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professions, Maternal and child health,

Medicare, Medicaid, Penalties.

Accordingly, 42 CFR part 1003 would

be amended as set forth below:

PART 1003—[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for part 1003

would be revised to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302, 1320–7, 1320a–

7a, 1320b–10, 1395u(j), 1395u(k),

1395dd(d)(1), 1395mm, 1395nn, 1395ss(d),

1396b(m), 11131(c), 11137(b)(2).

2. Section 1003.101 would be

amended by:

a. Republishing the introductory text;

and

b. Amending the definition of

renumeration by revising the

introductory text and paragraphs (3) and

(4), and by adding a new paragraph (5).

§ 1003.101 Definitions.

For purposes of this part:

* * * * *

Remuneration, as set forth in

§ 1003.102(b)(12) of this part, is

consistent with the definition contained

in section 1128A(i)(6) of the Act, and

includes the waiver of coinsurance and

deductible amounts (or any part thereof)

and transfers of items or services for free

or for other than fair market value. The

term ‘‘remuneration’’ does not include—

* * * * *

(3) Differentials in coinsurance and

deductible amounts as part of a benefit

plan design (as long as the differentials

have been disclosed in writing to all

beneficiaries, third party payers and

providers), to whom claims are

presented;

(4) Incentives given to individuals to

promote the delivery of preventive care

services where the delivery of such

services is not tied (directly or

indirectly) to the provision of other

services reimbursed in whole or in part

by Medicare or an applicable State

health care program. Such incentives

may include the provision of preventive

care, but may not include—

(i) Cash or instruments convertible to

cash; or

(ii) An incentive the value of which

is disproportionately large in

relationship to the value of the

preventive care service (i.e., either the

value of the service itself or the future

health care costs reasonably expected to

be avoided as a result of the preventive

care); or

(5) Any payments for Supplementary

Medical Insurance (Medicare Part B) or

Medicare Supplemental Health

Insurance (Medigap) premium amounts

(or any parts thereof) by an independent

dialysis facility, as defined in § 413.174

of this title, that is not owned in whole

or in part by a hospital, physician, or

other provider or supplier paid on a feefor-service basis, as long as all of the

following three standards are met —

(i) The payment is not offered as part

of any advertisement or solicitation;

(ii) The facility does not routinely

make payments for such premiums; and

(iii) The facility makes the payment

for such premiums only after

determining in good faith that the

individual on behalf of whom such

payment is made is in financial need.

* * * * *

Dated: August 9, 1999.

June Gibbs Brown,

Inspector General.

Approved: September 2, 1999.

Editorial Note: This document was received

at the Office of the Federal Register on April

25, 2000.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–831; MM Docket No. 99–282; RM–

9710]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Littlefield, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; denial.

SUMMARY: This document denies a

petition for rule making filed by

Mountain West Broadcasting proposing

the allotment of FM Channel 265C to

Littlefield, Arizona, as a first local aural

transmission service, for failure to

establish that locality is a bona fide

community for allotment purposes. See

64 FR 51286, September 22, 1999. With

this action, the proceeding is

terminated.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 99–282,

adopted April 5, 2000, and released

April 14, 2000 . The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC’s Reference

Information Center (Room CY–A257),

445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington,

DC. The complete text of this decision

may also be purchased from the

Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 857–

3800.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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