Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1320b%E2%80%938
Timestamp: 2019-04-18 11:05:26+00:00

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the hospital or critical access hospital has an agreement (as defined in paragraph (3)(A)) only with such hospital’s designated organ procurement agency.
the waiver will assure equitable treatment of patients referred for transplants within the service area served by such hospital’s designated organ procurement agency and within the service area served by the organ procurement agency with which the hospital seeks to enter into an agreement under the waiver.
except that nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to permit the Secretary to grant a waiver that does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (A).
Any hospital or critical access hospital seeking a waiver under subparagraph (A) shall submit an application to the Secretary containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.
prior to making a final determination on such application under subparagraph (A), offer interested parties the opportunity to submit written comments to the Secretary during the 60-day period beginning on the date such notice is published.
the term “organ” means a human kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, and any other human organ or tissue specified by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection.
is designated by the Secretary as an organ procurement organization payments to which may be treated as organ procurement costs for purposes of reimbursement under such subchapter.
The Secretary may not designate more than one organ procurement organization for each service area (described in section 273(b)(1)(E)  of this title) under paragraph (1)(F).
Section 273(b)(1)(E) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was redesignated section 273(b)(1)(F) of this title by Pub. L. 106–505, title VII, § 701(c)(1), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2347 and Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title II, § 219(b)(1)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–29.
1997—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–33, § 4201(c)(1), substituted “critical access” for “rural primary care” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 105–33, § 4642, substituted “2 years (4 years if the Secretary determines appropriate for an organization on the basis of its past practices)” for “two years”.
1994—Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 103–432, § 155(a)(1)(A), amended cl. (iii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows: “require that an organ procurement agency designated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(F) of this section be notified of potential organ donors; and”.
Subsec. (a)(1)(C). Pub. L. 103–432, § 155(a)(1)(B), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103–432, § 155(a)(1)(C)(ii), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Pub. L. 103–432, § 155(a)(1)(C)(i), redesignated par. (2) as (3).
1989—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–239 substituted “hospital or rural primary care hospital” for “hospital” in two places preceding cl. (i) of subpar. (A).
1988—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 100–360 added Pub. L. 100–203, § 4039(h)(2), see 1987 Amendment note below.
1987—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 100–203, § 4039(h)(2), as added by Pub. L. 100–360, substituted “in” for “In” at beginning.

References: § 701
 § 1
 § 219
 § 4201
 § 4642
 § 155
 § 155
 § 155
 § 155
 § 4039
 § 4039