) NUMBER OF AWARDS.—Not more than 15 rural PACE pilot sites shall be awarded a site development grant under subparagraph (A). (D) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under a site development grant awarded under subparagraph (A) may be used for the following expenses only to the extent such expenses are incurred in relation to establishing or delivering PACE program services in a rural area: (i) Feasibility analysis and planning. (ii) Interdisciplinary team development. (iii) Development of a provider network, including contract development. (iv) Development or adaptation of claims processing systems. (v) Preparation of special education and outreach efforts required for the PACE program. (vi) Development of expense reporting required for calculation of outlier payments or reconciliation processes. (vii) Development of any special quality of care or patient satisfaction data collection efforts. (viii) Establishment of a working capital fund to sustain fixed administrative, facility, or other fixed costs until the provider reaches sufficient enrollment size. (ix) Startup and development costs incurred prior to the approval of the rural PACE pilot site’s PACE provider application by CMS. (x) Any other efforts determined by the rural PACE pilot site to be critical to its successful startup, as approved by the Secretary. (E) APPROPRIATION.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Out of funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection for fiscal year 2006, $7,500,000. (ii) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under clause (i) shall remain available for expenditure through fiscal year 2008. (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a technical assistance program to provide— (A) outreach and education to State agencies and provider organizations interested in establishing PACE programs in rural areas; and
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