PUBLIC LAW 109–18—JUNE 29, 2005
119 STAT. 341
‘‘(3) Notifying individuals of clinical trials and, on request, facilitating enrollment of eligible individuals in these trials. ‘‘(4) Anticipating, identifying, and helping patients to overcome barriers within the health care system to ensure prompt diagnostic and treatment resolution of an abnormal finding of cancer or other chronic disease. ‘‘(5) Coordinating with the relevant health insurance ombudsman programs to provide information to individuals who are at risk for or who have cancer or other chronic diseases about health coverage, including private insurance, health care savings accounts, and other publicly funded programs (such as Medicare, Medicaid, health programs operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense, the State children’s health insurance program, and any private or governmental prescription assistance programs). ‘‘(6) Conducting ongoing outreach to health disparity populations, including the uninsured, rural populations, and other medically underserved populations, in addition to assisting other individuals who are at risk for or who have cancer or other chronic diseases to seek preventative care. ‘‘(c) PROHIBITIONS.— ‘‘(1) REFERRAL FEES.—The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant under this section to prohibit any patient navigator providing services under the grant from accepting any referral fee, kickback, or other thing of value in return for referring an individual to a particular health care provider. ‘‘(2) LEGAL FEES AND COSTS.—The Secretary shall prohibit the use of any grant funds received under this section to pay any fees or costs resulting from any litigation, arbitration, mediation, or other proceeding to resolve a legal dispute. ‘‘(d) GRANT PERIOD.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may award grants under this section for periods of not more than 3 years. ‘‘(2) EXTENSIONS.—Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary may extend the period of a grant under this section. Each such extension shall be for a period of not more than 1 year. ‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS ON GRANT PERIOD.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary— ‘‘(A) shall ensure that the total period of a grant does not exceed 4 years; and ‘‘(B) may not authorize any grant period ending after September 30, 2010. ‘‘(e) APPLICATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To seek a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary in such form, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, the Secretary shall require each such application to outline how the eligible entity will establish baseline measures and benchmarks that meet the Secretary’s requirements to evaluate program outcomes. ‘‘(f) UNIFORM BASELINE MEASURES.—The Secretary shall establish uniform baseline measures in order to properly evaluate the impact of the demonstration projects under this section. ‘‘(g) PREFERENCE.—In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities that demonstrate
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