124 STAT. 763 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 (i) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: ‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary shall conduct evalua- tions of eligible entities which the Secretary contracts with under the Program not less frequently than every 3 years.’’. (k) EXPANDED APPLICATION OF HARDSHIP WAIVERS FOR EXCLU- SIONS.—Section 1128(c)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7(c)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘individuals entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII or enrolled under part B of such title, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘beneficiaries (as defined in section 1128A(i)(5)) of that program’’. SEC. 6403. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATION BETWEEN THE HEALTHCARE INTEGRITY AND PROTECTION DATA BANK AND THE NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK. (a) INFORMATION REPORTED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES AND HEALTH PLANS.—Section 1128E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a– 7e) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall maintain a national health care fraud and abuse data collection program under this section for the reporting of certain final adverse actions (not including settlements in which no findings of liability have been made) against health care providers, suppliers, or practitioners as required by subsection (b), with access as set forth in subsection (d), and shall furnish the information collected under this section to the National Practitioner Data Bank established pursuant to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) .’’; (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: ‘‘(d) ACCESS TO REPORTED INFORMATION.— ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—The information collected under this section shall be available from the National Practitioner Data Bank to the agencies, authorities, and officials which are pro- vided under section 1921(b) information reported under section 1921(a). ‘‘(2) FEES FOR DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary may establish or approve reasonable fees for the disclosure of information under this section. The amount of such a fee may not exceed the costs of processing the requests for disclosure and of pro- viding such information. Such fees shall be available to the Secretary to cover such costs.’’; (3) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: ‘‘(f) APPROPRIATE COORDINATION.—In implementing this section, the Secretary shall provide for the maximum appropriate coordina- tion with part B of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11131 et seq.) and section 1921.’’; and (4) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) in clause (iii)— (I) by striking ‘‘or State’’ each place it appears; (II) by redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively; and (III) by inserting after subclause (I) the fol- lowing new subclause:
