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[79 STAT. 358]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1965
[79 STAT. 358]

358

Pott^T-^416^' 42'use 1206. 42 USC'1355*. plltfIT416^' 42 USC 1385,

Post, p. 418.

PUBLIC LAW 89-97-JULY 30, 1965

[79 STAT.

case of any State shall be determined on the basis of the latest data, satisfactor;^ to the Secretary, available to him at the time of the first determination by him under this subsection for such State; and expenditures for such services for any quarter beginning after December 31, 1965, in the case of any State shall be determined on the basis of the latest data, satisfactory to the Secretary, available to him at the time of the determination under this subsection for such State for such quarter; and determinations so made shall be conclusive for purposes of this subsection." i^) Section 1006 of such Act is amended by striking out clauses (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "who is a patient in an institution for tuberculosis or mental diseases". (^) Section 1405 of such Act is amended by striking out clauses (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "who is a patient in an institution for tuberculosis or mental diseases". (d)(1) Section 1605(a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: " (a) For purposes of this title, the term 'aid to the aged, blind, or disabled' means money payments to, or (if provided in or after the third month before the month in which the recipient makes application for aid) medical care in behalf of or any type of remedial care recognized under State law in behalf of, needy individuals who are 65 years of age or older, are blind, or are 18 years of age or over and permanently and totally disabled, but such term does not include— "(1) any such payments to or care in behalf of any individual who is an inmate of a public institution (except as a patient in a medical institution); or "(2) any such payments to or care in behalf of any individual who has not attained 65 jedivs of age and who is a patient in an institution for tuberculosis or m e n t S diseases." (2) Section 1605(b) of such Act is amended by striking out all that follows clause (12) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "except that such term does not include any such payments with respect to care or services for any individual who is an inmate of a public institution (except as a patient in a medical institution)." (3) Section 1602(a) of such Act (as amended by section 403(e) of this Act) is amended (A) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (14); (B) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (C) by adding after paragraph (15) the following new paragraphs: " (16) if the State plan includes aid or assistance to or in behalf of individuals 65 years of age or older who are patients in institutions for mental diseases— " (A) provide for having in effect such agreements or other arrangements with State authorities concerned with mental diseases, and, where appropriate, with such institutions, as may be necessary for carrying out the State plan, including arrangements for joint planning and for development of alternate methods of care, arrangements providing assurance of immediate readmittance to institutions where needed for individuals under alternate plans of care, and arrangements providing for access to patients and facilities, for furnishing information, and for making reports; " (B) provide for an individual plan for each such patient to assure that the instit-itional care provided to him is in his best interests, including, to that end, assurances that there will be initial and periodic review of his medical and other needs, that he will oe given appropriate medical treatment