Ill STAT. 298 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 "(2) APPLICATION TO MEDICARE+CHOICE PRIVATE FEE-FOR- SERVICE PLANS.— "(A) BALANCE BILLING LIMITS UNDER MEDICARE+CHOICE PRIVATE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS IN CASE OF CONTRACT PROVIDERS. — "(i) IN GENERAL. — In the case of an individual enrolled in a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan under this part, a physician, provider of services, or other entity that has a contract (including through the operation of subsection (j)(6)) establishing a pay- ment rate for services furnished to the enrollee shall accept as payment in full for covered services under this title that are furnished to such an individual an amount not to exceed (including any deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or balance billing otherwise permitted under the plan) an amount equal to 115 percent of such payment rate. " (ii) PROCEDURES TO ENFORCE LIMITS.— The Medicare+Choice organization that offers such a plan shall establish procedures, similar to the procedures described in section 1848(g)(1)(A), in order to carry out the previous sentence. " (iii) ASSURING ENFORCEMENT.— If the Medicare+Choice organization fails to establish and enforce procedures required under clause (ii), the organization is subject to intermediate sanctions under section 1857(g). "(B) ENROLLEE LIABILITY FOR NONCONTRACT PROVID- ERS. —For provision— "(i) establishing minimum payment rate in the case of noncontract providers under a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan, see section 1852(a)(2); or "(ii) limiting enrollee liability in the case of covered services furnished by such providers, see paragraph (1) and section 1866(a)(l)(0). "(C) INFORMATION ON BENEFICIARY LIABILITY. — "(i) IN GENERAL.— Each Medicare+Choice organization that offers a Medicare+Choice private fee-for-service plan shall provide that enrollees under the plan who are furnished services for which payment is sought under the plan are provided an appropriate explanation of benefits (consistent with that provided under parts A and B and, if applicable, under medicare supplemental policies) that includes a clear statement of the amount of the enrollee's liability (including any liability for balance billing consistent with this subsection) with respect to payments for such services. " (ii) ADVANCE NOTICE BEFORE RECEIPT OF INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES AND CERTAIN OTHER SERVICES. —In addition, such organization shall, in its terms and conditions of payments to hospitals for inpatient hospital services and for other services identified by the Secretary for which the amount of the balancing billing under subparagraph (A) could be substantial, require the hospital to provide to the enrollee, before furnishing such services and if the
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